Dec 08 In ‘Crime Unseen,’ Violence Is All Around Us Crime has long fascinated the imagination, from Sherlock Holmes to film portrayals of Al Capone and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid to TV shows such as "Law and Order" and "Dexter." The Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College… Continue reading
Dec 08 ‘Crime Unseen’ at the Museum of Contemporary Photography By Tom LeGro In "Crime Unseen" at the Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College, artists look at crime and violence through the lens of a camera. Continue reading
Dec 08 The Daily Frame Kosho Sudo, a Buddhist sculpture master craftsman from Kyoto, Japan, and students carve a statue of Buddha earlier this week. The Buddha is made of pine from Rikuzentakata, Iwate Prefecture, which was hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Continue reading
Dec 07 All That Jazz and More: Trombone Shorty’s ‘Supafunkrock’ The New Orleans musical tradition, as storied and varied as it is, can add another name to its impressive list of native sons and musical styles: Trombone Shorty and his "Supafunkrock."… Continue reading
Dec 07 The Daily Frame Pedestrians walk past a billboard with the image of a U.S. $100,000 bill in New York City yesterday. Photo by Scott Eells /Bloomberg via Getty Images. Continue reading
Dec 06 DCentric Examines Washington D.C.’s Unemployment Disparity By Saskia de Melker Job seekers flock to speak to a university representative during a job fair in Washington, D.C.; Photo by Karen Bleier /Getty Images Washington D.C. is a city that is prospering. Unlike many cities across the country, housing prices are on… Continue reading
Dec 06 Watch NewsHour Connect: DCentric Examines Washington D.C.’s Unemployment Disparity For more on this story go to http://www.pbs.org/newshour/… Continue watching
Dec 06 Economic Comedian Compares China-U.S. Relations to Teen…Romance Getting back to his roots, Standup Economist Yoram Bauman begins his latest dispatch from Beijing by testing just how far you can apply the First Amendment in modern-day China. He's humored audiences twice in China thus far:… Continue reading
Dec 06 Around the Nation Here are some of this week's arts and culture stories from public broadcasters around the nation. Continue reading