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
Feb 01 Tool$ Tuesday: What’s Your Vehicle’s Carbon ‘Tire-print’? By Paul Solman Today's "Tool$ We Use" features three on the carbon emissions you generate by driving, with a bonus global warming video attached for your viewing discomfort. On the broadcast Monday: a story about electric cars, with a focus… Continue reading
Feb 01 Tuesday’s Art Notes By Molly Finnegan In today's arts and culture headlines, the Smithsonian comes up with a new procedure to deal with opposition to their exhibits. Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch Journalist, Author Roger Rosenblatt Outlines His 4 Reasons to Write Roger Rosenblatt -- novelist, playwright, journalist and, of course, NewsHour essayist for many years -- also teaches writing. His latest book, "Unless It Moves The Human Heart: The Craft and Art of Writing," is a based on a class he… Continue watching
Jan 31 ‘Revenge of the Electric Car’ Director Paine Discusses Renewed Optimism for Vehicle By Paul Solman Filmmaker Chris Paine achieved notoriety with his 2006 documentary, "Who Killed the Electric Car?" Now he's back -- with a more sanguine sequel, "The Revenge of the Electric Car." Producing two stories about the electric car… Continue reading