Nov 20 The Tuesday Cutline…a Contest It's time for another Tuesday Cutline, a contest in which you come up with a caption to a photo. After looking at Jonathan Nackstrand's intense photo above, you might be thinking, can't we get through Thanksgiving first before we think… Continue reading
Nov 19 Weekly Poem: ‘Highlights and Interstices’ Prize-winning Jack Gilbert died last week at the age of 87 after suffering for years from Alzheimer's disease. His many honors include the Yale Younger Poets prize for his 1962 debut "Views of Jeopardy" and a National Book Critics Circle… Continue reading
Nov 19 Profile: Jessamyn Rodriguez Cooks Up Job Opportunities at Hot Bread Kitchen By David Pelcyger EmbedVideo(4995, 482, 304); The smell of fresh baked bread is unmistakable at 1590 Park Avenue in New York City, but the kitchen has a social mission cooking as well. Jessamyn Rodriguez opened Hot Bread Kitchen in… Continue reading
Nov 19 The Daily Frame A woman views "Forehead" by Jake and Dinos Chapman in the "Perfect Place to Grow" exhibition at the Royal College of Art in London. The exhibition, which celebrates the school's 175th anniversary, features more than 350 works of art and… Continue reading
Nov 16 Watch Colo. Voters Legalize Pot, But State Is Anxious Over U.S. Government’s Reaction Colo. Voters Legalize Pot, But State Is Anxious Over U.S. Government's Reaction… Continue watching
Nov 16 Q&A: Violin Virtuoso Paul Huang Paul Huang's recent debut concert at the Kennedy Center for Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., began with Beethoven. The 22-year-old violinist and winner of the 2011 Young Concert Artists International Auditions kicked off a new Virtuoso Series by the Washington… Continue reading
Nov 16 Watch Jessamyn Rodriguez of Hot Bread Kitchen Jessamyn Rodriguez founded Hot Bread Kitchen. Continue watching
Nov 16 The Daily Frame Some 2,000 South Korean volunteers make 140 tons of kimchi, a traditional dish of spicy fermented cabbage and radish, in a park in Seoul on Thursday. City officials will hand out kimchi to about 14,000 poor households in an event… Continue reading
Nov 15 High Times? Pot Advocates Test Federal Resolve By Saskia de Melker Voters in Colorado and Washington state etched history last Tuesday by being the first in the nation to legalize marijuana for recreational use. Continue reading
Nov 15 Women in Congress — From 1917 to Now By Alex Bruns Since the first woman was elected to Congress in 1917, there have been over 275 women who have served in the legislative branch. Mothers and daughters. Wives and widows. Old and young. Here are some of the women who have… Continue reading