Arts Jul 01 Conversation: Author Jennifer Egan Jennifer Egan's unconventional novel, "A Visit From the Goon Squad," explores the changing music industry, nostalgia, time and much more.
Arts Jul 01 W.S. Merwin Appointed as Next Poet Laureate The Library of Congress has appointed W.S. Merwin as the 17th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for 2010-2011. Merwin will assume the post in the fall, succeeding Kay Ryan.
Politics Jun 30 Wednesday: Leahy Hopes to Wrap Up Kagan Hearings; Alex Halts Oil Cleanup Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan moves one step closer Wednesday to succeeding Justice John Paul Stevens as day three of her confirmation hearings begin in the morning. A Republican-led filibuster to block a confirmation vote seems less likely. Senate Judiciary…
Politics Jun 29 Tuesday: Day Two of Kagan Hearings; Day One of Petraeus Hearings Elena Kagan is sworn in Monday for her Supreme Court confirmation hearing (Scott Andrews/Pool via Bloomberg) Day two of the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Solicitor General Elena Kagan begin Tuesday morning. With opening statements and introductions by the…
Politics Jun 28 Monday: Kagan Hearings Set to Begin; Sen. Byrd Dies; Oil Hits Miss. Coast Senate confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan begin Monday. (The NewsHour will live stream the hearings all week.) Monday's hearing is scheduled to begin at around 12:30 p.m. at the Hart Senate Office Building. Each member of the…
Arts Jun 25 Conversation: Archive Offers Revealing Look at John Updike Harvard University's Houghton Library, a rare book and manuscript depository, has inherited nearly 170 boxes of John Updike's papers, including rejected short stories, personal letters and revised and rewritten drafts.
Arts Jun 25 Conversation: The State of Ballet in America, Part 2 Ballet in America was once dominated by a few major companies and concentrated in New York and a handful of other cities. But today there are more than 65 professional, million-dollar-budget ballet companies all around the country.
Arts Jun 24 Conversation: The State of Ballet in America, Part 1 Ballet in America was once dominated by a few major companies and concentrated in New York and a handful of other cities. But today there are more than 65 professional, million-dollar-budget ballet companies all around the country.
Arts Jun 22 Preview: Poet Benjamin Alire Saenz Benjamin Alire Sáenz is a Chicano poet, novelist, professor and painter who lives near El Paso, Texas, just across the border from the Mexican town of Juarez. Much of his work addresses the land and people of the area.
Arts Jun 18 Conversation: A Look at Summer’s Movies Summer is usually the season for sure box office bets -- action blockbusters, sequels to big-name hits and new remakes of well-loved classics. But early signs suggest movie tickets for the usual fare may be a harder sell than usual…