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 Conversation: Nobel Laureate Orhan Pamuk February 26, 2010 |
Jeffrey Brown talks to Orhan Pamuk, the 2006 Nobel Laureate in Literature and the author of the novel "The Museum of Innocence," which was published late last year.
Friday's Art Notes February 26, 2010 |
A roundup of arts headlines.
'Families of Abraham' Gather in Exhibition February 25, 2010 |
'Families of Abraham," a photography exhibit, captures families of Christian, Muslim and Jewish faiths in their daily lives.
Thursday's Art Notes February 25, 2010 |
A roundup of arts headlines.
Conversation: Ethan Hawke on Directing Shepard's 'A Lie of the Mind' February 24, 2010 |
Actor Ethan Hawke is best known for his work in film, including early successes like "Reality Bites" and "Before Sunrise." Hawke's latest project is directing a major off-Broadway revival of Sam Shepard's 1985 play, "A Lie of the Mind."
Wednesday's Art Notes February 24, 2010 |
A roundup of arts headlines.
Tuesday on the NewsHour: Roger Rosenblatt February 23, 2010 |
Roger Rosenblatt's "Making Toast" chronicles how after the sudden death of his 38-year-old daughter, he and his wife Ginny moved in with their son-in-law to help raise their three young grandchildren.
Tuesday's Art Notes February 23, 2010 |
A roundup of arts headlines.
Weekly Poem: 'Hole' February 22, 2010 |
"Hole" is from Naomi Ayala's "This Side of Early" (Curbstone Press, 2008). Her first collection, "Wild Animals on the Moon," was published in 1997, and a third is forthcoming. She lives in Washington, D.C., and works as an education consultant, translator and teacher.
Monday's Art Notes February 22, 2010 |
A roundup of arts headlines.
Conversation: Alberto Manguel February 19, 2010 |
Jeffrey Brown talks Alberto Manguel, author of "The Library at Night," a series of essays on the "idea" of the library through time and place, from ancient Alexandria to cyberspace, with stops along the way at his personal library of some 30,000 books.
Rodarte Makes a 'Quick' Move From Runway to Museum February 19, 2010 |
In the big tents in Bryant Park this past week, some of the biggest fashion designers in the world were getting their New York minute, so to speak, including Laura and Kate Mulleavy, the sisters behind the fashion label Rodarte. But the Mulleavys were also the focus of another kind of show -- a new exhibit called "Quicktake: Rodarte" at the Smithsonian's Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum.
Friday's Art Notes February 19, 2010 |
A roundup of arts headlines.
After Losing Its Bookstore, Laredo Tries to Write the Next Chapter February 18, 2010 |
The last bookstore in Laredo, Texas, closed its doors for good one month ago this week. This bilingual and bicultural border town, long challenged by high illiteracy rates, is now adjusting to its new reality.
Thursday's Art Notes February 17, 2010 |
A roundup of arts headlines.
Already in the Global Spotlight, Vancouver's Skies Deliver Additional Delight February 17, 2010 |
A week before the torch arrived in the Olympic city, Vancouver's skies were already illuminated, ready to greet the world with a warm welcome. Light artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer and his team had installed 10 searchlights on both sides of English Bay for an interactive work he calls "Vectorial Elevation."
Wednesday's Art Notes February 16, 2010 |
A roundup of arts headlines.
Links to Faulkner's Works Found in Diary February 16, 2010 |
A little literary sleuthing has uncovered a link between an unpublished antebellum diary and the well-known work of William Faulkner.
Tuesday's Art Notes February 16, 2010 |
A roundup of arts headlines.
Poet Lucille Clifton Dies at Age 73 February 15, 2010 |
Lucille Clifton, a National Book Award-winning poet and Pulitzer Prize finalist, died Saturday after a long fight with cancer. She was 73.
Monday's Art Notes February 15, 2010 |
A roundup of arts headlines.
Conversation: Ursula Le Guin February 12, 2010 |
Ursula Le Guin, best for her works of science fiction and fantasy, has been writing and publishing novels, children's books, poetry and drama for over four decades. In December, she withdrew her membership from the Author's Guild because she disagreed with the organization's stance on the author settlement offered by Google in its plan to digitize millions of books.
Friday's Art Notes February 12, 2010 |
A roundup of arts headlines.
'Facebook' for the Parlor Crowd? Cartomania and Photocollage in the Victorian Era February 11, 2010 |
The occupation of young women of leisure was primarily to prove themselves worthy wives, which included accomplishment at the (approved) fine arts. But hold the judgement; these Victorian women weren't nearly as stuffy, bored or boring as you might think. Harnessing a popular new trend, they applied a creative, modern (before there was such a thing) approach to the traditional arts of drawing and painting.
The Fashionable Life of Alexander McQueen February 11, 2010 |
Alexander McQueen, one of the top fashion designers in the world, was found dead at his London home on Thursday after an apparent suicide. He was 40.
Thursday's Art Notes February 11, 2010 |
A roundup of arts headlines.
Wednesday on the NewsHour: Ruben Blades February 10, 2010 |
On Wednesday's PBS NewsHour, we profile international salsa star Ruben Blades, who after spending five years as a cabinet minister in Panama, has made a return to music. At 61, Blades is now back living in New York with his...
Wednesday's Art Notes February 10, 2010 |
A roundup of arts headlines.
Tuesday's Art Notes February 9, 2010 |
A roundup of arts headlines.
Weekly Poem: 'Those Winter Sundays' February 8, 2010 |
Robert Hayden was the first black poet to be chosen as consultant in poetry to the Library of Congress.
Monday's Art Notes February 8, 2010 |
A roundup of arts headlines.
Conversation: Ralph Ellison's Unfinished Novel Gets Some Visibility February 5, 2010 |
Ralph Ellison's "Invisible Man," his first novel, is widely-considered one of the great works of modern literature. After it came out in 1952, Ellison wrote and wrote, and readers waited and waited, but a second novel never came. When he died in 1994, Ellison left thousands of pages of material.
Friday on the NewsHour: 'A Rift in the Land' February 5, 2010 |
"Michele Voltaire Marcelin":http://www.lidous.net/, an artist, poet, spoken word performer and teacher, was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Since the earthquake struck that country last month, she has been struggling to make sense of the destruction.
Friday's Art Notes February 5, 2010 |
A roundup of arts headlines.
Winter Forecast: Art to Blanket Region February 4, 2010 |
When it comes to photography, a Wilson Bentley image can be described much like his favorite subject, the snowflake: Each is one of a kind. After all, the Vermont farmer was the first to ever photograph one.
Thursday's Art Notes February 4, 2010 |
A roundup of arts headlines.
Wednesday on the NewsHour: Using Drama to Understand and Heal the Wounds of War February 3, 2010 |
A dramatic performance project called "Theater of War" uses ancient Greek tragedies for a very special goal: To link ancient and modern warriors in an understanding of war's pain and mental agony.
Wednesday's Art Notes February 3, 2010 |
A roundup of arts headlines.
Portraits of the Face of War February 2, 2010 |
In her surprisingly tender portraits of former soldiers and marines, photographer Nina Berman documents the lives of veterans who have made an extraordinary sacrifice for their country, and who now must make a new start in the face of serious injury.
Tuesday's Art Notes February 2, 2010 |
A roundup of arts headlines.
Weekly Poem: 'Centuries of Ashes' February 1, 2010 |
Patrick Sylvain is a Haitian-American writer, essayist and poet, and instructor of Haitian language and culture at Brown University's Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies.
Monday's Art Notes February 1, 2010 |
A roundup of arts headlines.
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'Facebook' for the Parlor Crowd? Cartomania and Photocollage in the Victorian Era
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Already in the Global Spotlight, Vancouver's Skies Deliver Additional Delight
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