Jun 24 Friday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, "Harry Potter" series author J.K. Rowling's new interactive website, Pottermore.com, has upset traditional bookstores. Continue reading
Jun 24 Making Sense: Sneak Peek At a Rust Belt Success Story By Paul Solman A welder at Lincoln Electric. Photo by Jared Manders. We shot footage for an upcoming piece recently at arc welding manufacturer Lincoln Electric. The company, which we last visited back in 1992, is an improbable Rust Belt success… Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch Author Oscar Hijuelos Tackles His Toughest Subject: Himself In "Thoughts Without Cigarettes: A Memoir," author Oscar Hijuelos paints a self-portrait of an artist as a "very uptight young man." Ray Suarez talks to the Pulitzer Prize winner about how early success changed his life. Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch 7:50 Rock Legend Paul Simon: ‘I Wouldn’t Change Anything, Even the Mistakes’ Musical legend Paul Simon recently went on tour with his latest album, "So Beautiful or So What," plus his classic hits. Jeffrey Brown caught up with the singer-songwriter to discuss his new album, the art of songwriting and his outlook… Continue watching
Jun 23 Around the Nation Here are some recent arts and culture stories from public broadcasting stations around the nation. Continue reading
Jun 23 Thursday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, a stagehand for "How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" died backstage on Wednesday. Continue reading
Jun 22 Watch ‘My Perestroika’ Reveals Personal History of Last Soviet Generation In "My Perestroika," filmmaker Robin Hessman traces the last generation raised in the Soviet Union through the eyes of five Muscovties, from childhoods filled with propaganda to life in the new Russia. The documentary is part of a series of… Continue watching
Jun 22 Weekly Poem: From ‘The Last Usable Hour’ By Tom LeGro Deborah Landau is the author of "Orchidelirium," which won the Anhinga Prize for Poetry, and "The Last Usable Hour" (2011, Copper Canyon Press). She is the director of the NYU Creative Writing Program. Continue reading
Jun 22 Can Investment Assumptions Worsen the State Pension Fund Crisis? By Diane Lincoln Estes Well, no. Investment assumptions themselves don't worsen the crisis, but as we explain in our story on Rhode Island on Wednesday's broadcast, decisions about pension fund investment assumptions can mean higher taxes, lower pensions and bitter politics. Why?… Continue reading
Jun 22 Wednesday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, Ai Weiwei was reportedly freed from prison. Continue reading