Elizabeth Alexander has been commissioned to write a poem for Inauguration Day. But the checkered history of the form suggests it's an almost impossible task.
Jim Fisher Thursday, Jan 15, 2009 11:52 AM UTC
Entertainment Barack Obama, Poetry, Books
From dull longing to document to electrical pulse ...
Jim Fisher Tuesday, Mar 2, 2004 5:27 PM UTC
Entertainment Poetry
A sonnet commemorating the 60th anniversary of the first laboratory-induced nuclear chain reaction.
Jim Fisher Monday, Dec 2, 2002 6:30 PM UTC
Entertainment
What new cocktails of toxic chemicals are brewing in the high-tech industry's "clean rooms" -- and will we ever know what harm they're causing?
Jim Fisher Tuesday, Jul 31, 2001 8:45 PM UTC
Entertainment Cancer, Silicon Valley
Is workers' health the price we pay for high-tech progress? First of two parts.
Jim Fisher Monday, Jul 30, 2001 8:32 PM UTC
Entertainment Environment, Cancer
Lead, mercury, chromium -- that's what computers are made of. So why aren't electronics makers keeping them out of landfills?
Jim Fisher Monday, Sep 18, 2000 6:47 PM UTC
Entertainment