Nov 15 Ann Patchett gets personal in her new collection of essays, ‘This is the Story of a Happy Marriage’ By Victoria Fleischer // Ann Patchett reflects on fiction version nonfiction and the state of books today in a conversation with chief arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown. "Nonfiction is easy and fiction is hard." That's according to Ann Patchett, author of "Bel Canto" and… Continue reading
Nov 15 Obama’s health care mea culpa By Terence Burlij In an hour-long press conference Thursday, President Barack Obama says his administration "fumbled the rollout" of his signature health care law. Photo by Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images President Barack Obama entered the White House briefing room Thursday needing to accomplish… Continue reading
Nov 14 Watch For ‘Portrait of Julia,’ Robert MacNeil paints art-full tale In his latest novel, NewsHour's own Robert MacNeil revisits a character he created 20 years ago: a young widow and painter living in post-WWI Canada. Jeffrey Brown sits down with MacNeil to discuss his use of art to frame "Portrait… Continue watching
Nov 14 Robert MacNeil explores one woman’s cultural awakening in his new novel ‘Portrait of Julia’ By Victoria Fleischer Set in 1920 Halifax, "Portrait of Julia" follows Julia Robertson, the young war widow featured in the bestselling book "Burden of Desire." In his fourth novel, Robert MacNeil, longtime anchor and executive editor of the PBS NewsHour, Julia ventures out… Continue reading
Nov 14 JFK November 22, 1963: A Bystander’s View of History By Kristin Miller A selection of images from the exhibitions JFK November 22, 1963: A Bystander’s View of History (at the International Center of Photography, 1133 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY, October 4, 2013 –January 19, 2014). Continue reading
Nov 14 Low enrollment numbers up pressure on Obama administration By Terence Burlij House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa, R-Calif., called the rollout of the Affordable Care Act "a monumental mistake" Wednesday. Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images The Obama administration's announcement Wednesday that 106,185 Americans signed up for health insurance coverage through the… Continue reading
Nov 13 House panel questions why HealthCare.gov consumers can’t window shop, among other concerns .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Rep. Darrell Issa,… Continue reading
Nov 13 Obama administration faces political, technical health care headaches By Terence Burlij Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images One of President Barack Obama's biggest allies in the 2012 campaign became a thorn in his side Tuesday as former President Bill Clinton waded into the roiling debate over the rollout of the health… Continue reading
Nov 12 Writings on the Wall: Before graffiti became a global language By Colleen Shalby New York City graffiti exhibit, "Write of Passage," tells the story of graffiti's history, a movement that started in the middle of a big city and grew to become a globally cultural phenomenon. Continue reading
Nov 12 Early 2016 talk centers on Clinton, Christie By Terence Burlij Volunteers with the "Ready for Hillary" super PAC held a rally in Beverly Hills, Calif., in May. Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images There is no guarantee that when the American people head to the polls in November 2016 they… Continue reading