Oct 26 Here's what happened when I tried to paint like Bob Ross By Laura Santhanam Every Saturday when I was growing up, I gathered my watercolors and paper and painted landscapes along with Bob Ross. Yes, I was that edgy. Today I watched the first episode of Bob Ross's show, "The Joy… Continue reading
Oct 26 Photos: Inside the Florence lab saving priceless works of art By Frank Carlson In the 14th century, Florence was the center of the Italian Renaissance, but after a devastating flood in the 1960s, it became something else: one of the world’s foremost centers of art preservation and restoration. Continue reading
Oct 26 Spoken word poet Elizabeth Acevedo issues a challenge to rape culture By Corinne Segal Acevedo's poem "Spear" follows a speaker in the aftermath of her daughter's sexual assault. Continue reading
Oct 26 Updated: Lego reverses decision on bulk purchases after Ai Weiwei flap By Gretchen Frazee Lego changed its policy on bulk purchases after initially refusing to sell directly to Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, saying at the time that it didn't want its product used to make a political statement. Continue reading
Oct 25 Watch 3:33 Boston art exhibit captures dynamic Dutch society in changing times A new art exhibit is being heralded as the first show ever to look at the Dutch masterworks for how the painters viewed society. The exhibit, “Class Distinctions: Dutch Painting in the Age of Rembrandt and Vermeer," recently opened at… Continue watching
Oct 23 Photos: These are the faces of Syria, from around the world By Corinne Segal As images of desperate Syrian refugees make headlines, Nour Nouralla is one of a group of photographers bringing focus to the individual faces and voices that share a Syrian identity with the project “Syrian Eyes of the World.”… Continue reading
Oct 22 Meet the woman who's standing up to gentrification in her working class Bronx neighborhood By Corinne Segal Jerome Avenue in the Bronx is a hub of working class families, but residents worry that their way of life could be at risk under a proposed idea to rezone 57 blocks along the street. Continue reading
Oct 22 'Sesame Street' debuts Julia, its first character with autism By Joshua Barajas Joining Abby Cadabby and Elmo on “Sesame Street” is Julia, a green-eyed, orange-haired character with autism. Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch 4:37 Why we need poetry to slow us down By PBS News Hour For MacArthur fellow Ellen Bryant Voigt, nature has always served as an inspiration for her poetry. She speaks about her love for natural beauty and need for solitude, as well as poetry’s gift for slowing us down. Continue watching
Oct 21 MacArthur Fellow Ellen Bryant Voigt on the poetry of small-town life By Mary Jo Brooks Poet Ellen Bryant Voigt described herself as a "glass-half-empty kind of girl" in one of her poems -- but she's optimistic about the future of poetry. Continue reading