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James Surowiecki

James Surowiecki writes a financial column for the magazine The New Yorker. A graduate of the University of North Carolina (1988), Surowiecki has written for New York and Fortune magazines, and…

Jason Rhoades 2006 Deaths

Jason RhoadesAge: 41 sculptor and performance artist whose installations, often wildly diverse and filled with sexual references, conveyed his belief that all things are interconnected. He…

Kenneth Koch 2002 Deaths

Kenneth KochAge: 77 poet, novelist, and playwright who, with John Ashbery and Frank O'Hara, created the New York school of poets in the 1950s. He wrote more than 20 volumes of poetry, and his…

Walt Whitman: The Dalliance of the Eagles

The Dalliance of the EaglesSkirting the river road, (my forenoon walk, my rest,) Skyward in air a sudden muffled sound, the dalliance of the eagles, The rushing amorous contact high in space…

Union Square

NBCThursday 8:30–9:00 p.m.; canceledCast: Constance Marie, Michael Landes, Harriet Sansom Harris, Jim Pirri, Jonathan Slavin, Jeffrey Anderson-Gunter and Christine Burke Hammocked between…

Four Corners

CBSTuesday 10:00–11:00 p.m.Cast: Ann-Margret, Sonia Braga, Megan Ward, Kama de los Reyes, Raymond Barry, Dahlia Waingort and Justin Chambers Two widowed matriarchs, Amanda Wyatt (Ann-Margret…

Doc Watson

Name at birth: Arthel Lane WatsonArthel "Doc" Watson is the blind guitarist who was a pioneer in the distinctive "flat-picking" style of folk and bluegrass guitar. "In a career that spanned seven…

Gilmore Girls

WBThursday 8:00–9:00 p.m. Cast:Lauren Graham, Alexis Bledel, Kelly Bishop, Edward Herrmann, Keiko Agena, Melissa McCarthy, Yanic Truesdale, Scott Patterson, Liz Torres Gilmore Girls is one of…

endangered species

(Encyclopedia) endangered species, any plant or animal species whose ability to survive and reproduce has been jeopardized by human activities. In 1999 the U.S. government, in accordance with the U.S…

On the Road Again

Despite some casualties, there's more than enough music to go around this summer. by Beth Rowen Lilith Fair organizer Sarah McLachlan accepts one of her two 1997 Grammys.With only days left in…