Feb 17 Weekly Poem: Suzanne Cleary tried to learn Italian, instead she wrote a poem By Victoria Fleischer Suzanne Cleary loves the sound of Italian. When she picked up a copy of “Italian Made Simple,” she was determined to teach herself the language before a trip to Italy. Instead Clearly came away fascinated by the characters in the… Continue reading
Feb 14 According to Pandora, Daft Punk fans are likely Democrats By Ruth Tam If you happen to be single on Valentine’s Day and in need of a personalized mix tape with no strings attached, Pandora is here for you. Next week, though, there might be a couple of obligations. The 14-year-old online radio… Continue reading
Feb 13 What to do when the kids are stuck inside? Read one of these books By Victoria Fleischer With yet another winter storm pressing down on a large swath of the east coast this week, we thought it would be useful to share Kate DiCamillo's favorite children's books. Now these books are perfect any old day, but they're… Continue reading
Feb 12 Comedy legend Sid Caesar dies at 91 By Ellen Rolfes Before there was Saturday Night Live, there was "Your Show of Shows," and Sid Caesar was its featured star. With writers such as Mel Brooks, Woody Allen, and Carl Reiner, Caesar had the best material to entertain American television audiences… Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch Telling the story of ‘Monuments Men,’ soldiers who helped save Western civilization’s treasures By PBS News Hour During World War II, the Nazis systematically looted art works from all over Europe, while combat and aerial bombing unintentionally destroyed major landmarks. The story of the quest to protect, rescue and restore Europe’s cultural treasures is told in a… Continue watching
Feb 10 Watch Singing robots show humanity of technology in opera of the future By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 10 Sci-fi opera ‘Death and the Powers’ is doing things differently … with robots By Anne Azzi Davenport "Death and the Powers" has been called the future of the opera. Composed by Tod Machover and developed at the MIT Media Lab, this science fiction opera fills the stage with robots alongside actors and combines computers with the sounds… Continue reading
Feb 10 Watch MIT Media Lab’s Peter Torpey talks about bringing a new layer of technology to opera By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 10 Watch Tod Machover, creator of “Death and the Powers,” explores the interaction of music and technology By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 10 Watch The Dallas Opera’s Keith Cerny brings “Death and the Powers” to Texas By PBS News Hour Continue watching