Oct 13th, 2008 · The U.S. is nearing the end of its observance of Latino Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15). Aside from fun cultural activities and interesting books there are minefields to navigate too to avoid offending co-workers.
Aug 7th, 2008 · NBC has a lot at stake in the 2008 Olympic Games. That includes the reputation of the network's news division and its bottom line. Its position is complicated by the fact that NBC's role in the Olympics is one of observer and partner.
Jul 14th, 2008 · Her personal and musical life enhanced by motherhood, the New York-based singer-songwriter was the perfect artist to cap off a celebration of the 100th observance of the holiday, broadcast at the church where it began.
Jul 4th, 2008 · Linguist Geoff Nunberg reflects on the life and language of the late comedian George Carlin, the master of observational humor who died last month. In the 1970s, Carlin observed: "There are 400,000 words in the English language, and there are seven of them you can't say on television. What a ratio that is: 399,993 to seven. They must really be bad." Then he proceeded to say them.
May 1st, 2008 · Each year, on Holocaust Remembrance Day, survivors, theologians, political leaders and others come together in the nation's capitol to reflect on the lessons of the Holocaust. Sara Bloomfield, the director of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., discusses the annual observance and the museum's mission.
Jan 3rd, 2008 · The world of business has its own jargon based on complex financial terminology, but many of the phrases don't say anything. One observer says executives and financial analysts overuse a lot of phrases that are meaningless. Among them: "going forward" and "at the end of the day."
Aug 9th, 2007 · Thousands are walking the streets of Baghdad, performing an annual pilgrimage to the shrine of a much-loved Shiite Imam, or saint. Because many Shiite observances were suppressed under Saddam Hussein, the pilgrimage is an important part of Shiite identity but dangerous.
Jul 31st, 2007 · Built around her crisp acoustic guitar and clear-eyed, observant delivery, "Ludlow Street" -- one of the standout tracks on Suzanne Vega's new, New York-themed Beauty & Crime -- brings to mind the graceful flow of her early work.