Aug 23 For Military Bastions, Iraq Troop Withdraw is Not the End By Dante Chinni Amid all the headlines of U.S. soldiers coming home from Iraq, it's tempting to think of military communities filled with happily reunited families preparing to pick up where they left off. That's been a dominant story of the past… Continue reading
Aug 23 Weekly Poem: 'My God' By Tom LeGro Sandra Beasley is the author of "I Was the Jukebox," winner of the 2009 Barnard Women Poets Prize, and "Theories of Falling," winner of the 2007 New Issues Poetry Prize. Continue reading
Aug 23 Monday's Art Notes A roundup of the day's art and culture headlines, including a Van Gogh heist in Cairo. Continue reading
Aug 23 More Aid Heading to Pakistan; FDA Chief Calls for Preventative Powers Pakistani flood victims stand in line for food in Sukkur on Monday. Photo by Asif Hassan/AFP/Getty Images. The United Nations said Monday that it has now raised about 70 percent of the $460 million it needs to provide… Continue reading
Aug 20 Conversation: Director Yael Hersonski Puts New Lens on 'A Film Unfinished' In 1942, a Nazi crew arrived in Warsaw, Poland to begin filming in the Jewish ghetto, just months before its razing and the deportation of its terrorized inhabitants. In her new movie, "A Film Unfinished," Israeli filmmaker Yael Hersonski attempts… Continue reading
Aug 20 Friday's Art Notes In today's roundup of arts and culture news, newcomers to the OED, a drop in on-screen smoking, and remembering the piper who played for troops on the beaches of Normandy. Continue reading
Aug 19 Satire and Seduction in the Prints of Warrington Colescott Marked by an interest in innovative techniques and bawdy satire, Warrington Colescott's challenging and witty fine art prints have buoyed him to national attention. Continue reading
Aug 19 Thursday's Art Notes In today's roundup of arts and culture news, a look at the new art works vying for a spot on London's fourth plinth and the aesthetic proclivities of extraterrestrials. Continue reading
Aug 18 Mom Says the Darndest Things: 10 Questions for Kelly Oxford By Tom LeGro Kelly Oxford started writing an anonymous blog more than seven years ago after spending a lot of time online reading sites about child-rearing. What she found were places where fellow mothers could communicate with each other, but they just weren't… Continue reading
Aug 18 Wednesday's Art Notes In today's daily roundup of arts and culture news, the Metropolitan Opera broke a sales record, archaeologists in Afghanistan find an ancient Buddhist site and a new library honoring Kurt Vonnegut will open in Indianapolis. Continue reading