Arts

Construction in the Jewish settlement of Modi'In Ilit in the West Bank. Photo by Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images The latest direct peace talks between Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ended this week with no…

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Jeffrey Brown talks to Gary Shteyngart, author of "Super Sad True Love Story."…

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In today's arts and culture headlines, the movie about Joaquin's downward spiral is a fiction, not a documentary.

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Jeffrey Brown catches up with music legend Herbie Hancock, who celebrated his 70th birthday earlier this year and is touring in support of his latest album "The Imagine Project."…

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Herbie Hancock recently performed with several of the musicians from his album, "The Imagine Project," at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. Here's an excerpt of the song "Space Captain" performed with Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks.

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In today's arts and culture headlines, fears from Britain about loaning the Cyrus Cylinder and a real Museum of Innocence for Orhan Pamuk.

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This week, the Memphis Commercial Appeal reported that celebrated civil rights-era photographer Ernest Withers had been a paid informant for the FBI, reporting on the whereabouts and activities of the movement's leaders -- many of whom considered him a…

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Norwegian author Per Petterson reads from his novel "I Curse this River of Time."…

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TIJUANA, BAJA CALIFORNIA, Mexico | Toiling with a pile of wood planks in his garage turned woodshop, 46-year-old Roberto Carrillo exclaims without hesitation: "Tijuana is not Ciudad Juarez. We don't have the level of violence that you read…

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In today's arts and culture headlines, David Foster Wallace's last, unfinished work will be published next year.

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