Jan 07 New York Times’ Brantley Previews Upcoming Theater Season New York Times chief theater critic Ben Brantley previews the shows to watch out for in New York and on stages across the country. Continue reading
Jan 07 Friday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, the Asian Art Museum is saved by San Fransisco. Continue reading
Jan 06 Photographer Offers a Portrait of Myanmar’s ‘First Lady of Freedom’ Aung San Suu Kyi; photo by Platon for Time Over the last two decades, many of the world's famous and powerful have found themselves in front of Platon's camera. The renowned portrait photographer dropped his last name early… Continue reading
Jan 06 ‘Green Patriots’ Get Straight to the Message with Enviro-Friendly Poster Art By Molly Finnegan Green Patriot Posters, an environmental sustainability advocacy organization that uses graphic art to raise awareness for green causes, has just published a new collection of purposeful poster art. Continue reading
Jan 05 Thursday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, Hollywood got a little economic boost at the end of 2010. Continue reading
Jan 05 Wednesday’s NewsHour: New Congress, Digital Brians, Pakistan Turmoil NEW CONGRESS KICKS OFF | The 112th Congress convened Wednesday, and Republicans once again were in the majority in the House of Representatives. Jim Lehrer examines the challenges ahead with historian Michael Beschloss and Norman Ornstein of the… Continue reading
Jan 05 Watch Photographer Alec Soth on a Life of Approaching Strangers Photographer Alec Soth showcased his work in Minneapolis' Walker Art Center, including exhibits entitled "33 Movie Theaters and a Funeral Home" and "Broken Manual." Twin Cities Public Television profiled him, and it's part of our NewsHour Connect series highlighting public… Continue watching
Jan 05 Platon’s Portraits For over 20 years, Platon has done portraits of the most famous people in the world. View a few of the images he's taken in this slide show. Continue reading
Jan 05 Around the Nation Here are some of this week's arts and culture stories from public broadcasting stations around the nation. Continue reading
Jan 05 Strategic Default: Right or Wrong? By Paul Solman We've been concentrating on the housing crisis over the past several days here on the Business Desk. For the rest of the week we'll be focusing on the issue of strategic default. If you're an underwater homeowner who can afford… Continue reading