May 04 Watch ‘The Interrupters’ Confronts Chicago’s Gang Violence "The Interrupters" confronts Chicago's gang violence. Continue watching
May 03 Watch Gauging Americans’ Range of Reactions to Bin Laden’s Death American reactions to the news of Osama bin Laden's death ranged from exuberance to quiet relief. Judy Woodruff discusses U.S. reactions with the Rev. Janet Vincent, who ministered to 9/11 rescuers and families; former Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky and Lauren… Continue watching
May 03 Frontline Goes Inside al-Qaida By Lauren Knapp On Tuesday night, PBS' FRONTLINE will air the first of two stories that delve into al-Qaida in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Correspondents Stephen Grey and Martin Smith explore the Taliban and al-Qaida inside Pakistan. They investigate details of a… Continue reading
May 03 Watch The Death of an Architectural Myth For more on this story, visit PBS NewsHour Art Beat, http://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/blog/… Continue watching
May 03 New Documentary Recounts Rise and Fall of an Architectural Myth In St. Louis in the 1950s, Pruitt-Igoe was touted as the definitive model for public housing projects in the modern era. Less than 20 years after its construction, the buildings of Pruitt-Igoe were torn down. Continue reading
May 03 A Reading List for the Post-9/11 Era By Molly Finnegan A roundup of NewsHour conversations with writers over the last decade about books that address, directly and indirectly, how 9/11, Osama bin Laden and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have influenced how we live today. Continue reading
May 03 Tuesday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, 'The Book of Mormon' leads the 2011 Tony nominations. Continue reading
May 02 Weekly Poem: ‘This is a fugue for the lost art of aching’ By Tom LeGro Heather Hartley is the author of "Knock Knock," which was a finalist in the 2007 National Poetry Series. Continue reading
May 02 Monday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture news, a ceremony in New York to celebrate the art work of an absent Ai Weiwei is postponed in the light of the news of the death of Osama bin Laden. Continue reading
May 02 Watch Weekly Poem by Heather Hartley Heather Hartley reads "This is a fugue for the lost art of aching."… Continue watching