Mar 24 Watch Extended Interview: Samantha Chang More of Jeffrey Brown's interview with Iowa Writers' Workshop director Samantha Chang. Continue watching
Mar 24 Watch Poetry as a Weapon of War in Afghanistan Two studies say the Taliban is defeating the U.S. in using propaganda poetry as a weapon. Continue watching
Mar 24 Thursday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, Polish authorities puzzle over a Renoir mail mystery… Continue reading
Mar 23 Watch Fearing Wave of Unrest, Morocco’s King Proposes Constitutional Changes Ray Suarez reports on the North African nation of Morocco, where the country's king is attempting to stave off protests with a series of constitutional reforms. Continue watching
Mar 23 Elizabeth Taylor in the Flesh It was 1960, and Spencer Michels was learning how to be a journalist at Columbia University when he met Elizabeth Taylor. At the age of 21, he had a lot to learn. Continue reading
Mar 23 Judge Overturns Google Books Deal By Molly Finnegan In New York on Tuesday, federal Judge Danny Chin overturned a settlement between Google and the national trade organizations that represent American authors and publishers which dictates terms of a massive book digitalization project, led by Google. Continue reading
Mar 23 Elizabeth Taylor Dies at Age 79 Actress and Hollywood legend Elizabeth Taylor died Wednesday at age 79. A publicist told the Associated Press that Taylor was surrounded by her four children when she died of congestive heart failure at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, where… Continue reading
Mar 23 Stories from SXSW: Around the Nation Round-up, Austin Edition SXSW 2011 ended Sunday, but live music recordings from the festival live on. Here's a roundup of coverage from public media outlets from around the nation. Continue reading
Mar 23 Wednesday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, Elizabeth Taylor has died. Continue reading
Mar 22 Stories from SXSW: The Music Video Makes a Comeback The creators of three of the many music videos screening at SXSW talked to Art Beat about directing and producing their short films and their role in the music industry. Continue reading