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
Jan 31 Monday's NewsHour: Roger Rosenblatt Has Advice for Writers By Molly Finnegan Monday on the NewsHour, Jeffrey Brown interviews Roger Rosenblatt about his advice to writers. Continue reading
Jan 31 Weekly Poem: 'Ex Libris' By Tom LeGro Megan Harlan's first book of poems, "Mapmaking," won the 2009 John Ciardi Prize. Her poems have appeared in several journals, including American Poetry Review, Beloit Poetry Journal, TriQuarterly, Prairie Schooner, AGNI Online and elsewhere. Continue reading
Jan 31 Monday's Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, the only known film footage of the avant-garde dance group the Ballets Russes turns up in England. Continue reading
Jan 31 How Funny is the Chevy Volt? The Washington Post's Professional Skeptic Gives It a Going Over By Paul Solman As a preview to our Tool$ Tuesday feature (spoiler alert: we'll be looking at your car's carbon emissions), here's a truly surprising "review" of the Chevy Volt, the electric darling of the Detroit Auto Show earlier this month and… Continue reading