Arts Dec 28 Activists fight to memorialize site of largest slave auction in American history Activists in Georgia are fighting to shine a spotlight on The Weeping Time, a little-known but very painful moment in American history. More than 150 years ago in Savannah, the largest single auction of enslaved people in the history of…
Arts Dec 28 7 TV series to watch from 2022 With so many TV shows (on so many different platforms) to watch, what were this year’s standouts?…
Arts Dec 21 Film critics give their takes on the best movies of 2022 It’s been a very intriguing year for movies, with some big films getting a lot of attention, smaller ones searching for audiences and lingering questions about the future of the theater experience. Film critics Ann Hornaday of The Washington Post…
Arts Dec 21 7 most exciting movies of 2022 Which movies from this year did we not want to end? Two critics share their favorites.
Arts Dec 19 Arts groups rally to rebuild creative oasis in Wichita, Kansas 'Tis the season for holiday performances and it’s always a key time for arts groups relying on holiday fare to bring in crowds. But this holiday season comes as arts organizations continue to wrestle with the pandemic's impact. Jeffrey Brown…
Arts Dec 15 Literary critics give their takes on the best of books of 2022 As the year comes to an end, we're taking a look at some of the best writing of 2022. Jeffrey Brown sat down with literary critics Gilbert Cruz of The New York Times and Maureen Corrigan of NPR to discuss…
Arts Dec 15 12 books to read from 2022 Maureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR's Fresh Air, and New York Times books editor Gilbert Cruz share some of their favorite books of the year.
Arts Dec 09 Author and Nobel Prize Laureate Annie Ernaux discusses her genre-bending work French writer Annie Ernaux delivered her Nobel lecture on Wednesday in Stockholm, Sweden, and spoke of how she hopes her work, which mixes fiction and memoir, has affected others. And this weekend, she and this year’s other Nobel Laureates will…
Arts Dec 07 Museum works to repatriate artifacts looted from West Africa As a debate over how and when to repatriate art continues to roil, one clear-cut case of looting in the 19th century has art leaders taking strong stands now. Jeffrey Brown went to look at a museum that is confronting…
Poetry Dec 05 Mother and son who are both poet laureates work to inspire others Becoming a poet laureate is a coveted role and rare honor. Rarer still is having two laureates in the same family. Jeffrey Brown traveled to Philadelphia to meet with a poetic family and hear how a mother-son duo is working…