Apr 18 Newspapers’ Haiti Earthquake, Russia Coverage Among Latest Pulitzer Prizes The 2011 Pulitzer Prize winners were announced Monday afternoon, recognizing achievement in journalism and the arts. The prestigious awards are administered by Columbia University. View the full list of winners, and links to the stories, here. Among the… Continue reading
Apr 18 2011 Pulitzer Winners Announced The 2011 Pulitzer Prize winners were announced Monday at a ceremony at Columbia University in New York. Continue reading
Apr 18 Tornadoes Kill Dozens, Destroy Homes Across Southeast Severe weather and a series of tornadoes wrecked havoc across fourteen states in three days. Tornadoes touched down in Kansas and Oklahoma on Thursday before moving to Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia on Friday. They hit the Carolina's and Virginia on… Continue reading
Apr 18 Weekly Poem: ‘Love Poem’ Dora Malech earned a BA in Fine Arts from Yale College in 2003 and an MFA in Poetry from the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop in 2005. Her first full-length collection of poems, "Shore Ordered Ocean," was published in 2009,… Continue reading
Apr 18 Watch Weekly Poem: ‘Love Poem’ by Dora Malech Dora Malech reads "Love Poem," from her book, "Say So."… Continue watching
Apr 18 Monday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, the Philadelphia Orchestra voted to file for bankruptcy. Continue reading
Apr 15 Making Sen$e: How Does Investing Create Jobs? By Paul Solman Financial professionals work the phones on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York City. Photo by Chris Hondros/Getty Images. Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days… Continue reading
Apr 15 Conversation: Howard Jacobson By Tom LeGro British novelist Howard Jacobson was the winner of the 2010 Man Booker Prize for "The Finkler Question." Jacobson's touring now with a novel called "The Might Walzer," which is being published for the first time in the United States. Continue reading
Apr 15 Watch Conversation: Novelist Howard Jacobson Jeffrey Brown talks to Howard Jacobson about his novel, "The Mighty Walzer."… Continue watching
Apr 15 Friday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, unsanctioned graffiti appears around MOCA in honor of an opening street art exhibit. Continue reading