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In ‘Pilgrimage,’ Leibovitz Explores Portraits Without People

Known for portraits of celebrities and musicians, Annie Leibovitz has given herself a new assignment: capture striking landscapes and visit the homes of iconic figures to document significant items from their past. Jeffrey Brown and Leibovitz discuss her "Pilgrimage" book…

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Around the Nation

Here are four arts and culture videos from public broadcasting partners around the nation.

Proposition 8 Unconstitutional, Court Upholds in Ruling

A rally to celebrate the ruling to overturn Proposition 8, Aug. 4, 2010, in San Francisco. That ruling was appealed by supporters of Proposition 8. Tuesday, the Ninth Circuit upheld the original ruling that Prop 8 is unconstitutional Photo…

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A visitor looks at "Haran II" by Frank Stella, which is part of the exhibition, "Guggenheim Collection: The American Avant-Garde 1945-1980," at the Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome. The exhibition, running through May 6, showcases more than 60 works produced…

Weekly Poem: Nick Flynn Reads ‘haiku (failed)’

Nick Flynn reads "haiku (failed)" from his book, "The Captain Asks for a Show of Hands."…

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Weekly Poem: ‘haiku (failed)’

Nick Flynn is a poet, playwright and memoirist whose most recent book is "The Captain Asks for a Show of Hands" (2011, Graywolf Press), a collection of poems that are linked to his latest memoir, "The Ticking is the Bomb"…

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Children participate in the celebrations at the Chinese Lantern Festival in Zibo, China. Photo by Hong Wu/ Getty Images.

Conversation: Mark Morris

Jeffrey Brown talks to dance choreographer Mark Morris, whose "L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato" was recently performed at Washington's Kennedy Center.