Jan 14 Watch Essay: Villains or Heroes Richard Rodriguez looks at the way history regards some larger-than-life personalities. Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch Essay: Crime in L.A. Anne Taylor Fleming considers the crime problem in Los Angeles. Continue watching
Jan 05 Watch The Art of Fly-Fishing Spencer Michels examines artist Winslow Homer's love of fly-fishing. Continue watching
Jan 01 Watch Passing of a Year NewsHour regular and former poet laureate Robert Pinsky reads a New Year's poem. Continue watching
Dec 30 Watch Conversation: Book of Books Paul Solman reports on the work of Abelardo Morell and his latest book, a collection of his photographs of books. Continue watching
Dec 27 Watch San Francisco Poet: Lawrence Ferlinghetti Elizabeth Farnsworth talks with Lawrence Ferlinghetti, an anti-establishment dissident and literary maverick who served as San Francisco's first poet laureate. Continue watching
Dec 26 Watch Essay: In Praise of Idleness Essayist Anne Taylor Fleming shares some words in praise of idleness. Continue watching
Dec 26 Watch Songs of Brazil: Caetano Veloso A look at the life and career of one of Brazil's musical masters, Caetano Veloso. Continue watching
Dec 24 Watch Race Relations Last week, Sen. Trent Lott (R- Miss.) decided to step down as incoming Senate majority leader after making statements some considered to be racially insensitive. Experts discuss larger historical context for the controversy over Sen. Lott's statements as well as… Continue watching
Dec 24 Watch Christmas Eve Poem Former Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky shares a poem for the Christmas season. Continue watching