Apr 15 Weekly Poem: ‘Single Room’ By Tom LeGro Averill Curdy is the author of the collection "Song & Error" (2013, Farrar, Straus and Giroux) and co-edited, with Lynne McMahon, The Longman Anthology of Poetry (2006). She has received fellowships from the NEA and the Rona Jaffe Foundation, among… Continue reading
Apr 15 The Daily Frame By Tom LeGro Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands sets off fireworks and smoke bombs Saturday to celebrate the reopening of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam after a major 10-year renovation. Continue reading
Apr 15 Rubio Takes Lead in Selling Immigration Reform Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., talks to reporters on Capitol Hill. Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images. Sen. Marco Rubio may be a member of the Gang of Eight, but on Sunday he was flying solo. By participating in a… Continue reading
Apr 12 How Is the Sequester Affecting the Arts? By Tom LeGro With the government sequestration now a fact of life, we've been looking on the program at how cuts are affecting or might affect various sectors. Jeffrey Brown looks at the arts and arts organizations with a leading advocate, Robert Lynch,… Continue reading
Apr 12 Remembering Jonathan Winters, 1925-2013 By Tom LeGro Tributes are pouring in for comedian Jonathan Winters, who died Thursday at age 87. Watch Jim Lehrer's interview with Winters after he received the 1999 Mark Twain Prize from the Kennedy Center. This interview originally aired Oct. 21, 1999. Continue reading
Apr 12 The Daily Frame By Tom LeGro The Empire Polo Field prepares for this month's 2013 [Coachella Music Festival in Indio, Calif. Continue reading
Apr 12 With Procedural Hurdle Cleared, Senate Begins Gun Debate Gary Lampert of National Armory gun store in Pompano Beach, Fla., helps Cristiana Verro choose a firearm. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images. Gun control advocates hailed Thursday's Senate vote allowing debate to move forward on a sweeping package… Continue reading
Apr 11 Around the Nation By Tom LeGro Here are four arts and culture videos from public broadcasting partners around the nation. Continue reading
Apr 11 The Daily Frame By Tom LeGro People sit below "Dora" by Umberto Baglioni in Turin, Italy. Continue reading
Apr 11 Senate to Take Key Vote on Guns Volunteers place grave markers on the National Mall Thursday to remember victims of gun violence. Clergy from Newtown, Conn., and elsewhere will begin a 24-hour vigil to urge Congress into passing tougher gun laws. Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images. Continue reading