May 09 Watch Weekly Poem: ‘These Arms of Mine’ by David Kirby David Kirby reads 'These Arms of Mine," from his book, "Talking about Movies with Jesus."… Continue watching
May 09 Making Sen$e: My Least-Favorite Investment Vehicle (Except For All the Other Ones) By Paul Solman Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and readers on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Monday's query: Name: Will G. Knox Question: Safety of TIPs? Paul Solman: The shortest question ever received… Continue reading
May 09 Monday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, a famous book editor announces his retirement. Continue reading
May 06 Conversation: Karen Russell, Author of ‘Swamplandia!’ By Tom LeGro Karen Russell's novel, "Swamplandia!" centers around the Bigtree family, which runs an amusement park in the Florida everglades. But this isn't a Disney-style park -- alligator wrestling is the major draw. Continue reading
May 06 Watch Conversation: Karen Russell, Author of ‘Swamplandia!’ Jeffrey Brown talks to Karen Russell author of the novel, "Swamplandia!"… Continue watching
May 06 Friday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture news, heirs to the Wal-Mart fortune make a major gift to an art museum. Continue reading
May 05 Watch Philadelphia ‘Health for Sale’ Exhibit Retraces Medicinal History in Vintage Ads The Philadelphia Museum of Art is featuring an exhibit of vintage medical posters that advertise cures for all kinds of ailments. Health correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports on the advertisements-turned-art. Continue watching
May 05 Watch In Calif. Town, Prison May Fix One Employment Problem, But Create Another The small California farm town of Mendota is struggling to diversify its economy, which revolves around seasonal agricultural work that creates times of very high unemployment. University of California, Berkeley student Alissa Figueroa reports on one solution that could also… Continue watching
May 05 Watch Filmmaker Annie Sundberg on Character in Documentary Filmmaker Annie Sundberg talks about the unpredictability of documentary. Continue watching
May 05 Ask Oscar-Winning ‘Inside Job’ Director Your Questions on the Financial Crisis By Paul Solman // Editor's Note: Producer and director Charles Ferguson won an Academy Award this year for "Inside Job," his documentary about the financial crisis. On Wednesday night's broadcast, we spoke with Ferguson about one of the major… Continue reading