Sep 23 This beaming sculpture will shine from earth's orbit -- and probe the politics of space By Corinne Segal Trevor Paglen's sculpture "Orbital Reflector" is scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in mid-November, raising questions about who controls space and why. Continue reading
Sep 21 Watch 5:50 Film legends Robert Redford and Sissy Spacek on aging gracefully on-screen By Jeffrey Brown In "The Old Man and The Gun," Robert Redford is a charming, well-dressed and friendly old guy -- who just happens to be a bank robber. He and co-star Sissy Spacek join Jeffrey Brown for a conversation about their first… Continue watching
Sep 19 5 forgotten books about geography and place to read now By Elizabeth Flock Best-selling author Robert Kaplan, whose "Earning the Rockies" is the September pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, shares five of his favorite writers whose books provide a rich sense of place. Continue reading
Sep 13 An annotated page from Robert Kaplan's 'Earning the Rockies' By Elizabeth Flock To really earn the sight of the Rockies and comprehend what those mountains mean, Robert Kaplan writes that you have to drive for days across the prairie and the Great Plains. Flying there in an hour or two won't cut… Continue reading
Sep 10 Write 'what is absolutely true in your eyes,' says best-selling author Robert Kaplan By Elizabeth Flock Robert D. Kaplan, author of our September pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, describes the journey that inspired him, why everyone should read "The Federalist Papers," and why the number of copies of books he sells is… Continue reading
Sep 06 Watch 2:56 Remembering Burt Reynolds, movie star with swagger With his trademark grin and signature mustache, Burt Reynolds was one of Hollywood's biggest box office stars in the late 1970s and early '80s. While the critics rarely took him seriously, the actor made his mark in popular favorites, as… Continue watching
Sep 06 Actor Burt Reynolds dead at 82 By Associated Press Reynolds starred in films including "Deliverance" and "Boogie Nights."… Continue reading
Sep 04 There's no place like home for Dorothy's stolen ruby slippers, recovered in FBI sting By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press A pair of ruby slippers used in "The Wizard of Oz" and later stolen from a Minnesota museum were recovered in a sting operation after a man approached the shoes' insurer and said he could help get them back, the… Continue reading
Sep 04 Discussion questions for 'Earning the Rockies' By Elizabeth Flock "Earning the Rockies" is our September pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, “Now Read This."… Continue reading
Sep 03 Watch 2:47 What French women get right about aging well By Pamela Druckerman What makes older French women so radiant, and have more active sex lives than American women? Journalist Pamela Druckerman wanted to know how women in her adoptive country cope with looking older. She found the secret is simply to aspire… Continue watching