Sep 15th, 2008 · Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were executed in 1953, after a controversial trial in which they were found guilty of handing nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union. Now, newly released jury transcripts suggest that Ethel Rosenberg may have been convicted on perjured prosecution testimony.
Aug 4th, 2008 · Manny, Julius and Carlos come from different backgrounds, but their stories share a common thread. All three struggle to make a life for themselves as they navigating the rocky waters of adolescence. NPR's Farai Chideya talks with journalist Kai Wright about his book, Drifting Toward Love.
Jul 25th, 2008 · Hear Handel at the height of his powers, as he sets the conflicts among love, war, and backstabbing politics to gorgeous music. It's a production of Julius Caesar from the stage of the Metropolitan Theatre of Lausanne, Switzerland.
Jun 27th, 2008 · Library of Congress research librarian Julius C. Jefferson, Jr. is leading a panel discussion called "An Endangered Species: The Black Male Librarian" at this weekend's meeting of the American Library Association. He'll tell us why it's important to have black men in the stacks and what can be done to recruit more of them.
Nov 3rd, 2007 · Two figures who played pivotal roles in the Cold War died this past week. Alexander Feklisov died in Moscow at 93; he was the KGB handler of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, executed as spies in 1953. And Russian choreographer Igor Moiseyev, who brought his folk dance troupe to the Metropolitan Opera house in 1958, died Friday at the age of 101.
Oct 19th, 2007 · Countertenor David Daniels takes the brilliant title role in Julius Caesar, Handel's slightly offbeat take on Roman history, from Houston Grand Opera.
Dec 13th, 2005 · Alex Chadwick speaks with famed architectural photographer Julius Shulman, who at 95 continues to influence the way people look and think about modern architecture.
Aug 4th, 2004 · Alex Cohen profiles designer Paul Frank, who gained fame as the creator of a well-known sock monkey named Julius. Critics are debating whether Julius is a commercial product or a work of art.