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Azure, 1933 by Oscar Bluemner (Collection of Elaine and Henry Kaufman)On the Trail
Russ Buettner and Rick Pienciak of the Daily News investigate where the billions of tax dollars allocated to 9/11 recovery really went. Then, we'll preview the Whitney's Oscar Bluemner retrospective, and talk to the 2004 U.S. Women’s Chess champion. Plus, a look at why increasing numbers of European women are converting to Islam...and why it's troubling antiterrorist authorities.
9/11 Billions
$21.4 billion dollars of federal aid were set aside to help New York recover after 9/11. Four years later, a team of investigators from the Daily News have investigated where the money went, and how it was used. Investigative reporter Russ Buettner and assistant managing editor Rick Pienciak, reveal what they describe as the "4-year scandal of the 9/11 billions".
Music:
A Civil Action soundtrack – tracks 5, 1, 4, 2, and 6
A Passion for Color
Curator Barbara Haskell, curator of the Oscar Bluemner retrospective at the Whitney describes the German-born artist's contributions to modernism.
Music:
Bicentennial Man soundtrack – tracks 2 and 1
Chess Bitch
In chess, the most powerful piece on the board is the Queen. Yet the game is male-dominated, and women players have to overcome negative stereotypes to prove themselves. Jennifer Shahade, the 2004 U.S. Women’s Chess champion, puts the spotlight on some of the world's greatest female players in Chess Bitch.
Events:
Jennifer Shahade will be playing chess with “all comers” on
Saturday, January 14th from 2 to 5 pm
The Noguchi Museum
9-01 33rd Road at Vernon Boulevard
Long Island City, Queens
And she'll be reading and signing books on
Monday, January 17th at 7 pm
Barnes and Noble
106 Court Street, Brooklyn
Music:
The Incredibly True Adventure of 2 Girls in Love Soundtrack – track 2
Turning to Islam
Antiterrorist authorities are concerned by the increasing number of European women converting to Islam…especially in the wake of Belgian convert Muriel Degauque's November suicide attack on US soldiers in Iraq. Peter Ford, Chief European correspondent for the Christian Science Monitor, discusses his recent article “Why European women are turning to Islam.”
Music:
The Constant Gardner soundtrack – track 1
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