Dec 10 Conversation: Andrew Jarecki, Director of ‘All Good Things’ By Molly Finnegan In his latest film director Andrew Jarecki, who says he has always been drawn to true stories, has picked to re-imagine an infamous unsolved mystery involving a wealthy and powerful New York family. Continue reading
Dec 10 Loan Modifications: A Question of Economic Injustice? By Paul Solman Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Friday's query: Three questions today, one answer. Name: James Tracey Question: On a recent… Continue reading
Dec 10 Friday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, Jim Morrison received a posthumous pardon from Florida's governor. Continue reading
Dec 09 Translator Brings Poetry of Nobel Peace Laureate Liu Xiaobo to U.S. Ahead of the Friday ceremony awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to the absent (and imprisoned) Liu Xiaobo, Graywolf Press announces the future publication of a collection of his works, translated into English by Jeffrey Yang. Continue reading
Dec 09 Thursday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, a lawsuit questions the provenance of a Cezanne at the Met. Continue reading
Dec 09 TEDWomen Summit Highlights How Females Are Reshaping the Future They're the presentations that your friends forward you through an e-mail or social network, the ones where you drift off for 18 minutes into the dream worlds of scientists, the powerful stories of social activists and or talks by plain,… Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch Stephen Sondheim on the times and rhymes of his life Stephen Sondheim is the Tony Award-winning composer and lyricist behind some of the most celebrated and titanic musicals to hit Broadway. He wrote the lyrics to “West Side Story” and “Gypsy,” and was the force behind musicals like “Sweeney Todd,"… Continue watching
Dec 08 Wednesday’s NewsHour: Stephen Sondheim By Tom LeGro Jeffrey Brown's full interview with musical writer Stephen Sondheim. Continue reading
Dec 08 The 30th Anniversary of John Lennon’s Death By Tom LeGro On Dec. 8, 1980, John Lennon was shot and killed outside of his New York home. Jeffrey Brown talks to music critic Greil Marcus about the musician's cultural legacy. Continue reading
Dec 08 Haiti Election Protests Grow, Airport Closes Protesters run by burning tires on the street on Dec. 8, 2010 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (Hector Retamal/AFP/Getty Images) Protesters reportedly set fire to the headquarters of Haiti's ruling political party Wednesday, and thousands took to the streets, forcing the… Continue reading