In 1997, famous classics scholar Robert Fagles visited the NewsHour to talk about his bestselling translation of Homer’s Odyssey and how he made it relevant to a modern audience. Fagles died Saturday, March 29, 2008, at age 74.
As the countdown to the Pennsylvania primary continues, the biggest question is when Democrats will stop running against themselves and start running against the Republicans.
The Eldridge Street Synagogue on the Lower East Side is a place where thousands worshipped, but which time and indifference almost destroyed. This is the story of a landmark building that would have been history, had it not been for the efforts of a few dedicated preservationists.
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This week, music plays a central role in each of Reel 13’s featured shorts. Vote for either an homage to Sonic Youth, an anti-war call to action, or a critique of totalitarianism represented by a crackdown on mambo dancing. The winner is broadcast Saturday, April 5, 2008.
Mark Lamos, the director of NYCO’s “Madama Butterfly,” speaks about his roots with Channel Thirteen and the difference between directing for opera versus directing straight theater.
Wednesday, March 26, 2008, the MTA selected developer Tishman Speyer to build a multi-billion dollar project at the site of the Hudson Rail Yards. The entire complex, which would include housing, office space, and a new park, would be bigger than Rockefeller Center. But given the state of the economy, can we expect construction to [...]
Have we gotten past these words– “Our nation is moving towards two societies — one white, one black — separate and unequal”– the stark conclusion from the 1968 Kerner Report. Barack Obama’s March 18, 2008 speech, “A More Perfect Union,” focused attention on issues of race and class in America today, but can he take [...]
Colorful parrots abound in our Winners’ Circle slideshow, featuring our prize-winning photos and 15 runners up.
Unable to make ends meet, many families in western Nepal have been forced to sell their daughters, some as young as six, to work far from home as servants in private homes. With living conditions entirely at the discretion of their employers, these girls seldom attend school and are sometimes forced into prostitution. This is [...]
When Dr. Gretchen Berland gave video cameras to three Los Angeles residents in wheelchairs and asked them to film their daily lives, she wasn’t sure what they would capture.
