Dec 31 What films were under-appreciated in 2015? By artsdesk Ann Hornaday and Mike Sargent join Jeffrey Brown to discuss which performances and films stood out this year. Continue reading
Dec 31 Obama sips coffee and talks about nothing with Seinfeld By Kevin Freking, Associated Press HONOLULU — President Barack Obama and comedian Jerry Seinfeld compare cars and trade one-liners in a 19-minute episode of "Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee."… Continue reading
Dec 31 Out of print for 70 years, Hitler's 'Mein Kampf' to go on sale in Germany By Corinne Segal "Mein Kampf" will go on sale in Germany next week after its copyright expires on Friday, marking the first time in 70 years the book will be legally reprinted in the country. Continue reading
Dec 31 These prize winners show 2015 was a diverse year in books By artsdesk The literary world was packed with a diverse field of prize-winners this year. Continue reading
Dec 30 WATCH: Aretha Franklin brings Obama to tears with rousing performance of 'Natural Woman' By Joshua Barajas Among the performances Tuesday night at the 38th Annual Kennedy Center Honors in Washington, D.C., there was one that brought President Barack Obama to tears. Continue reading
Dec 29 Watch 6:25 Poet Robin Coste Lewis evokes the black female form across history By PBS News Hour "Voyage of the Sable Venus," the first collection from Robin Coste Lewis, is the winner of this year's National Book Award for poetry. Lewis discussed her debut, her readers and her influences with Jeffrey Brown at the Miami Book Festival. Continue watching
Dec 29 How living as an undocumented immigrant inspired musician Diana Gameros By Kelly Whalen Her music is rooted in her own coming-of-age story as an undocumented immigrant in America. Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch 3:47 Saying farewell to two arts greats: Ellsworth Kelly and Haskell Wexler By PBS News Hour Haskell Wexler, 93, was a giant in the world of cinematography in the 1960s and '70s. The Oscar-winner helped create new looks for films like "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" Ellsworth Kelly, 92,… Continue watching
Dec 28 12 stunning snowflake photos you won't believe were taken by an amateur photographer By Abbey Oldham No, these designs aren’t the latest in 3D printing technology; they are photographs of snowflakes taken by self-taught Moscow photographer, Alexey Kljatov. Continue reading
Dec 28 Hieu Minh Nguyen challenges white supremacy in poems about his family By Corinne Segal Nguyen, a Minneapolis-based poet who writes on race, queerness and history, dove into the past with "White Boy Time Machine: Instruction Manual."… Continue reading