Oct 31 Banksy’s residency on the streets of New York comes to an end By News Desk Banksy's work titled "Queens." After a month-long residency on the streets of New York City, the anonymous street artist known only as Banksy has finished his tear upon the town. His final installation is an inflatable… Continue reading
Oct 31 Health care scrutiny tests White House Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said she takes full responsibility for the deficiencies in the health care website at a hearing before the Energy and Commerce Committee on Wednesday. Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images In politics, everyone has… Continue reading
Oct 30 Watch In ‘Boy Detective,’ writer Roger Rosenblatt investigates his Manhattan childhood In 'Boy Detective,' writer Roger Rosenblatt investigates his Manhattan childhood… Continue watching
Oct 30 Bilingual rock star Julieta Venegas reflects on ‘Los Momentos’ By Victoria Fleischer // Video shot and edited by Allie Morris and Victoria Fleischer Whistles and cheers greeted Julieta Venegas as she walked out across a dark stage to an awaiting piano and immediately launched into "Hoy," the first track off… Continue reading
Oct 30 When teenagers become pimps Photo by Flickr user Vaidehi Shah Chimoy is a no-nonsense 17-year-old Indonesian girl who runs her own business and who has dreams of one day meeting her prince and living happily ever after. Like a lot of… Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch Poet Billy Collins discusses humor, authenticity and ‘Aimless Love’ Poet Billy Collins discusses humor, authenticity and 'Aimless Love'… Continue watching
Oct 29 ArtAround Town: The app that tracks street art and fosters community By Marc Sollinger Pedestrians in the Columbia Heights neighborhood of Washington D.C. may not spot this mural, but using the app they would know where to find it. Mural created by Joel Bergner and photo by Ariel Min/PBS NewsHour. WASHINGTON -- Tucked in… Continue reading
Oct 28 Remembering Lou Reed’s ‘Rock and Roll Heart’: Watch this American Masters documentary By Victoria Fleischer Lou Reed performs live on stage at Concertgebouw, Amsterdam on May 19, 1974. Photo by Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns. Pioneering musician Lou Reed, whose work profoundly influenced rock 'n' roll, died Sunday at the age of 71 from liver disease. Reed is… Continue reading
Oct 28 #Abortion BREAKING: Federal judge declares Texas abortion restrictions unconstitutional, blocks enforcement.— The Associated Press (@AP) October 28, 2013… Continue reading
Oct 28 That’s no moon, it’s a 36-year-late ‘Star Wars’ blooper reel .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%; } While many movie fans get… Continue reading