May 20 Conversation: Geena Davis Hopes to Shift Gender Balance in Film Geena Davis has some experience with strong and complex female characters. She's played a meek-housewife-turned-bold-woman-on-the-run, a baseball star, a secret agent and an American president. She says it was her experience playing Thelma in "Thelma and Louise" that first piqued… Continue reading
May 20 Robert Pinsky Reads ‘Samurai Song’ and Other Poems Former U.S. poet laureate Robert Pinsky has written many books of and about poetry, including most recently, "Selected Poems."… Continue reading
May 20 Former Poet Laureate: Poetry ‘Too Fundamental, Large’ to Need Advocate Much of former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky's writing has focused on American life. Pinsky takes a look back at his career with NewsHour's Jeffrey Brown. Continue reading
May 20 Friday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, Arnold Schwarzenegger will delay his return to acting in order to deal with a personal scandal. Continue reading
May 19 Watch After Strauss-Kahn Steps Down, IMF Leadership ‘Jockeying Has Begun’ Former IMF head, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, resigned five days after being accused of attempted rape and sexual assault of a hotel maid. Jim Lehrer discusses what's next for the IMF and Strauss-Kahn with Bloomberg TV's Sara Eisen and The Economist's Zanny… Continue watching
May 19 Now on View, the View From Jane Freilicher’s Window Jane Freilicher has been well known in the art world for decades, but unlike many of her friends and contemporaries, she's never quite become familiar outside of that circle. Continue reading
May 19 Foodie Economist: How to Find Great Eats By Elizabeth Shell When economist Tyler Cowen finishes his day job at George Mason University and dinner time rolls around, he sinks his teeth into his hobby: blogging about -- and eating -- ethnic food in and around Washington, D.C. Continue reading
May 19 Thursday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, director Lars von Trier is expelled from the Cannes Film Festival. Continue reading
May 18 Watch Los Angeles Artist Finds Inspiration in Everyday Places, Things Michael McMillen finds inspiration for his work in an intriguing collection of everyday places and things. Spencer Michels has a look back at the unusual 40-year career of this Los Angeles artist. Continue watching