Jul 11 Watch Weekly Poem: ‘Excuse Me, Where Is Varick Street?’ by Joy Katz Joy Katz is the author of two poetry collections, "The Garden Room" and "Fabulae."… Continue watching
Jul 08 Jobs: Dreary Data, a Desperate Viewer, a Pessimistic Professor By Paul Solman Goodness! U-7, our own measure of under-and unemployment, shot up to 18.6 percent Friday morning, a rise that gets us back near the number when we first inaugurated the Solman Scale last December. Friday morning's job numbers:… Continue reading
Jul 08 Historian David McCullough’s ‘The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris’ By Anne Azzi Davenport More of Jeffrey Brown's conversation with historian David McCullough, author of "The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris."… Continue reading
Jul 08 Friday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, internet companies try a new practice for cracking down on media piracy. Continue reading
Jul 08 Essence Music Festival 2011 By Imani Cheers Usher, Trey Songz, New Edition, Mary J. Blige and Jill Scott were among the performers at this year's Essence Music Festival in New Orleans. Continue reading
Jul 07 Watch Extended Interview: David McCullough More of Jeffrey Brown's conversation with author and historian David McCullough. Continue watching
Jul 07 Orchestras Get Away for the Summer For decades, several of America's top symphony orchestras have offered a series of concerts from their 'summer homes' -- venues designed to showcase the ensembles' "lighter fare" and attract new audiences. Continue reading
Jul 07 Thursday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, a Boston theater landmark will go dark this weekend. Continue reading
Jul 07 How an English Investor Dabbled in Cleveland Real Estate…and Got Burned By Paul Solman // Video edited by Elizabeth Shell. As a follow-up to Tuesday's story on abandoned housing demolition in Cleveland, we're posting a short video: A show-and-tell about one vacant property, it covers all the bases - from the… Continue reading
Jul 06 Sarah Jaffe Adds Electricity to Eclectic Folk Texan singer-songwriter Sarah Jaffe's musical roots are definitely folk. But 25-year-old Jaffe is already feeling a little restless. Continue reading