Nov 15 Erdrich, Ferry Take Home National Book Awards The National Book Awards were handed out at a dinner Wednesday night in New York to four new books, whose subjects ranged from life on a Native American reservation to a settlement community in Mumbai. Continue reading
Sep 13 Watch Judy Woodruff Talks to Charles Scoville About Public Service Judy Woodruff Talks to Charles Scoville About Public Service… Continue watching
Feb 14 Watch Bassist Esperanza Spalding Scores Best New Artist Grammy The NewsHour recently profiled jazz bassist Esperanza Spalding, who won best new artist at Sunday's Grammy Awards. Jeffrey Brown has an excerpt of her song "Little Fly" from the album "Chamber Music Society."… Continue watching
Aug 30 Watch Emmys Highlight Changing Landscape of Television Business Jeffrey Brown gets two perspectives on how the Emmy Awards, television's most prestigious honor, have been signaling a major shift in programming by the major networks and smaller cable channels. Continue watching
Mar 08 Director of ‘The Cove’ Puts Oscar in Perspective By Arts Desk A wave of new attention is likely to fall on a remote fishing village in Japan after director Louie Psihoyos won the best feature documentary prize for "The Cove" at the 82nd Academy Awards on Sunday. Continue reading
Mar 08 Weekly Poem: ‘bound isaac’ By Tom LeGro D.A. Powell is the author of "Chronic" (Graywolf Press), which won the 2010 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. The award, which comes with a $100,000 prize, is given annually by Claremont Graduate University to honor work by a mid-career poet. Continue reading
Mar 01 Weekly Poem: ‘scenes from the trip we didn’t take to the antarctic’ By Tom LeGro D.A. Powell is the author of "Chronic" (Graywolf Press), which won the 2010 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award. The award, which comes with a $100,000 prize, is given annually by Claremont Graduate University to honor work by a mid-career poet. Continue reading