Dec 12 Watch Alan Simpson’s Social Media Appeal for Budget Discussion; Pope Joins Twitter Alan Simpson's Social Media Appeal for Budget Discussion; Pope Joins Twitter… Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch In ‘Pullman Porter Blues,’ a Family’s Trip Through Time Conversation with playwright Cheryl L. West and actor Cleavant Derricks. Continue watching
Dec 12 In ‘Pullman Porter Blues,’ a Family’s Train Trip Through Time By Tom LeGro Art Beat talks to playwright Cheryl L. West and actor Cleavant Derricks after opening night at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., where her play "Pullman Porter Blues" is enjoying strong reviews. Continue reading
Dec 12 Ravi Shankar Dies at Age 92 By Tom LeGro Ravi Shankar, the Indian musical icon who made the sitar famous, played with the Beatles and helped introduce "world music" to the masses, died Tuesday at age 92 in a San Diego hospital. Continue reading
Dec 12 The Daily Frame By Tom LeGro People attend the 34th Transmusicales festival in Rennes, France, last week. Continue reading
Dec 11 Watch Art, China and Censorship According to Ai Weiwei Ai Weiwei has spent his career creating art with a direct social and political message. His photos, sculptures and installations highlight issues like Chinese censorship and corruption. Jeffrey Brown reports on Ai's career and "According to What?" -- an exhibition… Continue watching
Dec 11 Tuesday on the NewsHour: Ai Weiwei By Tom LeGro Extended interviews, slide show: "Ai Weiwei: According to What?" at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C. Continue reading
Dec 11 ‘Ai Weiwei: According to What?’ at the Hirshhorn By Jason Kane "Ai Weiwei: According to What?" at the Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum in Washington, D.C., is the first-ever North American survey of the Chinese artist's work. Continue reading
Dec 11 Watch Art, China and Censorship According to Ai Weiwei Ai Weiwei, arguably one of the most well known artists and dissidents in the world… Continue watching
Dec 11 The Tuesday Cutline… a Winner! By Tom LeGro This week's contest was a joke. Seriously, dude? A chair? We'd never seen this trick before, but many of you had. Some of you even pointed us to this video, which explains how Mr. Deepak Sharma -- if that's… Continue reading