May 16 Watch Tracy K. Smith Reads From ‘Life of Mars’ Tracy K. Smith reads from her poetry collection, "Life of Mars."… Continue watching
May 16 Watch Weekly Poem: From ‘My God, It’s Full of Stars’ by Tracy K. Smith Tracy K. Smith reads from "My God, It's Full of Stars," from her book, "Life on Mars."… Continue watching
May 16 Weekly Poem: From ‘My God, It’s Full of Stars’ Tracy K. Smith is the author of three collections of poetry: "Life on Mars" (Graywolf Press, 2011); Duende (Graywolf, 2007), winner of the 2006 James Laughlin Award of the Academy of American Poets; and "The Body's Question" (Graywolf, 2003), winner… Continue reading
May 16 ‘Life on Mars’ Author Explores Humans’ Relationship With Universe Through Poetry "Life on Mars," Tracy K. Smith's third book, explores the cosmos through words. The Princeton creative writing professor and poet reflects on the relationship between our lives and the universe at her Brooklyn home. Continue reading
May 16 ‘Demand’ Driving Inflation? A Viewer Begs to Differ By Paul Solman A complaint lodged with the PBS Ombudsman that was passed along after Friday's broadcast and seemed worth answering in a public forum. "I do not understand why Paul Solman did not challenge Roberto Rigobon when he said… Continue reading
May 16 Activists Look Back on 50th Anniversary of Freedom Rides EmbedVideo(562, 482, 304); Video editing by Thaisi Da Silva and Veronica DeVore In May 1961, despite two Supreme Court decisions that mandated the desegregation of interstate travel facilities, African-Americans faced violent hostility and racism while traveling through the… Continue reading
May 16 Watch Freedom Riders Discuss 50th Anniversary of Protest Movement Two original Freedom Riders discuss the 50th anniversary of the rides. Continue watching
May 16 Monday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, Ai Weiwei was allowed to see his wife while remaining in detention by the Chinese government. Continue reading
May 13 Extremist Economics and Printing Dollars By Paul Solman John Williams is an economic extremist. He thinks a collapse of the U.S. dollar and hyperinflation are just around the corner and that gold is therefore the best bet around. He thinks the government manipulates the economic data to… Continue reading
May 13 Wild Fashion and ‘Savage Beauty’ of Alexander McQueen A new exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute In New York shows off the visionary and romantic work of the late fashion designer Alexander McQueen, who took his own life last year. Continue reading