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 07 Boston's Museum Makes More Room for Art of the Americas By Molly Finnegan In November, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston opened the doors to a brand new expansion that houses its collection of American Art, in every meaning of the word "American."… Continue reading
Dec 06 Malemployed College Graduates Cope with Discouragement By Elizabeth Shell Headline unemployment (U-3) was up to 9.8 percent in November, and the government's broadest indicator, U-6, which includes all who worked at all last month, even if just for an hour -- is holding steady at 17 percent. Add… Continue reading
Dec 06 Malemployed College Graduates Cope with Discouragement By Elizabeth Shell Headline unemployment (U-3) was up to 9.8 percent in November, and the government's broadest indicator, U-6, which includes all who worked at all last month, even if just for an hour -- is holding steady at 17 percent. Add… Continue reading
Dec 02 Conversation: Martin Sullivan, Director of the National Portrait Gallery By Molly Finnegan Jeffrey Brown talks to Martin Sullivan, director of the National Portrait Gallery, about the decision to remove a work of art from the current exhibit "Hide/Seek" after complaints from a religious organization. Continue reading
Nov 23 Conversation: Poet Nikki Giovanni By Tom LeGro Nikki Giovanni is the author of several books of poetry, including most recently, "Bicycles: Love Poems." She is a professor at Virginia Tech, where she teaches writing and literature. "The 100 Best African American Poems" was edited by Giovanni and… Continue reading
Nov 19 Conversation: Filmmaker Lucy Walker Documents an Artist's 'Waste Land' By Molly Finnegan In 2007, New York-based artist Vik Muniz returned to his native country of Brazil to set up shop at the world's largest garbage dump in Rio de Janiero. His story is told in the new documentary "Waste Land" by director… Continue reading
Nov 16 War Photographer Tim Hetherington Captures Combat and Downtime in 'Infidel' By Molly Finnegan In 2007 and 2008, British photojournalist and filmmaker Tim Hetherington traveled to the Korengal Valley in northeastern Afghanistan to capture images of American soldiers serving in the war -- not just in combat, but also relaxing, playing, sleeping. His photographs… Continue reading
Nov 15 Monday on the NewsHour: Stacy Schiff, Author of 'Cleopatra: A Life' By Tom LeGro She is the stuff of myth and legend, one of history's great heroines: Cleopatra, queen of Egypt. Lover of Julius Caesar and Mark Antony. Subject of Shakespeare, Shaw and, of course, the cinema. But the real Cleopatra was far more… Continue reading
Nov 12 Conversation: Alex Ross' 'Listen to This' By Tom LeGro New Yorker music critic Alex Ross' new book is "Listen to This." His previous book, "The Rest Is Noise: Listening to the 20th Century," won a National Book Critics Circle Award and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Continue reading