Asa Ames is a mysterious and tragic figure. He died from consumption when he was 27 years, 7 months, and 7 days old. Though his own life was short, he immortalized family members and neighbors in a legacy of twelve three-dimensional portraits now displayed at the American Folk Art Museum through 9/14/2008. Watch a video about Ames….
For more than 30 years, poet and professor Richard Shelton has traveled to a high security prison in Arizona to run a program that encourages prisoners to write and read poetry. Watch the video…
The Peabodys were awarded June 16, and PBS programming and WNET had a number of winners, some of which are viewable in their entirety online. See list and links below…
Thousands of new species were discovered and described in 2007, highlighting how little is known about the breathtaking variety of life on Earth. Ten of the newly-described species were highlighted …
PBS will present the nation’s only complete, live prime-time coverage of the Democratic and Republican national conventions this summer. The national political conventions take place in Denver (Democrat, Aug. 25-28) and in St. Paul, MN (Republican, Sept. 1-4).
Strouse, so far, has written the score to over 30 musicals, including Annie and Bye Bye Birdie, and just published his memoir, Put On A Happy Face. He talks about his work and life in this profile. He’s even joined by Andrea McArdle (original Broadway Annie) for a number.Watch the video.
The winning film in the Film Your Issue contest was New Orleans for Sale, by Brandan Odums and Nik Richard and their collective, 2-Cent Entertainment. In just 87 …
The 10 filmmakers for P.O.V.’s Election 2008 film contest/shorts series are soliciting feedback on the rough cuts of their short films. See the early versions on P.O.V.’s Lab website …
Britain will freeze assets of Iran’s largest bank in a further move to discourage the country from developing nuclear weapons, Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Monday, as President Bush wrapped up his farewell trip to Europe. See the full report on NewsHour.
Over the weekend, the Midwest suffered some of the largest flooding ever recorded in the region. Some officials worry that this week’s deluge could rival the floods of 1993, which caused about $20 billion in damage.
