Oct 12 Susan Orlean Charts the Rise of America’s Most Beloved Dog, Rin Tin Tin After nearly a decade of research, animal lover and famed author Susan Orlean has written a comprehensive biography of arguably America's most loved dog, Rin Tin Tin. Continue reading
Oct 12 Negotiating Asian-American Identity Through Portraiture By Saskia de Melker The work of seven visual artists in the recent exhibit, Portraiture Now: Asian American Portraits of Encounter, highlights the unique and diverse experiences of Asian-American identity. Continue reading
Oct 12 The Daily Frame A picture of a face with Japan's flag painted on it is cast on a giant, plaster face on Tuesday night in Berlin's Potsdamer Platz. Photo by Odd Andersen /AFP /Getty Images. Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch ‘Women, War & Peace’ Highlights Changing Females’ Roles in Global Conflicts "Women, War & Peace," a new five-part series co-produced by WNET New York, explores the changing role of women in conflicts around the world. This excerpt tells the story of an Army Female Engagement Team that reaches out to women… Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch Ex-French Resistance Fighter Hessel: ‘It Is Good for Us to Feel Outrage’ Stephane Hessel, a 94-year-old former French resistance fighter, is urging young people to take to the streets and show their outrage. Ray Suarez and Hessel discuss his book, "Time For Outrage," which is also titled "Indignez-Vous!" in French. Continue watching
Oct 11 Around the Nation Here are some of this week's arts and culture stories from public broadcasters around the nation. Continue reading
Oct 11 The Daily Frame A troupe performs a traditional dragon dance Monday in front of Taiwan's Presidential Office in Taipei. Photo by Patrick Lin /AFP /Getty Images. Continue reading
Oct 10 Watch Anita Hill Reflects on 20 Years Since Clarence Thomas Hearings Twenty years ago, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' Senate confirmation process sparked a national debate about sexual harassment when Anita Hill, his former special assistant, accused him of inappropriate behavior. Gwen Ifill and Hill discuss her new book, "Reimagining Equality:… Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch News Wrap: Americans Win Nobel for Economic Growth, Inflation Research In other news Monday, two Americans won the 2011 Nobel Prize in economics. Christopher Sims and Thomas Sargent were honored for their work in the 1970s and '80s on how government policies can affect economic growth and inflation. Also, Syrian… Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch After Deadly Clashes, Is Partnership Between Egypt’s People, Military Over? Cairo struggled to return to calm Monday after clashes Sunday between Coptic Christians, Muslims and security forces killed 26 people and wounded more than 500. Ray Suarez discusses the latest violence with The New York Times' David Kirkpatrick, reporting from… Continue watching