Mar 16 The Agony and the Dishonesty of Mike Daisey’s Apple Story Last year, performer Mike Daisey sat down with Jeff Brown for Art Beat to discuss his much-talked-about one-man show, "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs." It was revealed Friday that parts of Daisey's story were not true. Continue reading
Mar 16 Conversation: Singer Ruthie Foster By Tom LeGro Singer Ruthie Foster has roots that hark back to gospel and funk. She sang in her church back home in Texas and later on as part of a funk bank during a stint in the Navy. But her work is… Continue reading
Mar 16 Watch Conversation: Singer Ruthie Foster Jeffrey Brown talks to singer Ruthie Foster, whose new album is called "Let It Burn."… Continue watching
Mar 16 The Daily Frame Helen Astaire works on a butterfly at the Affordable Art Fair in London on Thursday. Continue reading
Mar 15 Watch What’s Causing Water Shortages in Ghana, Nigeria? Two journalists investigate the challenges of bringing the most basic necessity to the people of Ghana and Nigeria: clean, safe water. As part of a collaboration with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, special correspondent Steve Sapienza followed them as… Continue watching
Mar 15 Watch Fictional Thriller Tackles Dangers of High-Frequency Trading Part of his series on Making $ense of financial news, economics correspondent Paul Solman spoke with author Robert Harris whose fictional take on Wall Street, "The Fear Index," stresses the dangers of algorithm-driven, high-frequency trading. Continue watching
Mar 15 The Daily Frame A woman walks through "Out of Sync," an art installation on a grass meadow at Somerset House in London. Chilean artist Fernando Casasempere hand crafted 10,000 clay flowers for the installation, which is open to the public through April 27. Continue reading
Mar 14 Watch George Clooney Puts ‘Spotlight’ on Bloodshed, Crisis in Sudan’s Nuba Mountains George Clooney Puts 'Spotlight' on Bloodshed, Crisis in Sudan's Nuba Mountains… Continue watching
Mar 14 Watch George Clooney on Sudan: ‘It Gets in Your Bloodstream’ George Clooney on Sudan: 'It Gets in Your Bloodstream'… Continue watching