Oct 02 Francine Prose Unlocks the Life and Diary of Anne Frank By Arts Desk A new book by writer Francine Prose called "Anne Frank: The Book, The Life, The Afterlife" asks how much we really know about Frank and her famous work, and wonders what more the talented young writer could have produced if… Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch Bening Returns to Stage with Modern Twist on 'Medea' After establishing herself as a star of the silver screen, Annette Bening has returned to her roots as a stage actor with a modern interpretation of Euripides' classical Greek play, "Medea."… Continue watching
Oct 01 We All Have a Story All artists carry stories -- stories shaped by personal histories, cultures and family experiences. Fifteen of them are brought together at the Kohler Arts Center in "American Story," an exhibition of artists with diverse backgrounds. Continue reading
Sep 29 Welcome Home: A Look at Living in Slums A multimedia exhibition from Norwegian photographer Jonas Bendiksen on display at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C., documents the experiences of families living in unplanned, off-the-grid slums in Nairobi, Mumbai, Caracas and Jakarta. Continue reading
Sep 29 Art of Contemporary Pakistan Comes to U.S. A new show at the Asia Society entitled Hanging Fire -- which refers to an idiom meaning "to delay decision" -- is the first U.S. museum exhibit to focus on contemporary art in Pakistan, and an attempt to alter the… Continue reading
Sep 28 Weekly Poem: 'September, Inverness' Robert Hass served as Poet Laureate of the United States from 1995 to 1997. His books of poetry include "Time and Materials" (2007 Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner); "Sun Under Wood: New Poems"; "Human Wishes"; "Praise"; and "Field… Continue reading
Sep 25 Ken Burns' Parks Doc Begins Sunday on PBS Ken Burns' new 12-hour documentary, "The National Parks: America's Best Idea," begins Sunday. Continue reading
Sep 25 Conversation: Writer Lorrie Moore By Arts Desk It's December 2001 and a young midwestern college student named Tassie Keltjin is about to get a more worldly education when she accepts a part-time job as a nanny to the adopted child of a sophisticated Middle-aged couple. What happens… Continue reading
Sep 25 Watch Unearthed Gold Sheds Light on Anglo-Saxon History Britain's largest collection of gold artifacts has been discovered and it dates back 1,300 years to the Anglo-Saxons. Nicholas Glass of ITN reports. Continue watching
Sep 24 Christo and Jeanne-Claude (Part 2) Artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude have been working on a proposed environmental art installation in Colorado for years, but have been met with significant resistance from local residents. Continue reading