Mar 08 In Photos: Women Show Solidarity at Events Around the Globe By Larisa Epatko Women came together on March 8 to express a message of solidarity on International Women's Day by dancing in Iraq, protesting in Ivory Coast and dressing as men in Lebanon. Continue reading
Mar 08 In Reverse Trompe L’Oeil, Models Are Both Subject and Painting Surface By Molly Finnegan In some ways, artist Alexa Meade is a traditional figure painter, replicating the light and shadow that falls on the human body in a naturalistic way. But she works on an unusual canvas: the human body. Continue reading
Mar 08 Watch Artist Alexa Meade’s Canvas Is the Human Body Artist Alexa Meade paints on an unusual canvas: the human body. Continue watching
Mar 08 Tuesday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, the Supreme Court will hear a case about fair use of intellectual property. Continue reading
Mar 08 Making Sen$e Tool$ Tuesday: Tips For Lessening the Pinch at the Pump By Paul Solman You may have noticed that gas prices are up rather dramatically, in tandem with the drama in the Middle East and North Africa. No coincidence, obviously. The fear of supply disruptions, sabotaged wells, and turmoil in general have… Continue reading
Mar 08 The Congo and Beyond: Join a Live Chat on Empowering Women Join us Tuesday at 1 p.m. ET (10 a.m. PT) for an online panel discussion, hosted by the PBS NewsHour and Independent Television Service (ITVS), about violence against women in the Congo and beyond. Set on the 100th anniversary… Continue reading
Mar 08 International Women’s Day 2011 Dancing in Iraq, protests in Ivory Coast, women dressed as men in Lebanon and a fashion show in China are some of the ways women are expressing a message of solidarity on International Women's Day, March 8. This year's theme… Continue reading
Mar 07 Watch ‘Jail, No Bail’ Idea Stymied Cities’ Profiting From Civil Rights Protesters The "Jail, No Bail" strategy became a new tactic in the fight for civil rights. Continue watching
Mar 07 More Thoughts on Latest Jobless Numbers, Mexico’s Drug War By Paul Solman February's 192,000 net new jobs breaks down into 222,000 jobs added in the private sector and 30,000 jobs dropped by government. This provides evidence for one side of the economic policy debate of the moment, you could… Continue reading
Mar 07 Weekly Poem: ‘Green Door’ By Tom LeGro Charles Baxter is the author of four novels, four collections of short stories, three collections of poems, a collection of essays on fiction and is the editor of other works. He teaches at the University of Minnesota. Continue reading