Mar 04 Stripping off inhibitions in the ‘free market’ of Mardi Gras By Talia Mindich Flashing for beads is a ritual with murky roots. Exactly when it first appeared at Mardi Gras is unclear, but it is believed to have gained momentum in the mid-80s. So how did this phenomenon originate? And is it simply… Continue reading
Mar 03 What would Warhol, Van Gogh think of today’s selfies? By Ruth Tam While self portraits have evolved over centuries of art movements, the more recent popularity of the selfie speaks to their longevity. Continue reading
Mar 03 Weekly Poem: Rachel Zucker pulls inspiration from the noise of New York By Victoria Fleischer Rachel Zucker was once told that poets either write out of noise or out of silence and she has no doubt which category she falls into. Zucker just published a new collection of poems called “The Pedestrians.” A… Continue reading
Mar 03 ’12 Years a Slave’ takes home Hollywood’s top prize and makes history By Ellen Rolfes While "Gravity" won the most golden statuettes at the Academy Awards ceremony on Sunday, "12 Years a Slave" walked away with the evening's top prize. Continue reading
Mar 02 Watch Spiderman stages a special performance for autistic fans By PBS News Hour Ivette Feliciano visits a Theater Development Fund project that stages special performances for children with autism. On the set of Spiderman: Turn Off the Dark, producers and actors work with specialists to make the shows as close to the regular… Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch ‘Boasting and guilt are two sides of the same coin’: Confronting Indonesia’s genocide in ‘The Act of Killing’ By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 27 Oscar-nominated ‘Dirty Wars’ aims to make a covert war more ‘real’ By Victoria Fleischer “Dirty Wars” director Richard Rowley talks to chief arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown about the dangers of investigating covert American wars in Afghanistan, Yemen and Somalia. Richard Rowley and Jeremy Scahill are both war reporters who have been… Continue reading
Feb 27 Verona’s Juliet statue removed after continued damage by love-seeking tourists By Sarah Sheffer Rub the bronze breast of the Juliet statue in the fair city of Verona, Italy, and your luck with love will turn around, the legend goes. But tourists hoping to claim their share of the star-crossed lovers’ romance have rubbed… Continue reading
Feb 26 Six 2014 Oscar-nominated films you’ve never heard of By Victoria Fleischer, Chelsea Coatney Every year when the Academy Awards roll around, most nominated films and performers have already captivated the public's attention. But often there's a handful of films that viewers don't know quite as well. Here are six you might want to… Continue reading
Feb 25 George W. Bush to exhibit artwork at presidential library By Ellen Rolfes The George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas announced Monday that it plans to unveil in April more than two dozen never-before-displayed portraits painted by the 43rd U.S. president. Continue reading