May 07 Ndegeocello Credits Arts Education With Redefining Path to Success EmbedVideo(3330, 482, 304); With nine studio albums under her belt and a world tour under way, bass player Meshell Ndegeocello was in her hometown of Washington, D.C., last week recalling how arts classes were key to ensuring… Continue reading
May 07 Watch Weekly Poem: ‘Cinco de Mayo’ Naomi Shihab Nye reads her poem "Cinco de Mayo" from her book, "Transfer."… Continue watching
May 07 Weekly Poem: ‘Cinco de Mayo’ Naomi Shihab Nye is the author of several books of poems, including most recently, You "Transfer" (BOA Editions, 2011) and "Yours" (BOA Editions, 2005), which received the Isabella Gardner Poetry Award. Continue reading
May 07 The Daily Frame Sculptures of blue sheep flock in Schwerin, Germany, on Friday. Continue reading
May 04 Watch ‘What’s Going on Now’: Engaging Young People Through Music, Media, Messages 'What's Going on Now': Engaging Young People Through Music, Media, Messages… Continue watching
May 04 Watch Three New Looks on the National Mall The Trust for the National Mall announces the three winners of a design competition. Continue watching
May 04 Three New Looks on the National Mall By Julia Griffin, Jeffrey Brown The National Mall here in Washington, D.C., is indeed a national treasure, but it's one that is in some disrepair. The Trust for the National Mall has just held a competition to design three new sections in oft-neglected areas on… Continue reading
May 04 40 Years After Gaye’s Hit, John Legend Explores ‘What’s Going On…Now’ By Anne Azzi Davenport, Jeffrey Brown Jeffrey Brown talks to singer-songwriter John Legend and producer Harry Weinger about Marvin Gaye's hit record, "What's Going On," on its 40th anniversary. Continue reading
May 04 The Daily Frame A woman passes a large print of an original Bauhaus poster on the wall of the Barbican in London. "Bauhaus: Art as Life" is the largest British exhibition in over 40 years of the Bauhaus school of art, includes more… Continue reading
May 03 Watch Better $120 Million Status Symbol: ‘The Scream’ or a Yacht? One of the most iconic works of art in the world, a version of Edvard Munch's "The Scream," sold at a record price of $119.9 million in a much-hyped New York auction Wednesday night. Jeffrey Brown and The Wall Street… Continue watching