Dec 17 Conversation: Patti Smith By Tom LeGro Jeffrey Brown talks to rock legend Patti Smith, whose memoir, "Just Kids," won the National Book Award for nonfiction. Continue reading
Dec 17 Friday's Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, Blake Edwards, whose decades-long career spanned writing, directing and producing nearly 50 films, died late Wednesday at age 88. Continue reading
Dec 16 Border Patrol Agent's Death in Arizona Rekindles Immigration Issue By Hari Sreenivasan With the midterm campaign season in the rear-view mirror and issue ads fading from memory, the death of U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry in Southern Arizona this week shone a new light on the illegal immigrant traffic across… Continue reading
Dec 16 Happy Birthday, Art Beat!...And a Special Request to You By Molly Finnegan Art Beat has turned 2 years old! To mark the occasion and the end of the year, we'd like to hear from you about your favorite books, sounds and sights of the year. Continue reading
Dec 16 Phylicia Rashad, Marcus Gardley Pay Homage With 'every tongue confess' By Tom LeGro Mysticism, spirituality, racism and redemption are major themes of "every tongue confess," a new work by playwright Marcus Gardley that saw its world premiere at the Arlene and Robert Kogod Cradle at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. Continue reading
Dec 16 Thursday's Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, the curators who planned the National Portrait Gallery exhibit "Hide/Seek" speak out. Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch Trey McIntyre Project Finds Dance Partner in Boise Jeffrey Brown profiles how a leading dance company and a small western city are learning to move together through an unexpected partnership. Continue watching
Dec 15 Wednesday on the NewsHour: Trey McIntyre Project Finds a Dance Partner in Boise More from Jeffrey Brown's profile of choreographer Trey McIntyre. Continue reading
Dec 15 Wednesday's Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, a person taking a stroll along the beach in Ashkelon, Israel, discovered an ancient Roman statue. Continue reading
Dec 14 Watch Civil Rights Leader Andrew Young Shares Life Lessons With New Generation Andrew Young, a top aide to Martin Luther King, Jr., and his godson/co-author Kabir Sehgal speak with Judy Woodruff about passing on life lessons and words of advice for a new generation, plus their new book "Walk in My Shoes."… Continue watching