Jul 18 Weekly Poem: 'Morning, and as sun is born' By Tom LeGro Joan Houlihan has published three books, including "The Us" (2009, Tupelo Press). In 2004, she founded the Concord Poetry Center, and in 2006 she established the Colrain Poetry Manuscript Conference for advanced writers. She teaches at Lesley University's low-residency M.F.A. Continue reading
Jul 18 Monday's Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, a vandal at London's National Gallery did not "adore" two paintings by Poussin. Continue reading
Jul 15 Conversation: So Long, Harry Potter The Boy Who Lived is now the movie franchise that has ended. Continue reading
Jul 15 Friday's Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, Chicago gets a 26 foot tall statue of Marilyn Monroe. Continue reading
Jul 15 Watch Weekly Poem: 'Morning, and as Sun Is Born' by Joan Houlihan Joan Houlihan reads a poem from her book, "The Us" (Tupelo Press, 2009). Continue watching
Jul 14 Watch 8:15 McCullough's 'The Greater Journey' Tracks French Influence on U.S. Author and historian David McCullough has explored the French influence on American life throughout his career. Jeffrey Brown and McCullough discuss the 19th century artists and thinkers who brought lessons home to the U.S. after living in Paris. Continue watching
Jul 14 The Not-So-Golden Years: Are You Better Prepared Than Other Americans? By Paul Solman Explore a compendium of facts on Americans' shortfalls in retirement savings, presented in graphic form. As should always be your habit with poll data, don't try to take the actual numbers to the bank. But as rough approximations,… Continue reading
Jul 14 Preview: Pianist Leon Fleisher By Tom LeGro More of Jeffrey Brown's conversation with conductor and pianist Leon Fleisher. Continue reading
Jul 14 'Good Fortune' Looks at Pitfalls, Possibility of Development in Kenya By Saskia de Melker On Thursday's NewsHour, we're looking at the film "Good Fortune," a documentary about international development projects in Kenya that are resisted by the community members they intend to help. It's part of our partnership with The Economist magazine… Continue reading
Jul 14 Watch Extended Interview: Leon Fleisher More of Jeffrey Brown's conversation with pianist and conductor Leon Fleisher. Continue watching