Apr 04
On this day 45 years ago, Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated on the second floor balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. Today, as we remember his legacy and his impact on the Civil Rights Movement, consider the following anecdotes from two men who were influenced by Dr. King’s words and messages. In today’s New York …
Feb 15
The Altantic.com has released a stunning photo-essay illustrating what America, and the world, looked like 50 years ago. It’s easy to forget just what a momentous year 1963 was: Spaceflight, Beatlemania, and the assassination of President Kennedy. On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. gave one of the most notable speeches in human history. …
Dec 31
On New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day, college football fans around the country will gather to watch their teams play in no less than 10 bowl games, including “The Granddaddy of Them All” in Pasadena, California– the Rose Bowl Game. Bowl games like the Rose, Orange, Sugar, and Cotton are steeped in the best …
Sep 21
Few cities in America have come to symbolize the country’s struggle with civil rights more than Birmingham, Alabama. It was here that Bull Connor arrested the Freedom Riders, where Martin Luther King, jail-bound, wrote his famous antisegregation “Letter from Birmingham Jail,” where the nation watched with a growing sense of unease as sit-ins and mass …
May 10
The results from the Intelligence Squared U.S. Debate, Ban College Football, are in. Watch some of the highlights, and find out the results in the full program below: Tim Green, former Atlanta Falcons star defensive end, said that college football helps mold young boys into men. Tim Green: Football Teaches Players How to Face Adversity …
Mar 07
It has been over ten years since the terrorist attacks of September 11 destroyed the World Trade Center and darkened the skies over New York City, and since then the phrase “Ground Zero” has generally turned one’s thoughts to the WTC site and Lower Manhattan. While images from that day are indelibly etched into our minds …
Sep 28
For over a decade The New Yorker Festival has brought together influential minds in art, science, politics and humor to discuss a variety of cultural trends including music, economics, film, fashion and literature. Hosted by The New Yorker magazine, this year’s festival runs from September 30 through October 2 and features panel discussions on topics …
Sep 21
Please join us as we offer live access and on-demand viewing to select programs from this year’s New Yorker Festival, taking place September 30 through October 2, 2011. Similar to the 2010 Festival on FORA.tv, online viewers will be able to “design their own Festival” with a la carte purchasing options. With our live-stream toggle, viewers …
Jun 17
Recovery or recession, delay or decline, success or stagnation? Amid a protracted economic downturn, a highly partisan political atmosphere and record-high unemployment levels, it’s still unclear how the history books will look back on this period in America’s culture and economy. That doesn’t mean, however, that the world’s top thinkers don’t have plenty of opinions …