Jan 11 For Some Young Men, a Dangerous Age for Mental Illness Jared Loughner, the 22-year-old suspect accused of killing six people this week and wounding 14 others, including his target Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, joins an infamous roster of gunmen -- 23-year-old Virginia Tech shooter Seung-hui Cho, Columbine high school seniors Eric… Continue reading
Jan 11 In Haiti, Art Remains a Solid Cornerstone This week, Haitian-American poet and scholar Patrick Sylvain will be writing for Art Beat about his home country and its art, its history and future, and how its artists are surviving in the earthquake's aftermath. Continue reading
Jan 11 Tuesday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, the Dali Museum reopens in a new home. Continue reading
Jan 10 Abigail Washburn Uses Banjo as Tool for Diplomacy By Lauren Knapp For over a decade Abigail Washburn, a singer-songwriter and clawhammer banjo player, knew she wanted to help improve Chinese-American relations. She just never thought she'd be doing it through song. Continue reading
Jan 10 Weekly Poem: ‘The Winter’s Wife’ By Tom LeGro Jennifer Chang is the author of "The History of Anonymity" (Georgia, 2008). A Ph.D. candidate in English at the University of Virginia, she co-chairs the advisory board of Kundiman, a nonprofit organization dedicated to the support and promotion of Asian… Continue reading
Jan 10 Monday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, the Library of Congress is swingin' for a huge donation of vintage recordings. Continue reading
Jan 07 Sudanese in U.S. See Referendum Vote as New Hope for Homeland Sudan begins voting Sunday on a referendum that will decide whether the South will secede from the North. On Friday's NewsHour, Fred de Sam Lazaro reports from South Sudan on how one town is getting ready for the vote. Continue reading
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