Jun 28 Watch ‘Degenerate Art’ exhibit explores Nazi assault on modern art By PBS News Hour A new exhibit at the Neue Galerie in New York juxtaposes the classical 19th century paintings and sculptures that Adolf Hitler loved, with the abstract art that he hated and labeled "degenerate." The Nazis put on a show of so-called… Continue watching
Jun 27 Aaron Swartz’s story inspires and infuriates in ‘The Internet’s Own Boy’ By Victoria Fleischer For Aaron Swartz, the teen tech prodigy who became a leader in the fight against regulation and privatization of information on the internet, social activism wasn't a choice, but a calling. Filmmaker Brian Knappenberger characterizes Swartz's mission this way: “If… Continue reading
Jun 26 Watch Pulitzer Prize winning author of ‘3 Sections’ on seeing the big picture with poetry By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 26 A five-year journey in ‘The Case Against 8’ By Victoria Fleischer "The Case Against 8" captures reaction to the unexpected coalition of Ted Olson, the lead counsel for the Republicans in the 2000 Bush v. Gore Supreme Court decision, and David Boies, his opposing counsel, in the case against California's Proposition… Continue reading
Jun 24 Dylan’s ‘Like a Rolling Stone’ sells for more than $2 million By Ariel Min The handwritten manuscript for Bob Dylan’s 1965 classic “Like a Rolling Stone” sold Tuesday for more than $2 million at Sotheby’s rock and roll auction. Continue reading
Jun 24 Building musical instruments from Detroit’s wreckage By Roy Feldman, WTVS Detroit Public Television Reclaim Detroit is a nonprofit organization that dismantles vacant buildings to re-use their materials. That’s music to the ears of Michigan luthier Gary Zimnicki, who is using reclaimed floorboards and ceilings to craft ukuleles and mandolins. Filmmaker Roy Feldman from… Continue reading