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Stories from SXSW: Finding the Harmony Between Music and Interaction Design

At the 2011 SXSW Interactive Festival, two presenters decided to reevaluate their work in interactive design by way of a metaphor that taps the festival's 25-year-old roots: music.

On Wednesday’s NewsHour: Japan Struggles to Control Reactor, Gadhafi’s Forces Advance in Libya

JAPAN's DAMAGED REACTORS | The threat of a nuclear meltdown at the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant was compounded by high radiation levels for workers addressing the crisis. Five days into the crisis, aid workers shifted the focus of…

‘Natural Selection’ and ‘Dragonslayer’ Are Big Winners at SXSW Film Festival

Two films were big award winners at the SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas. "Natural Selection" by director Robert Pickering and "Dragonslayer" by director Tristan Patterson took home Jury Awarded Best Feature Narrative and Documentary, respectively.

The Financial Blame Game: Who’s At Fault?

By Paul Solman

Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Wednesday's query: Name: Michael Cassady Question: With the suffering from the financial crisis falling…

Wednesday’s Art Notes

In today's arts and culture headlines, one of the last remaining old time actresses of the Yiddish theater has died.

Paul Solman, Patchwork Nation’s Chinni Talk Income Inequality in Ohio

By Elizabeth Shell

Business correspondent Paul Solman and Dante Chinni of Patchwork Nation recently traveled to two counties in Ohio: Crawford and Delaware. Thirty years ago the counties had similar average incomes but they've grown apart. The town of Galion…