Jan 19 Watch 7:13 How John Cleese got his accidental start in comedy By PBS News Hour Known for his work in Monty Python, on “Fawlty Towers” and in various movies, comedian and writer John Cleese was originally on a path to becoming a lawyer before finding himself “accidentally” in a comedy troupe. Jeffrey Brown talks with… Continue watching
Jan 19 Poet Jane Hoogestraat writes intimate dispatches from America's hinterlands By Ashira Morris In "Border States," her first published collection of poetry, published in November, Jane Hoogestraat's native state of South Dakota and her current home of Missouri, are as front and center as their geography. Continue reading
Jan 16 Grateful Dead doin' that rag one final time By Mike Melia To mark the 50th anniversary of the Grateful Dead, the four original members announced they will be playin’ in the band together for a final performance at Chicago’s Soldier Field. Continue reading
Jan 15 Watch 7:08 How the Oscars' lack of diversity reflects who runs Hollywood By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 15 Not Trending: Nigeria's generous new literature prize boosts African writers By News Desk Here's a story that isn't dominating the headlines, but deserves a close look: Three African authors are nominated for a relatively new fiction literature prize, and the finalist will walk away with £15,000 and a continental book tour. The Etisalat… Continue reading
Jan 15 NewsHour Shares: Who are the women in Gordon Parks' photo from 1956? By Colleen Shalby Do you know who these women are? That’s what New York Times is asking readers in an effort to uncover the identity of the subjects in Gordan Parks’ photo. Continue reading
Jan 15 Twitter Chat: What is the role of satire in modern society? By Nora Daly How important are political cartoons and other forms of satire to contemporary society?… Continue reading
Jan 15 Are this year's Oscar nominations disproportionately white and male? By Ruth Tam Where are the women and artists of color?… Continue reading
Jan 15 POLL: And the Oscar goes to ... (your choice here) By Victoria Fleischer, Laura Santhanam With this morning's announcement of the nominations for the 87th annual Academy Awards, we want to hear which films, directors and actors you think should take home a gold statuette. Before the big night, we here at Art Beat will… Continue reading