Apr 12 Read the letter the Charging Bull sculptor sent demanding the removal of Fearless Girl By Elizabeth Flock, Synclaire Cruel The letter, which was sent through the sculptor’s attorneys, argues that the statue of the girl violates copyright and was placed there for commercial gain… Continue reading
Apr 11 Watch 4:42 How artists have wrestled with nonstop news By PBS News Hour An exhibit at the Getty Museum in Los Angeles takes an artistic route when it comes to covering the news. “Breaking News” takes audiences to a time back before the Internet, often featuring artists who sought political as well as… Continue watching
Apr 11 F. Scott Fitzgerald’s life was a study in destructive alcoholism By Dr. Howard Markel This is a red-letter week for American literature because it marks the debut of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s masterpiece, The Great Gatsby in 1925. The book was published by Charles Scribner’s Sons and both Scott and his editor, the legendary Max… Continue reading
Apr 11 This photographer chronicles what gun violence looks like, for those who survive By Elizabeth Flock Photographer Kathy Schorr has photographed 101 survivors of gun violence across America, many of them in the locations where they were shot. Continue reading
Apr 10 Watch 4:59 After fame, magic and controversy, Ringling Bros. Circus will take its last bow By PBS News Hour For 146 years, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus has been awing audiences with acrobatic spectacles and animal stunts. But next month, “the greatest show on earth” will take its final bow after its parent company pulled the plug… Continue watching
Apr 10 What does it mean to have no homeland? This haunting poetry searches for answers By Elizabeth Flock By the measure of a year, Mai Der Vang was not born in a refugee camp, as her sister was. But she’s always felt pulled between different worlds. In 1981, when Vang was born in Fresno, California, her parents had… Continue reading
Apr 10 Here’s the full list of 2017 Pulitzer Prize winners By Elizabeth Flock There are 14 categories for journalism, and seven categories for the arts. Continue reading
Apr 09 5 books for troubled times from this indie bookstore in Pakistan By Elizabeth Flock "The Last Word," an independent bookseller in Lahore, Pakistan, recommends five books that "celebrate the provocateur, the vilified, and the misunderstood."… Continue reading
Apr 07 This Passover, make a flourless chocolate cake from Joan Nathan By Meredith P. Garretson It’s a rich, elegant cake, wonderfully delicate yet sturdy and a relatively simple finale to your Passover Seder -- or any other gathering. Continue reading
Apr 07 Why do actors and actresses have separate award categories? MTV just eliminated theirs By Dayana Morales Gomez When the MTV Movie and Television Awards airs May 7, acting categories will be non-gendered. Continue reading