Dec 30 Thursday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, an influential jazz educator, a special effects artist and a von Trapp family singer all died this week. Continue reading
Dec 29 Watch Patti Smith Reflects on Power of Words, Rock ‘N’ Roll Rock legend Patti Smith speaks with Jeffrey Brown about her book "Just Kids," a look at her friendship with the late photographer Robert Mapplethorpe in the 1960s and '70s before their careers became part of America's pop culture palette. Continue watching
Dec 29 From Himalayas to Appalachia, Mountain Music Strikes Common Chords Geographically worlds apart, there are striking similarities between the traditional music found in both the Appalachian and the Himalayan Mountains. Continue reading
Dec 29 Wednesday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, philosopher of aesthetics Denis Dutton has died at age 66. Continue reading
Dec 28 Veteran Photographer William Albert Allard Helped Change Focus of National Geographic By Lauren Knapp When William Albert Allard joined the staff of National Geographic in 1964, the magazine's approach to photojournalism began to change. Jeffrey Brown talks to the veteran photographer about his nearly 50 years of work. Continue reading
Dec 28 Tuesday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, the National Film Registry honors 25 new entries. Continue reading
Dec 27 On Monday’s NewsHour: East Coast Blizzard, Health Reform, Online Privacy WINTER WEATHER WALLOPS EAST COAST | Many Americans trying to travel home after Christmas found themselves battling a blizzard along the eastern seaboard. Jeffrey Brown has an overview of the wild weather. BADGER STATE HEALTH REFORM BATTLE | Betty… Continue reading
Dec 27 Weekly Poem: ‘Burning the Christmas Greens’ By Tom LeGro Born in Rutherford, N.J., in 1883, William Carlos Williams was as a revolutionary figure in American poetry, an experimenter, an innovator and one of the principal poets of the Imagist movement. Continue reading
Dec 27 Monday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, the Great White Way may be covered in snow, but the shows are still running. Continue reading
Dec 24 We the Critics: Undersung Favorites from 2010 A compilation of favorite works of literature, film, music and art from our readers and the Art Beat staff. Continue reading