Arts

In today's arts and culture headlines, Peru's president asks for some special help in retrieving ancient artifacts from Yale University.

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"On Reading," an exhibition on view at the Carnegie Museum of Art in Pittsburgh, collects photos taken by Hungarian photographer Andre Kertesz over a decades' long career of people in private moments reading books, newspapers or magazines.

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In today's arts and culture headlines, the Chinese government plans to destroy Ai Weiwei's Shanghai art studio.

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For many who have been following and covering this campaign season, election day is the culmination of months of campaign ads and political analysis. Several of our public media colleagues have decided to add something a little lighter to their…

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The Writers' Theatre, a small venue housed in the Glencoe (Ill.) Woman's Library Club, has garnered big accolades over the last decade for its varied programs mixing original works with fresh looks at classic stories.

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In today's arts and culture headlines, Turkey lifts its ban on YouTube.

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Funeral for some of those killed in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Photo by Jesus Alcazar/AFP/Getty Images Less than a month before Mexicans celebrate the centennial of their revolution, some of them have the feeling the country is in a time of…

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Paul Solman answers questions from NewsHour viewers and web users on business and economic news most days on his Making Sen$e page. Here's Monday's query: Name: Dick Levinson Question: While I admire your intelligence and integrity, your…

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Poet Laureate W.S. Merwin reads "By Dark."…

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In today's arts and culture headlines, George Hickenlooper, who won an Emmy Award in 1992 for directing "Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse," has died at age 47,…

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