Aug 03 Wednesday's Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation's BMW Guggenheim Lab opens in New York. Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch Survey: Muslim-Americans Have Rosier Outlook Than Other Americans Nearly 10 years after the 9/11 attacks and with the American military involved in multiple Muslim nations, a Gallup survey showed strong positive feelings among Muslim-Americans about their prospects in this country. Ray Suarez discusses the poll's findings with Mohamed… Continue watching
Aug 02 Parton Brings Her Charm, Rags-to-Riches Story on New Tour Dolly Parton is many things: movie star, business mogul, master musician, queen of country. On Sunday at Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts, she traded turns between the guitar, banjo, dulcimer, recorder and even saxophone with ease, not… Continue reading
Aug 02 Tuesday's Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, attorneys in Philadelphia have mounted last-ditch legal effort to block the controversial move of the Barnes collection. Continue reading
Aug 01 Watch Syrians Pledge to Escalate Protests During Ramadan as Crackdown Continues On Sunday, President Obama said he was appalled by the Assad regime's use of violence and brutality against opposition demonstrators in Syria. Margaret Warner discusses what's next for the uprising in Syria with the Financial Times' Abigail Fielding-Smith, reporting form… Continue watching
Aug 01 Default by Debt Ceiling? 'Complete Nonsense' By Paul Solman // Editor's Note: On Monday's NewsHour Paul Solman reports from the trading floor of Natixis CIB Americas to see how the stock market was reacting to news of the debt-ceiling deal. Turns out the market is reacting… Continue reading
Aug 01 Weekly Poem: 'Sheriff Ed Rebuffed Her ('Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey!'), Then He Fell' K. Silem Mohammad is the author of "Breathalyzer" (Edge Books, 2008), "A Thousand Devils" (Combo Books, 2004) and "Deer Head Nation" (Tougher Disguises, 2003). He is also editor of the magazine Abraham Lincoln. Continue reading
Aug 01 Monday's Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, shrinking state budgets also means shrinking funding of the arts. In Kansas, that support now equals $0. Continue reading
Jul 29 Watch 'The President Is a Sick Man' Details Secret Surgery of President Cleveland When President Grover Cleveland underwent secret cancer surgery in 1893 the public was kept in the dark for weeks while he recuperated and for decades to follow. Ray Suarez discusses the history with author, Matthew Algeo, who details the happenings… Continue watching