Mar 01 Charles Wright Reads 'Together' By artsdesk Charles Wright reads "Together." Together I wish I had the capacity to see through my own death. Some flash light, some force of flame Picking out diamond points of falling leaves and the river of stars. This is the… Continue reading
Mar 01 Conversation: Libyan Poet Khaled Mattawa By Tom LeGro Khaled Mattawa was born in Benghazi, Libya, which is now much in the news, and came to the United States as a teenager in 1979. Jeffrey Brown spoke to Mattawa about the uprising in Libya, and about the history of… Continue reading
Mar 01 Tuesday's Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, actress Jane Russell has died. Continue reading
Mar 01 Making Sen$e: How States Have Responded to the Pension Crunch By Paul Solman EDITOR'S NOTE: We received a number of responses from viewers like you regarding last week's broadcast story, "In Tiny Rhode Island, a Massive Public Pension Crisis Looms" and the Making Sen$e web piece, "Paying For Public… Continue reading
Feb 28 Watch 8:48 'Parazit' Fuses Iranian Politics and Comedy Jeffrey Brown talks with the creators of "Parazit". Continue watching
Feb 28 Monday on the NewsHour: A Look at 'Parazit' By Tom LeGro, Anne Azzi Davenport More of Jeffrey Brown's conversation with "Parazit" duo Kambiz Hosseini and Saman Arbabi. Continue reading
Feb 28 Weekly Poem: 'Where Shadows Will' Laura Moriarty is the author of 12 books of poetry, including "A Tonalist" (Nightboat Books) and "A Semblance: Selected and New Poems, 1975-2007" (Omnidawn), as well as the novels "Cunning" (1999) and "Ultravioleta" (2006). She is the deputy director of… Continue reading
Feb 28 Monday's Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, "The King's Speech" was the big winner at the Academy Awards, taking home four Oscars: best picture, best director for Tom Hooper, best original screenplay for David Seidler and best actor for Colin Firth. Continue reading
Feb 25 Conversation: A.O. Scott Previews the Oscars By Tom LeGro The 83rd Academy Awards are Sunday night in Los Angeles, and for a preview of the ceremony and a break down of the nominees, Jeffrey Brown speaks to New York Times Film critic A.O. Scott. Continue reading
Feb 25 Friday's Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, a woman sues the Gagosian Gallery after an incident involving protesters and the police. Continue reading