Feb 03 Watch Author Joyce Carol Oates on Widowhood’s ‘World of Absurdity’ Joyce Carol Oates talks about her memoir, detailing life after the death of her husband. Continue watching
Feb 03 On Thursday’s NewsHour: Unrest Escalates in Egypt, Planets Discovered EGYPT UNREST | Chaos continued to escalate in Egypt as President Hosni Mubarak told ABC News that stepping down now would create further turmoil. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton condemned the attacks on foreign journalists and rights groups. There were… Continue reading
Feb 03 Thursday’s NewsHour: Joyce Carol Oates Tells ‘A Widow’s Story’ Thursday on the NewsHour, Joyce Carol Oates, the much-honored author and professor at Princeton University, talks to Jeffrey Brown about finally telling her own story. Continue reading
Feb 03 Around the Nation Here are some of the latest and greatest culture stories from public broadcasters around the nation. Continue reading
Feb 03 Thursday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, China tells UPenn that they can't show any of the objects slated for an upcoming exhibition. Continue reading
Feb 02 One-Million Car March? By Paul Solman A warning to those expecting EVs (electric vehicles) to clog the roadways anytime soon, or even to meet President Obama's stated goal of one million by 2015: It's not likely to happen, despite the fact that the U.S. has as… Continue reading
Feb 02 Battle Hymn of the ‘Fobby’ Mother Before Amy Chua's memoir, "Battle Hymns of a Tiger Mother," touched off nerves about domineering Asian mothers, there was MyMomIsAFob.com, a blog that shares the lighthearted and idiosyncratic parenting moments of Asian mothers in America. Continue reading
Feb 02 Wednesday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, Egypt's culture minister says the country's museums are secure. Continue reading
Feb 01 On Tuesday’s NewsHour: Mubarak to Exit, U.S. Winter Storm MUBARAK SIGNALS EXIT | We'll have all the latest on the latest demonstrations in Egypt and President Hosni Mubarak's announcement that he will not run for re-election this fall. Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News reports on the latest developments,… Continue reading
Feb 01 Mini-Slide Show: Kennedy Center Shows Off VSA Commissions By Molly Finnegan Three installations, "Diverse Design," "Finding the Way to Balance" and "Sticky Situations," are on show through February 13, 2011 at the Kennedy Center. Continue reading