Arts

In today's arts and culture headlines, the fight in Michigan over the cost benefit of tax incentives for the film industry.

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LIBYA PROTESTS | Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi is refusing to step down as international condemnation of the violent crackdown on protesters grows. Jeffrey Brown talks about the growing unrest in the North African nation with Robert Danin of the…

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To appreciate the complexity and craft of animated narratives, one need not look further than the 2011 Oscar animated shorts category.

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In today's arts and culture headlines, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra suspends its season.

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Eric Gudas":http://www.ericgudas.com/ was born in Annapolis, Md. His poems, book reviews and interviews with American poets have appeared in the American Poetry Review, Crazyhorse, the Iowa Review, Poetry Flash, the Southern Review and other journals. His book, "Best Western and…

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Having begun my journalism career in college in the '60s, I figure I've been covering the labor movement for nearly half a century - a half century of relative decline. It's easy to understand in retrospect. After World…

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STATE BUDGET BATTLES | A push to reduce state workers' benefits and eliminate collective bargaining caused a furor this week as protesters descended on Wisonsin's Capitol -- and Democratic lawmakers fled to stall a vote. And similar cuts are being…

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Art Beat received hundreds of questions. Unable to answer them all, Roger Rosenblatt sought to address some of the most popular themes with this response.

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In a movie, some elements are designed to stand out and take center stage. Yet Oscar-winning sound editor Richard King says he's done his job well when the sound works to enhance the picture and not draw attention to itself.

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In today's arts and culture headlines, musicians of the Detroit Symphony vote on a final contract offer.

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