Mar 10 Watch PBS web series ‘Everything But the News’ parodies online culture — and us By PBS News Hour A new web series by PBS Digital Studios called "Everything But the News" pokes fun at what we do at the NewsHour every night. In the first episode, Steve Goldbloom plays a fictional tech reporter who travels to Southern California… Continue watching
Mar 10 Weekly Poem: Michael Collier reads ‘Grandmother with Mink Stole, Sky Harbor Airport, Phoenix, Arizona, 1959’ By artsdesk Michael Collier was the Poet Laureate of Maryland from 2001-2004. He has published several collections of poetry, including “The Ledge,” which was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the national Book Critics Circle Award. “An Individual… Continue reading
Mar 06 John Banville slips into Chandler’s voice for new Philip Marlowe crime novel By artsdesk Author John Banville has been reading Raymond Chandler novels since he was in his early teens. When Banville turned 60, he invented a pseudonym for his crime fiction. As Benjamin Black, the writer has just come out with a new… Continue reading
Mar 06 Watch Online Extra: John Banville on ‘The Black-Eyed Blonde’ By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 06 Watch John Banville reads excerpt from ‘The Black-Eyed Blonde’ By PBS News Hour Continue watching
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