Oct 26 Tuesday's Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, the end of the Sony Walkman and the passing of television cartoonist Alexander Anderson Jr., creator of Rocky the flying squirrel and Bullwinkle the moose. Continue reading
Oct 25 Watch A Conversation with Director Judd Apatow Jeffrey Brown talks to producer and director Judd Apatow about what's behind his string of successful movies and his new book, "I Found This Funny." Apatow has been the force behind hit films such as "The 40 Year-Old Virgin" and… Continue watching
Oct 25 Monday on the NewsHour: Judd Apatow By Tom LeGro, Mary Jo Brooks An extended interview with Judd Apatow, whose latest pursuit is a book called "I Found This Funny."… Continue reading
Oct 25 Weekly Poem: 'From the Start' By Tom LeGro W.S. Merwin is the Library of Congress' 17th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry. He has had a prolific writing career, crafting more than 50 books of verse, translations, memoirs and more. Continue reading
Oct 25 Monday's Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, "the biggest legal brawl in the art world" is coming to an abrupt end. Continue reading
Oct 22 Conversation: Nicole Krauss' 'Great House' By Tom LeGro Four narrators weave their own stories investigating the effects of loss, loneliness and deep uncertainty in Nicole Krauss' novel, "Great House," which is a finalist for the National Book Award. Continue reading
Oct 22 Friday's Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, more than 100 Brillo boxes said to be works by Andy Warhol have been declared "copies."… Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch Edwidge Danticat on the Luxury of Creating Art Haitian-American author Edwidge Danticat speaks with Jeffrey Brown about her earthquake-ravaged homeland, feeling guilty for having the time and security to create art and her new collection of essays, "Create Dangerously: The Immigrant Artist at Work."… Continue watching
Oct 21 A Closer Look at Herbal Supplements UPDATE | Oct. 22, 2010 from Paul Solman: Apologies to all who know biology: this story identified A,C,G and T as AMINO acids. They're NUCLEIC. ................................................................................................................................................ Paul Solman's Making Sen$e segment on Thursday's NewsHour looks at a new… Continue reading
Oct 21 Conversation: MacArthur Fellow, Community MusicWorks Founder Sebastian Ruth By Tom LeGro One of this year's MacArthur Foundation fellows is Sebastian Ruth, founder and artistic director of Community MusicWorks. Continue reading