Feb 06 After 31 Years, Robinson Takes Final Bow By Imani Cheers Washington, D.C. native and classical dancer Renee Robinson credits her extensive dance training to the longevity of her three decade career. "The first dance technique I learned was classical ballet as a student at the Jones-Haywood School of Ballet [in… Continue reading
Feb 06 The Daily Frame By Tom LeGro A photograph of poet Allen Ginsberg taken by his friend William Burroughs is part of an exhibit of Ginsberg's photographs at New York University's Grey Art Gallery. "Beat Memories: The Photographs of Allen Ginsberg," which also includes portraits of Burroughs,… Continue reading
Feb 05 Watch Playing With the Enemy: Orchestra Brings Together Israelis and Arabs Playing With the Enemy: Orchestra Brings Together Israelis and Arabs… Continue watching
Feb 05 Tuesday on the NewsHour: Arabs, Jews Unite Under One Baton By Tom LeGro, Mary Jo Brooks More of Jeffrey brown's report on the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra. Continue reading
Feb 05 Live Chat: Author George Saunders Answered Your Questions By Tom LeGro On Tuesday at 12 p.m. ET, George Saunders will join us for a live chat. Do you have questions for the acclaimed storyteller? Leave them in the comments section or tweet them to @NewsHour using #SaundersChat. Come back Tuesday at… Continue reading
Feb 05 The Tuesday Cutline… a Contest By Tom LeGro The photo remind us of the time we were in New York and really had to go. Really bad. But there wasn't a public restroom (Port Authority Bus Terminal doesn't count. Never use the restroom there. Just don't. Ever.)… Continue reading
Feb 05 The Daily Frame By Tom LeGro Visitors at the Israel Trade Fairs and Convention Center in Tel Aviv stand in front of a screen showing an image of a painting by Vincent van Gogh. The multimedia exhibition, "Van Gogh Alive," features thousands of large-scale images of… Continue reading
Feb 04 Watch Writer George Saunders Reflects on Engineering Short Fiction George Saunders, a former MacArthur Fellow, talks to Jeffrey Brown about his latest collection of stories, "Tenth of December," and his unique voice and approach to capturing contemporary American culture in a compressed, short form. Continue watching
Feb 04 Weekly Poem: ‘The Fact of the Matter’ By Tom LeGro Sally Keith is the author of three collections of poetry: "The Fact of the Matter" (2012, Milkweed Editions); "Design," winner of the 2000 Colorado Prize for Poetry; and "Dwelling Song," winner of the University of Georgia's Contemporary Poetry Series competition. Continue reading
Feb 04 The Daily Frame By Tom LeGro A man performs a ritual dance Sunday at the International Festival of the Masquerade Games in Pernik, Bulgaria. The three-day festival celebrates Balkan folklore traditions. Continue reading