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In Defense of Flogging: Controversial Conversation on Prisons and Punishment

By Paul Solman

We were curious: is flogging -- beating someone solidly on the behind with a wooden cane -- a reasonable, effective alternative to sending that person to jail for two, five, 10 years? That's exactly what Peter Moskos, a police…

Monday on the NewsHour: Cate Blanchett and Richard Roxburgh

By Molly Finnegan

Actress Cate Blanchett came from the theater, and to the theater she's returned. Now artistic director of the Sydney Theatre Company, she and her husband Andrew Upton have brought a new production of 'Uncle Vanya' to Washington.

Weekly Poem: 'Observation'

By Tom LeGro

Jenn 's work has appeared in several literary journals. She teaches English at Pikes Peak Community College in Colorado Springs.

Monday's Art Notes

In today's arts and culture headlines, a Rembrandt got swiped from an L.A. hotel.

Weekly Poem: 'Observation' by Jenn Koiter

Jenn Koiter reads a poem called "Observation."…

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Conversation: Esmeralda Santiago, Author of 'Conquistadora'

By Tom LeGro

Set in the 1800's, Esmeralda Santiago's epic novel, "Conquistadora," tells two coming-of-age stories: one of its heroine, Ana Cubillas, the daughter of Spanish aristocrats who becomes head of a plantation in the new world, and the other of Puerto Rico…

Friday's Art Notes

In today's arts and culture headlines, the Met will not make a loan to Russia's Kremlin museum.