Sculptor Lin is planning a large-scale project: ‘asteroids’ made of different types of broken toys, which will be displayed at the end of the year. See announcement here– There are 2 places to drop off dead toys in Manhattan.

At the 2008 National Conference for Media Reform in Minneapolis last weekend, Bill Moyers (a featured speaker at the event) was questioned by one of Bill O’Reilly’s producers. See video, and also see Moyers’ speech at the conference….

Jean Nouvel is the recipient of this year’s Pritzker Prize, the highest award in architecture. Charlie Rose interviewed Nouvel, plus a number of former Pritzer winners, watch here….

No recent Republican has won the presidency without the help of evangelical Christian voters. How will Sen. John McCain fare with this critical voting bloc in the general election?

Ending her run for the Democratic nomination, Sen. Hillary Clinton finally told supporters Saturday to rally around Sen. Barack Obama to ensure a Democrat is elected to the White House this fall. See the full report on NewsHour.

On Friday, June 6, oil prices went past $138 dollars per barrel, and today retreated only slightly, while gas prices today rose above $4/gallon for the first time today. See links to coverage and analysis here….

Amid worsening economic prospects, marked by Friday’s Labor Department report announcing new unemployment highs, the class of 2008 faces a tough job markets for new college graduates. Two career-development experts discuss the challenges ahead for new job-seekers on NewsHour.

Canny mayors are finally catching up to the fact that healthy cultural scenes — fostered in part by sweeping public art displays — are often linked to healthy economic returns. Read more…

Now that it’s hot as, well, Equatorial Africa here in New York City, the gorillas at the Bronx Zoo’s Gorilla Forest will be out and about their leafy habitats. Read more….

For all of June, Thirteen presents documentaries and special programming for LGBT month. See all schedule details.