Aug 11 Watch 'Wagah' Showcases Competition, Pride in Daily India-Pakistan Border Ceremony "Wagah," a documentary by filmmaker Supriyo Sen, highlights the impressive military ceremony attended by thousands of people each day in a village on the India-Pakistan border. This excerpt is part of The Economist Film Project series of independently produced films… Continue watching
Aug 11 Watch As Riots Subside, U.K. Justice System Starts to Process Young Suspects English cities were tense but calm Thursday as police established a forceful presence on the streets where rioters and looters had prevailed days before. Jane Deith of Independent Television News reports on efforts to arrest and process the accused rioters. Continue watching
Aug 11 Around the Nation A round-up of great arts and culture videos from public broadcasters around the nation. Continue reading
Aug 11 How Bad Is the Current Stock Crash? Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday. Photo by Jin Lee/Bloomberg via Getty Images Editor's Note: Given the rollercoaster behavior of the stock market over the past few weeks, we checked… Continue reading
Aug 11 Thursday's Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, an update on the construction of the new Barnes Foundation building. Continue reading
Aug 10 Watch Mobile Slaughterhouse Helps Wash. State Farmers Meet Demand for Local Food With the popularity of local food on the rise, Washington state farmer Cheryl Ouellette raises pigs to meet the demand. However, small farmers often can't process their own meat. A mobile slaughterhouse program brings a USDA-licensed facility to farms to… Continue watching
Aug 10 Watch Working-Class Poet Levine Named Nation's Next Laureate Philip Levine, a former auto worker who became a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, was named Wednesday as the next poet laureate of the United States. Jeffrey Brown profiled Levine last year. Continue watching
Aug 10 Another Take on a Volatile Market By Paul Solman Financial professionals work the phones on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City. Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images. Sorry I didn't post Tuesday, amidst all the turmoil. I was giving a speech at Chautauqua,… Continue reading
Aug 10 Watch Poet Philip Levine Reads His Work Poet Philip Levine reads some of his work. Continue watching
Aug 10 Levine Named Next U.S. Poet Laureate The Library of Congress announced Wednesday that Philip Levine will be the 18th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for 2011-2012. Levine, 83, succeeds W.S. Merwin. Continue reading