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
Feb 25 Oscar-winning ’20 Feet from Stardom’ gives voice to back-up singers By Victoria Fleischer It was the middle of the night in 1969. Merry Clayton, a respected back-up singer, receives a call to help the Rolling Stones. Donning her robe and curlers, Clayton trots over to the studio and records the now-famous screaming vocals… Continue reading
Feb 24 Watch Bay Area poets turn reporters to tell story of vulnerable public housing residents By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 24 Watch Filmmakers try to shake ‘fairy tale story of change’ in documenting Egypt’s revolution By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 24 Poetry exposes truth about public housing in the Bay Area By Victoria Fleischer For Deandre Evans, Will Hartfield and Donte Clark writing poetry isn’t solely about expressing themselves, it’s also about reporting on a story that’s affecting their community. Through the Off/Page Project, a collaboration between Youth Speaks and The Center for Investigative… Continue reading
Feb 24 Comedian, writer, actor Harold Ramis dies at 69 By Victoria Fleischer Harold Ramis, the Chicago actor best known for his roles in “Ghostbusters” and “Stripes,” died of a rare autoimmune disease early Monday morning. Ramis was the head writer and performed for Second City’s television series. He got his big break… Continue reading
Feb 24 Weekly Poem: E. E. Cummings biographer reads his poem ‘Cambridge Ladies’ By Victoria Fleischer Susan Cheever's new biography of the poet is called "E. E. Cummings: A Life." She has also written biographies about Louisa May Alcott, Bill Wilson and her father John Cheever, in addition to 12 other published fiction and nonfiction books. Continue reading
Feb 21 Susan Cheever writes of life behind E.E. Cummings’s famous verse By Victoria Fleischer Cummings was one of the most popular poets of his time. His work is linked to the movements of Marcel Duchamp, Pablo Picasso, Gertrude Stein, and Ezra Pound. The group of modernists from the 1930s and ‘40s covered all artistic… Continue reading