Oct 31 Q&A: In Zadie Smith's 'NW,' Some Harsh Truths About Friendship By Molly Finnegan Zadie Smith's latest novel, "NW," is an exploration into the joys and problems of a modern friendship between two women in North London. Decidedly less radiant than some of her earlier works, "NW" delivers the reader some harsh truths about… Continue reading
Oct 31 The Daily Frame Workers strip down the 50-foot-tall letters of the Hollywood sign last week, power washing the corrugated iron and applying nearly 400 gallons of fresh paint. The iconic sign is getting its biggest renovation in 35 years to prepare it for… Continue reading
Oct 30 Watch Extended Interview with Charles Kesler Extended Interview with Charles Kesler… Continue watching
Oct 30 The Tuesday Cutline...a Winner! For this week's contest, we chose a Halloween-themed photo. Some might say it was also an election-themed photo. In any case, the photo taken by Bill Clark of CQ Roll Call of zombies at the U.S. Capitol generated many submissions… Continue reading
Oct 30 The Daily Frame A man walks through New York's mostly deserted Times Square on Monday night. Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch Photographer Puts New Spin on 'Street' Art Using Google Maps Photographer Doug Rickard sees artistic possibility in the images of people captured in the photographic drive-bys that make up Google Street View. He has travelled thousands of virtual miles, looking for potential photographs in Google's maps that have more than… Continue watching
Oct 29 Watch Author Bill Ivey Argues for Rediscovering Values at Heart of American Ideal Author Bill Ivey Argues for Rediscovering Values at Heart of American Ideal… Continue watching
Oct 29 Bill Ivey, Former NEA Chairman, Author of 'Handmaking America' By Tom LeGro More of Jeffrey Brown's conversation with Bill Ivey, former chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts and author of "Handmaking America: A Back-to-Basics Pathway to a Revitalized American Democracy."… Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch Extended Interview: Bill Ivey More of Jeffrey Brown's conversation with Bill Ivey, author of "Handmaking America."… Continue watching
Oct 29 Weekly Poem: 'A.M.' Nick Norwood's third full volume of poems, "Gravel and Hawk," won the Hollis Summers Prize in Poetry and was published by Ohio University Press in April 2012. His other books are "A Palace for the Heart" (2004), "The Soft Blare"… Continue reading