Jan 06 ‘Green Patriots’ Get Straight to the Message with Enviro-Friendly Poster Art By Molly Finnegan Green Patriot Posters, an environmental sustainability advocacy organization that uses graphic art to raise awareness for green causes, has just published a new collection of purposeful poster art. Continue reading
Jan 05 Thursday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, Hollywood got a little economic boost at the end of 2010. Continue reading
Jan 05 Wednesday’s NewsHour: New Congress, Digital Brians, Pakistan Turmoil NEW CONGRESS KICKS OFF | The 112th Congress convened Wednesday, and Republicans once again were in the majority in the House of Representatives. Jim Lehrer examines the challenges ahead with historian Michael Beschloss and Norman Ornstein of the… Continue reading
Jan 05 Watch Photographer Alec Soth on a Life of Approaching Strangers Photographer Alec Soth showcased his work in Minneapolis' Walker Art Center, including exhibits entitled "33 Movie Theaters and a Funeral Home" and "Broken Manual." Twin Cities Public Television profiled him, and it's part of our NewsHour Connect series highlighting public… Continue watching
Jan 05 Platon’s Portraits For over 20 years, Platon has done portraits of the most famous people in the world. View a few of the images he's taken in this slide show. Continue reading
Jan 05 Around the Nation Here are some of this week's arts and culture stories from public broadcasting stations around the nation. Continue reading
Jan 05 Strategic Default: Right or Wrong? By Paul Solman We've been concentrating on the housing crisis over the past several days here on the Business Desk. For the rest of the week we'll be focusing on the issue of strategic default. If you're an underwater homeowner who can afford… Continue reading
Jan 05 Wednesday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, Huckleberry Finn is published without some of the original language. Continue reading
Jan 04 On Tuesday’s NewsHour: New Congress, Filibuster Debated A LOOK AHEAD AT THE NEW CONGRESS | The 112th Congress kicks off Wednesday, setting up a battle over the budget as Republicans take control of the House with vows to cut government spending. Gwen Ifill looks ahead with… Continue reading
Jan 04 In Haiti, Writer Kwame Dawes Tells of Quake Aftermath Through Poetry Writer Kwame Dawes has traveled to Haiti over the past year to report on and write poems about people's experiences after the earthquake. Jeffrey Brown's conversation with Dawes continues a series of reports in partnership with USA Today and the… Continue reading