Oct 28 Remembering Lou Reed's 'Rock and Roll Heart': Watch this American Masters documentary By Victoria Fleischer Lou Reed performs live on stage at Concertgebouw, Amsterdam on May 19, 1974. Photo by Gijsbert Hanekroot/Redferns. Pioneering musician Lou Reed, whose work profoundly influenced rock 'n' roll, died Sunday at the age of 71 from liver disease. Reed is… Continue reading
Oct 28 #Abortion BREAKING: Federal judge declares Texas abortion restrictions unconstitutional, blocks enforcement.— The Associated Press (@AP) October 28, 2013… Continue reading
Oct 28 That's no moon, it's a 36-year-late 'Star Wars' blooper reel .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } While many movie fans get… Continue reading
Oct 28 Weekly Poem: Billy Collins reads 'Cheerios' By Victoria Fleischer // Cheerios One bright morning in a restaurant in Chicago as I waited for my eggs and toast, I opened the Tribune only to discover that I was the same age as Cheerios. Indeed, I was a few months older… Continue reading
Oct 28 Weekly Poem: Billy Collins reads 'Cheerios' By Victoria Fleischer // Cheerios One bright morning in a restaurant in Chicago as I waited for my eggs and toast, I opened the Tribune only to discover that I was the same age as Cheerios. Indeed, I was a few months… Continue reading
Oct 26 Women in Saudi Arabia stand up to authorities by breaking driving ban .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } Women in Saudi Arabia took… Continue reading
Oct 25 Billy Collins reflects on his collection 'Aimless Love' and pretending to be serious By Victoria Fleischer Humor wasn't always integral to Billy Collins' poetry. The former U.S. poet laureate thought he had to be serious, or at least "pretend to be serious." Collins stopped by the NewsHour recently to speak with chief arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown… Continue reading
Oct 25 Can't decide what to be this Halloween? How about a Banksy By Victoria Fleischer You will need plenty of face paint and a little patience to pull off these Halloween costumes inspired by Roy Lichtenstein's pop art. Photo by Flickr user Viktor Sekularac The pumpkins are out, the haunted houses are revving up… Continue reading
Oct 25 Billy Collins reflects on his collection 'Aimless Love' and pretending to be serious By Victoria Fleischer Humor wasn't always integral to Billy Collins' poetry. The former U.S. poet laureate thought he had to be serious, or at least "pretend to be serious." Collins stopped by the NewsHour recently to speak with chief arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown… Continue reading
Oct 24 Reflections on the power of poetry in Detroit schools By Jeffrey Brown Chief arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown and U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey talk to students learning poetry through InsideOut, a Detroit-based literary arts project that brings writers to public schools. Photo by Reid Riddell Our story on poetry in the Detroit… Continue reading