Aug 21 Watch Republicans Sideline Akin While Asserting GOP Is ‘Proud Pro-Life Party’ Republicans Sideline Akin While Asserting GOP Is 'Proud Pro-Life Party'… Continue watching
Aug 21 Revisiting Bernini, Master of Marble By Tom LeGro The trigger for this post is the publication of a new book on Baroque sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini, "Bernini's Beloved: A Portrait of Costanza Piccolomini." The author, Emory University art historian Sarah McPhee, is the daughter of New Yorker writer… Continue reading
Aug 21 Paralympic Athletes Go for Gold in ‘Medal Quest’ By Saskia de Melker The Olympics are over but there's another huge sporting event that will also soon start in London. 4,000 athletes from 150 countries will compete at the London Paralympic Games, which open on August 29. Our partners at WGBH have been… Continue reading
Aug 21 The Daily Frame Phyllis Diller is remembered Monday on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The trailblazing comic and actress died earlier in the day at the age of 95. Continue reading
Aug 20 Watch E.J. Dionne: Political Heartstrings Torn Between Individualism and Community E.J. Dionne: Political Heartstrings Torn Between Individualism and Community… Continue watching
Aug 20 Watch Islamic Militants in Failed State of Mali Seize Control and Impose Sharia Law Islamic Militants in Failed State of Mali Seize Control and Impose Sharia Law… Continue watching
Aug 20 Watch Augusta National ‘Fraternity’ Goes Coed, Opens Its Doors for Female Golfers Augusta National 'Fraternity' Goes Coed, Opens Its Doors for Female Golfers… Continue watching
Aug 20 Watch In Rhode Island, Reinventing Summer School to Prevent Kids’ Learning Loss In Rhode Island, Reinventing Summer School to Prevent Kids' Learning Loss… Continue watching
Aug 20 Watch Where ‘Smoke-Free’ Isn’t the Norm: Global Tobacco Use Booms in Developing World Where 'Smoke-Free' Isn't the Norm: Global Tobacco Use Booms in Developing World… Continue watching
Aug 20 Watch Remarks by Missouri Rep. Todd Akin Sparks Political Uproar for GOP Remarks by Missouri Rep. Todd Akin Sparks Political Uproar for GOP… Continue watching