Mar 23 Dead Japanese poets make great collaborators By Ashira Morris Matthew Rohrer's new collection, "Surrounded by Friends," collects poems written in collaboration with famous writers, daily life and inanimate objects. Continue reading
Mar 21 Community in uproar after Lima mayor orders destruction of public murals By Carey Reed On orders from Lima's mayor, and much to the dismay of the city's artistic community, municipal workers began covering up murals in the historic downtown district of Peru's capital last week. Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch 6:59 Bringing the theater of the Supreme Court to the stage By PBS News Hour To research his latest role, actor Edward Gero had to go to court: the Supreme Court. His character? Real-life Justice Antonin Scalia. But the new play “The Originalist” is more than a portrait of the famously combative leader of the… Continue watching
Mar 20 Watch 3:57 How a wheelchair challenge mobilized a high school to become more accessible By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 20 Canvases bloom in this show of French paintings By Alexis Cox Opening Saturday, “Van Gogh, Manet, and Matisse: The Art of the Flower” traces the evolution of the floral still life genre from the late 18th century to the early 20th century, in the first major U.S. exhibition of it's kind. Continue reading
Mar 19 Watch Memoir marks the moment when parent and child roles are reversed By PBS News Hour George Hodgman left a fast-paced life as an editor in Manhattan for small town Missouri to care for his elderly mother. Judy Woodruff sits down with Hodgman to discuss his poignant memoir of caretaking, “Bettyville.”… Continue watching
Mar 19 Watch Mysteries of the Lusitania disaster resurface By PBS News Hour In 1915, a German submarine sunk the Lusitania, a British passenger ship, killing nearly 1,200 people including 123 Americans. The story of that disaster is the subject of a new book, “Dead Wake.” Jeffrey Brown talks to author Erik Larson… Continue watching
Mar 18 400 years after death, Spain thinks it's found the remains of 'Don Quixote' author Cervantes By Victoria Fleischer Scientists in Madrid announced on Tuesday that, deep under ground of a 17th century convent, they found remains that they believe belong to celebrated writer Miguel de Cervantes, though they may never be able to guarantee the match. Continue reading
Mar 17 Chalkboard ninjas lock the doors and leave art behind By WOSU Dangerdust, an anonymous duo of advertising and graphic design students at the Columbus College of Art Design, create weekly chalkboard designs with an inspiring quote, skillful typography and stealth delivery. Continue reading
Mar 17 Watch 4:49 Chalkboard ninjas lock the doors and leave art behind By PBS News Hour Continue watching