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 Weekly Poem: 'The Returning Dead' May 31, 2010 |
Wyatt Prunty, who served in the Navy during Vietnam, responds to the NewsHour's broadcast of photos of American soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Monday's Art Notes May 31, 2010 |
A roundup of arts notes.
Conversation: Debra Granik, Director of Sundance Favorite 'Winter's Bone' May 28, 2010 |
In "Winter's Bone" -- originally a novel by Daniel Woodrell and now a film by director Debra Granik -- 17-year-old Ree Dolly must find her troubled father who has disappeared just as he put up the family's house as bail. Now the head of the family, Ree bravely starts a dangerous search in order to keep her younger siblings and mother from being turned out into the cold.
'17th Century Recycling' Made into Art May 28, 2010 |
In his backyard in Denver, Ray Tomasso calls paper making 17th-century-style recycling. His workshop is filled with boxes of old cotton rags, blue jeans, rag board and scraps of paper -- the perfect material for his art.
Friday's Art Notes May 28, 2010 |
A roundup of arts headlines.
Conversation: Jonathan Galassi, President of Book Publisher Farrar, Straus & Giroux May 27, 2010 |
On Tuesday, a panel of publishers, book agents, authors and booksellers kicked off Book Expo America 2010 -- the major annual U.S. publishing convention and exposition held in New York each year -- by asking a fundamental, but newly challenging question confronting the changing publishing industry: What is the value of a book? Jonathan Galassi moderated that panel. Galassi is the president of the distinguished publishing house Farrar, Straus, and Giroux.
Ginsberg Saw the Best Minds of His Generation, and Captured Them on Film May 27, 2010 |
Though Allen Ginsberg will forever be remembered as an influential poet, he also documented his life through photos. The exhibit, "Beat Memories: The Photos of Allen Ginsberg," showcases more than 80 photos captured through his camera.
Publishers Say, 'Lights! Camera! Action!' for Book Trailers May 27, 2010 |
Publishers -- big houses and small independents alike - have lately turned to video to generate buzz and advertise their new releases. Over the past few years, book trailers have been gaining in popularity as publishers hope to cash in on the ubiquity of YouTube and the payoffs of viral marketing.
Thursday's Art Notes May 27, 2010 |
A roundup of arts headlines.
The Beautiful Game, Rendered in Art May 26, 2010 |
2010 Fine Art, a Cape Town, South Africa-based company has commissioned more than 100 artists from around the globe to paint, whittle and sculpt works inspired by the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Lots to See, But More Importantly Do, at Maker Faire May 26, 2010 |
More than 80,000 people descended on San Mateo in California's Silicon Valley this weekend for the fifth annual Maker Faire, the world's largest DIY -- or Do-It-Yourself -- festival.
Wednesday's Art Notes May 26, 2010 |
A roundup of arts headlines.
Conversation: 'The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest' Arrives in U.S. Bookstores May 25, 2010 |
"The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest," the third novel in Stieg Larsson's bestselling "Millennium" trilogy, hit U.S. bookstores Tuesday. The crime novels, published originally in Sweden, center around investigative journalist Mikael Blomkvist and Lisbeth Salander, a tattooed and pierced computer hacker with a photographic memory.
Tuesday's Art Notes May 25, 2010 |
A roundup of arts headlines.
Conversation: Paul Muldoon on Dylan Thomas May 24, 2010 |
New Directions has just put out "Dylan Thomas: The Collected Poems." It's a republication of the original edition, as selected by the poet himself, and the introduction is by Paul Muldoon, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and professor at Princeton University.
Weekly Poem: 'Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night' May 24, 2010 |
Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night" is included in the recently republished "Dylan Thomas: Collected Poems" by New Directions, with a new introduction by poet Paul Muldoon. Jeffrey Brown talked to Muldoon last week about Thomas and the collection.
Monday's Art Notes May 24, 2010 |
A roundup of arts headlines.
Conversation: Isabel Allende May 21, 2010 |
"Island Beneath the Sea," by author Isabel Allende, is set in the early 19th-century, amid colonial powers and slavery, and a chaotic period in Caribbean history. It also involves two places very much in the news in our own time: Haiti and New Orleans.
Friday's Art Notes May 21, 2010 |
A roundup of arts headlines.
'Knuffle Bunny,' a Favorite Kids' Picture Book, Comes To Life Onstage May 20, 2010 |
In "Knuffle Bunny: a Cautionary Tale," a simple trip to the laundromat gone awry provides plenty of dramatic and comedic material for a 31-page picture book. But is it enough to support a 45-minute musical? That was the challenge for author, illustrator, and now playwright, Mo Willems, whose very popular children's book has just been transformed into a stage performance at the Kennedy Center.
Thursday's Art Notes May 20, 2010 |
A roundup of arts headlines.
Soccer Cinema's Goal: Bring Game to Rural South Africans May 19, 2010 |
Distance and money will prevent millions of South Africans from getting to see the FIFA World Cup while it takes place in their own country next month. That's why South African filmmaker Don Edkins created Soccer Cinema, a traveling theater that has been screening soccer-themed films in small communities all over the country since April.
Wednesday's Art Notes May 19, 2010 |
A roundup of arts headlines.
Tuesday on the NewsHour: Henri Cartier-Bresson May 18, 2010 |
French photographer Henri Cartier-Bresson traveled the world for decades capturing people, places and history as a journalist, and in the process, helped define photography as an art form. His legacy is now on display in an exhibit called 'Henri Cartier-Bresson: The Modern Century', a retrospective of 300 photographic works at New York's Museum of Modern Art.
For Soldiers Returning From War, Catharsis in Creative Expression May 18, 2010 |
As a new generation of soldiers return from combat and are confronted by the internal conflicts brought on by the stress of war, the military, mental health professionals and artists have begun to collaborate on ways to give "wounded warriors" creative tools for processing and expressing trauma. In Colorado Springs, Colorado, the Pikes Peak Behavioral Health Group runs an 11-week art therapy program for Fort Carson soldiers with physical and psychological trauma
Tuesday's Art Notes May 18, 2010 |
A roundup of arts headlines.
Weekly Poem: 'Necklace' May 17, 2010 |
Farzaneh Milani is also one of the translators of Simin Behbahani, Iran's foremost living poet. Behbahani has published 19 books of poems, two collections of short stories, a memoir of her late husband and numerous literary articles, essays and interviews.
Monday's Art Notes May 17, 2010 |
A roundup of arts headlines.
Conversation: Director Alex Gibney on 'Casino Jack and the United States of Money' May 14, 2010 |
It involves casinos, the murder of a Greek tycoon, intrigue in Washington and much more. But the film, "Casino Jack and the United States of Money" is a documentary unwinding the trail of super-lobbyist Jack Abramoff -- once a powerful player in the nation's capital, now a convicted felon serving time in prison.
Conversation: Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves...and Screen May 14, 2010 |
The legend of Robin Hood can trace its origins as far back as medieval poet Geoffrey Chaucer. On Friday, the latest version of one of history's favorite vigilantes arrives in theaters with director Ridley Scott's film, starring Russell Crowe and Cate Blanchett.
Friday's Art Notes May 14, 2010 |
A roundup of arts headlines.
For Josh Ritter, Mummies and Shakespeare Are the Stuff of Music May 13, 2010 |
The works of Flannery O'Connor, Philip Roth and Stephen King are probably not the first influences that come to mind for a songwriter. But after hearing Josh Ritter sing, it quickly becomes apparent why authors are important to the Moscow, Idaho, native.
Thursday's Art Notes May 13, 2010 |
A roundup of arts headlines.
Going to the World Cup? Do the Diski May 12, 2010 |
As if soccer fans need help getting excited about the FIFA World Cup in South Africa, the nation's tourism office has created the Diski -- a dance to commemorate the tournament, the first ever on the continent.
OK Go's Damian Kulash Lends Us a Hand May 12, 2010 |
Early on during Jeffrey Brown's interview with OK Go lead singer Damian Kulash, a light went out. Kulash, having spent months working on a video featuring a giant Rube Goldberg machine, applied some percussive maintenance on it and fixed the problem.
Wednesday's Art Notes May 12, 2010 |
A roundup of arts headlines.
Trying to Strike a Chord with Fans, One Recycling Bin at a Time May 11, 2010 |
On Earth Day, Art Beat profiled two companies who are almost as devoted to environmentalism as they are to producing and playing music. Here are two more groups who have changed their operations to be more green while encouraging others to follow suit.
Tuesday's Art Notes May 11, 2010 |
A roundup of arts headlines.
Weekly Poem: 'Light' May 10, 2010 |
C.K. Williams has published many books of poetry, including "Repair," which won the 2000 Pulitzer Prize, "The Singing ," which won the 2003 National Book Award, and "Flesh and Blood," winner of the National Book Critics Circle Prize in 1987.
Lena Horne Dies at Age 92 May 10, 2010 |
Groundbreaking singer, performer and film star Lena Horne died Sunday night in New York at the age of 92. Horne, the first African American to sign a long-term contract with a major film studio, broke down racial barriers, most memorably with "Stormy Weather."
Monday's Art Notes May 10, 2010 |
A roundup of arts headlines.
OK Go Goes Out on Its Own May 7, 2010 |
Chances are you've seen one of Ok Go's music videos. The quirky productions, shot on the cheap, have been viewed tens of millions of times on YouTube and launched the band into popularity.
Friday's Art Notes May 7, 2010 |
A roundup of arts headlines.
Conversation: C.K. Williams May 6, 2010 |
This year, C.K. Williams is out with two volumes: "Wait," a collection of new poems, and "On Whitman," an exploration of the work and genius of that great American poet.
Picasso Price Helps Paint a Prettier Picture for the Art Market May 6, 2010 |
This week, the art market continued to show strong signs of recovery as leading auction houses Sotheby's and Christie's held their Impressionist and Modern art sales, setting records and at least tripling the total brought in by the same auctions last May.
Thursday's Art Notes May 6, 2010 |
A roundup of arts headlines.
Photo Pioneer Muybridge Froze Time During an Era of Change May 5, 2010 |
Many of the technical and artistic conquests made in the history of photography can be traced back to the breakthroughs of one man. The 19th century British born photographer Eadweard Muybridge spent his lifetime capturing the American spirit, first in the landscapes of the Western frontier, and later in his visualizations of movement stopped in time that seemed to conquer speed with technology, freeze and reveal the un-seeable for every eye.
Conversation: Rebecca Solnit, Biographer of Eadweard Muybridge May 5, 2010 |
Rebecca Solnit is the author of "River of Shadows: Eadweard Muybridge and the Technological Wild West," which won the 2003 National Book Award for Criticism, and a contributor to the exhibition catalog for the current Muybridge exhibition at the Corcoran Gallery of Art.
Wednesday's Art Notes May 5, 2010 |
A roundup of arts headlines.
Tuesday's Art Notes May 4, 2010 |
A roundup of arts headlines.
Weekly Poem: 'Reading Stephen Crane's 'War Is Kind' to My Husband' May 3, 2010 |
Jehanne Dubrow is the author of three poetry collections: "The Hardship Post," "From the Fever-World" and most recently "Stateside," which is an exploration of the long history of military wives waiting for their husbands to return from war.
Monday's Art Notes May 3, 2010 |
A roundup of arts headlines.
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Ginsberg Saw the Best Minds of His Generation, and Captured Them on Film
Conversation: Debra Granik, Director of Sundance Favorite 'Winter's Bone'
Conversation: Isabel Allende
For Josh Ritter, Mummies and Shakespeare Are the Stuff of Music
For Soldiers Returning From War, Catharsis in Creative Expression
'Knuffle Bunny,' a Favorite Kids' Picture Book, Comes To Life Onstage
Weekly Poem: 'Necklace'
Weekly Poem: 'Light'
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