Jul 26 Watch Reggae Artists Team Up to Raise Famine Awareness The Wailers and Jamaican singer Duane Stephenson collaborate with the World Food Program… Continue watching
Jul 26 Reggae Artists Team Up to Spread Famine Awareness Through Song To spread awareness of the famine in the Horn of Africa, the World Food Program recruited reggae artists Duane Stephenson and the legendary band The Wailers to write an anthem. Continue reading
Jul 26 The ‘Bond Vigilantes’ and the Debt Ceiling Crisis: No Need to Panic or Lying in Wait? By Paul Solman Harvard's eminent trade economist, Robert Lawrence, gave a talk in Greece this month. Among his slides was this image with the headline: "The Vigilantes are Asleep!" Slide image courtesy of Robert Lawrence. That would be the so-called "bond vigilantes"… Continue reading
Jul 26 Tuesday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, a Los Angeles architectural landmark may face demolition. Continue reading
Jul 25 Conversation: Amy Winehouse, 1983-2011 By Molly Finnegan A conversation with writer Sophie Heawood about the life and career of Amy Winehouse. Continue reading
Jul 25 Watch Weekly Poem: ‘(Interior Life of Tumbler:’ by Julie Sheehan Julie Sheehan reads from her book, "Bar Book: Poems and Otherwise."… Continue watching
Jul 25 Should You Stash Cash if the Debt Ceiling Isn’t Lifted? By Paul Solman Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) and President Barack Obama wait before a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House July 10, 2011 in Washington, D.C. to negotiate increasing the debt ceiling in order to avoid defaulting… Continue reading
Jul 25 Weekly Poem: (Interior Life of Tumbler: Julie Sheehan is the author of three poetry collections: "Thaw" (2001); "Orient Point" (2006), which won the Barnard Women Poets Prize; and "Bar Book: Poems and Otherwise" (2010). She teaches in the MFA program at Stony Brook Southampton. Continue reading
Jul 25 Monday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, fans and friends mourn the death at 27 of British singer Amy Winehouse. Continue reading
Jul 22 Conversation: Martin Gayford, Friend and Model to Lucian Freud, Remembers Artist By Molly Finnegan The artist Lucian Freud died Wednesday night in London at age 88. Critic Martin Gayford, author of a book about sitting as a model for Freud, discusses the life and work of his friend. Continue reading