Jan 03 Weekly Poem: 'Boy in Blue' By Tom LeGro Recently, Kwame Dawes teamed up with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting to examine the earthquake in Haiti through poetry. Look for a report on the NewsHour about that project in the coming days. Continue reading
Jan 03 Monday's Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, actor Pete Postlewaite has died. Continue reading
Jan 03 Watch U.S. Faces 'Explosion of Senior Citizens': Will Baby Boomers Strain Economy? In 2011 the first of 79 million Americans born between the end of World War II and the mid-1960s will turn 65, swelling the ranks of Medicare and Social Security recipients. Judy Woodruff looks at the implications with Nicholas Eberstadt… Continue watching
Dec 31 Photo Essay: Images Show Changes From 2000 to 2010 As 2010 comes to a close, we look at some striking differences and similarities between images captured between the years 2000 and 2010. Continue reading
Dec 31 Boise Poet Karena Youtz on 'Dead Art' of Poetry (Hint: It's Not Dead) By Margaret Myers Poet Karena Youtz shares her most recent collection of verses,"The Shape is Space," in the latest in a NewsHour series profiling poets around the world. Continue reading
Dec 31 Karena Youtz Reads 'Disrupted Motion' and 'Public Fruit' By newshourpoetry Karena Youtz is a poet who lives and writes in Boise, Idaho. She also writes lyrics for her husband Doug Martsch, lead singer for the Boise-based indie rock band Built to Spill. Continue reading
Dec 31 Cities Around the Globe Ring in 2011 Sydney, Australia and major cities in Asia were among the first to celebrate the arrival of 2011 with fireworks and festivities. In the U.S., New Yorkers are preparing for the annual Times Square ball drop amid melting snow and slush… Continue reading
Dec 31 Watch Profile of Boise, Idaho-based Poet Karena Youtz Poet Karena Youtz shares her most recent collection of verses,"The Shape is Space," in the latest in a NewsHour series profiling poets around the world. Continue watching
Dec 31 Alyssa Katz: How Government Is Failing the Homeowner By Paul Solman We last spoke with journalist and author Alyssa Katz back in October 2009. She had just finished writing "Our Lot," a book on the history of America's housing market. "The issue is that the investors and investment… Continue reading