Jan 17 On the Angelina Jolie Press Junket By Tom LeGro I might as well quickly get out of the way the most obvious detail: Yes, Angelina Jolie is an attractive human being, this day exuding more seriousness of purpose than glamor. But I left thinking less about her than about… Continue reading
Jan 17 The Rich are Getting Richer and the Poor, Poorer…’We Know!’ By Paul Solman A cardboard poster on display at Occupy D.C. on Nov. 19, 2011. Photo by Elizabeth Shell. Paul Solman frequently answers questions from the NewsHour audience on business and economic news here on Making Sen$e page. Here are Tuesday's queries:… Continue reading
Jan 17 Around the Nation Here are four arts and culture stories from public broadcasting partners around the nation. Continue reading
Jan 17 The Daily Frame British artist David Hockney takes a picture of press photographers with his phone as he poses in front of his painting, "The Arrival of Spring in Woldgate, East Yorkshire 2011 (twenty-eleven)," at Monday's opening of his exhibition, "David Hockney RA:… Continue reading
Jan 16 Weekly Poem: ‘Root’ Terrance Hayes is the author of four books of poems: "Muscular Music" (1999); "Hip Logic" (2002, National Poetry Series winner); "Wind in a Box" (2006); and "Lighthead" (2010), which won the National Book Award for poetry. Continue reading
Jan 16 The Daily Frame Martin Luther King III speaks at the base of a statue to his father after a wreath laying ceremony yesterday at the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Photo by Brendan Smialowski /Getty Images. Continue reading
Jan 13 New Life Out of Haiti’s Litter By Larisa Epatko Haitian artist Jean Herard Celeur uses debris left by the 2010 earthquake to make works of art. Continue reading
Jan 13 Watch Jake Shimabukuro Performs ‘Bring Your Adz’ Ukelele player Jake Shimabukuro performs "Bring Your Adz."… Continue watching
Jan 13 Watch Shimabukuro Leading a Ukulele Renaissance Jeffrey Brown talks to ukulele player Jake Shimabukuro. Continue watching
Jan 13 Conversation: Jake Shimabukuro Leading a Ukulele Renaissance By Tom LeGro The ukulele has just four strings, a fairly limited range and, historically, a limited appeal. But Jake Shimabukuro has been out to change that, and he seems to be leading something of a ukulele renaissance in pop music. Continue reading