Nov 23 Conversation: Poet Nikki Giovanni By Tom LeGro Nikki Giovanni is the author of several books of poetry, including most recently, "Bicycles: Love Poems." She is a professor at Virginia Tech, where she teaches writing and literature. "The 100 Best African American Poems" was edited by Giovanni and… Continue reading
Nov 23 Tuesday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, Yale University agrees to return a collection of Incan artifacts to Peru. Continue reading
Nov 22 Weekly Poem: ‘Fish Head for Katrina’ By Tom LeGro Terrance Hayes, a poet and professor at Carnegie Mellon University, won the 2010 National Book Award. Here, he reads a poem from his award-winning volume, "Lighthead."… Continue reading
Nov 22 Monday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, two major museums face financial woes. Continue reading
Nov 22 Documentary Series Examines Life and Death Along Border Reporting along the U.S. and Mexico border has become an increasingly dangerous task for journalists who live on both sides of the fence. According to Reporters Without Borders, an international NGO that advocates for press freedom, more… Continue reading
Nov 21 Radiolab Hosts ‘Dress Up’ As Science Journalists DetectFlashDecision_Blog('news01s4595qfc4', 'SgO4uNUA0mA', '29'); Radiolab is hard to define. The hour-long radio program, co-hosted by Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich and produced by WNYC in New York, draws on philosophy, literature, popular culture, and even religion to explain… Continue reading
Nov 19 Secession in … Belgium? Imagine if the leaders of the Confederacy had appeared on South Carolina Public Television in late 1860 to lay out plans for seceding from the Union and attacking Fort Sumpter. A peaceful version of that scenario may be playing out… Continue reading
Nov 19 Conversation: Filmmaker Lucy Walker Documents an Artist’s ‘Waste Land’ By Molly Finnegan In 2007, New York-based artist Vik Muniz returned to his native country of Brazil to set up shop at the world's largest garbage dump in Rio de Janiero. His story is told in the new documentary "Waste Land" by director… Continue reading
Nov 19 Friday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, some Italian sculptures get re-attachable body parts. Continue reading
Nov 19 Watch National Book Award-Winning Poet Hayes Reads From ‘Lighthead’ Terrance Hayes, a poet and professor at Carnegie Mellon University, won the National Book Award earlier this week. Here, he reads a poem from his award-winning volume called "Lighthead."… Continue watching