Apr 17 The Daily Frame By Tom LeGro A man looks at "MaskII" by Ron Mueck at the Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain in Paris. The Australian artist's work is on view through Sept. 29. Continue reading
Apr 16 The Tuesday Cutline…a Contest By Tom LeGro Poor Elmo. It looks he might be lost. Or panhandling. Times are tough, after all, with budget cuts. What do you think our favorite red monster is up to? Write a caption to the photo above, and we'll send the… Continue reading
Apr 15 ‘Stag’s Leap’ Wins Pulitzer Prize for Poetry "Stag's Leap" by Sharon Olds, won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for poetry. Pulitzer judges called Olds' collection "a book of unflinching poems on the author's divorce that examine love, sorrow and the limits of self-knowledge."… Continue reading
Apr 15 Artists Wield Chalk as Weapon Against Gun Violence By Tom LeGro About 100 artists and activists organized by the group Art=Ammo participated in a flash-mob style performance against gun violence at the Lincoln Memorial. Continue reading
Apr 15 ‘The Orphan Master’s Son,’ ‘Stag’s Leap’ Among 2013 Pulitzer Prize Winners By Tom LeGro The 2013 Pulitzer Prize winners were announced Monday at a ceremony at Columbia University. Adam Johnson, author of the novel "The Orphan Master's Son," and poet Sharon Olds, author of "Stag's Leap," were among the winners. Continue reading
Apr 15 Weekly Poem: ‘Single Room’ By Tom LeGro Averill Curdy is the author of the collection "Song & Error" (2013, Farrar, Straus and Giroux) and co-edited, with Lynne McMahon, The Longman Anthology of Poetry (2006). She has received fellowships from the NEA and the Rona Jaffe Foundation, among… Continue reading
Apr 15 The Daily Frame By Tom LeGro Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands sets off fireworks and smoke bombs Saturday to celebrate the reopening of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam after a major 10-year renovation. Continue reading
Apr 15 Rubio Takes Lead in Selling Immigration Reform Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., talks to reporters on Capitol Hill. Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images. Sen. Marco Rubio may be a member of the Gang of Eight, but on Sunday he was flying solo. By participating in a… Continue reading
Apr 12 How Is the Sequester Affecting the Arts? By Tom LeGro With the government sequestration now a fact of life, we've been looking on the program at how cuts are affecting or might affect various sectors. Jeffrey Brown looks at the arts and arts organizations with a leading advocate, Robert Lynch,… Continue reading
Apr 12 Remembering Jonathan Winters, 1925-2013 By Tom LeGro Tributes are pouring in for comedian Jonathan Winters, who died Thursday at age 87. Watch Jim Lehrer's interview with Winters after he received the 1999 Mark Twain Prize from the Kennedy Center. This interview originally aired Oct. 21, 1999. Continue reading