Sep 02 The Artwork of Saif al-Islam Gadhafi By Tom LeGro Saif al-Islam Gadhafi, the son of Moammar Gadhafi and would-be heir to Libya, is vowing not to surrender to the Libyan rebels. As recently as 2010, under very different circumstances, the perception of Saif al-Islam Gadhafi was much different as… Continue reading
Sep 02 From New York State to Nagaland, Art, Film and Hospitality Are Common Bonds Spurred by curiosity, Heather Layton and Brian Bailey set off from Rochester, NY., last December to visit Nagaland, a place around the world about which they knew almost nothing. Continue reading
Sep 02 Friday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, a protest disrupted a London concert by the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. Continue reading
Sep 01 Around the Nation Here are four arts and culture videos from public broadcasting that you may have missed… Continue reading
Sep 01 Thursday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, art works are still missing after the terrorist attack in Oslo in July. Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch Marijuana Farming Is Lucrative Business in California, but Who’s Profiting? Last year, local and federal authorities seized some 7 million illegally grown marijuana plants in California. The Center for Investigative Reporting and KQED investigate who and what are behind the spike in the state's lucrative marijuana-farming business. Continue watching
Aug 31 Asia Society Exhibit Explores Pakistan’s Buddhist Past 'The Buddhist Heritage of Pakistan: Art of Gandhara,' a new exhibit at the Asia Society in New York, is the first American show in decades to examine works from this chapter of Pakistani history. Continue reading
Aug 31 Wednesday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, poet Maya Angelou wants a change made to the newly opened Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial. Continue reading
Aug 31 Stand-Up Economist: Always Bring Your Own Toilet Paper Another vlog today from Our Man in Beijing, Stand-up Economist Yoram Bauman. He's not in China as a comedian, of course, but as an environmental economist, which this post explains. (It also explains why he keeps a roll… Continue reading
Aug 30 Poet, Activist Ernesto Cardenal Explores Cosmos, Humanity in Verse By Tom LeGro Ernesto Cardenal, one of Latin America's most renowned, but also controversial, poets and political activists, has shifted his recent work to reflect on humanity's connection to nature and relationship to the universe. Ray Suarez speaks with the poet about his… Continue reading