Arts

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.

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

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Mark Morris Dance Group in "L'Allegro, il Penseroso ed il Moderato."…

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A roundup of the week's arts and culture headlines.

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Brazilian dancer Edson Barbosa warms up for her performance at the Prix de Lausanne 40th International Ballet Competition in Lausanne, Switzerland.

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Poverty and Politics: How Strong Is Safety Net for Poor Americans?…

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Susan G. Komen for the Cure, the well-known breast cancer charity, faces an onslaught of criticism after news broke that it would stop giving grant money to Planned Parenthood clinics for breast screening. Judy Woodruff discusses the move and whether…

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New violence erupted Thursday in Cairo after a soccer riot killed scores of fans in Port Said. Ray Suarez and Matt Bradley of The Wall Street Journal explore how the distrust and anger among the country's police, soccer hooligans, political…

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As a black woman who was a feminist before the term was invented, Daisy Bates refused to accept her assigned place in society. In 1957, she became a household name when she fought for the right of nine black…

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