Arts Sep 30 Grammy-winning violinist Joshua Bell delights masses at DC subway concert Back in 2007, pedestrians hurried by without realizing that the busker playing at the entrance to a Washington, D.C., Metro stop was none other than the Grammy-winning Joshua Bell. Today, Bell set up at the entrance of Union Station, but…
Poetry Sep 10 For his friend James Foley, Daniel Johnson reads ‘In the Absence of Sparrows’ Poet Daniel Johnson wrote "In the Absence of Sparrows" during the 656-day captivity of his close friend, journalist James Foley. on Aug 19, Foley became the first American citizen known to be killed by the Islamic State group.
Arts Jul 14 Why John Oliver takes ‘Downton Abbey’ personally In his new program, "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver," the former "Daily Show" member is blowing his comic whistle on the media, politicians and even the American public when it is not paying attention the way he thinks it…
Nation Jul 03 Rebuilding Thomas Jefferson’s library Jeffrey Brown visits the Library of Congress to explore what rebuilding Thomas Jefferson's vast book collection can teach us about the very roots of the United States.
Poetry Apr 11 Medgar Evers’ wife revisits his legacy 50 years later During the annual Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage, Myrlie Evers-Williams spoke about how Medgar Evers was killed in front of the house where he died. Watch an excerpt of her speech in the video above. The 14th Congressional Civil…
Arts Mar 28 Angélique Kidjo’s voice reflects her soul Grammy-winner Angélique Kidjo is out with a new album, "Eve," and an autobiography, "Spirit Rising: My Life, My Music." With the preface by Desmond Tutu and the foreword by Alicia Keys, "Spirit Rising" shows something about her reach and twined…
Arts Feb 10 Sci-fi opera ‘Death and the Powers’ is doing things differently … with robots "Death and the Powers" has been called the future of the opera. Composed by Tod Machover and developed at the MIT Media Lab, this science fiction opera fills the stage with robots alongside actors and combines computers with the sounds…
Poetry Jan 07 For these medical students, poetry nurtures the soul // Kai Huang, Shara Yurkiewicz and Samyukta Mullangi are three of Dr. Rafael Campo's students, who are learning poetry to supplement their medical training. Chief arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown sat down with three Harvard medical students to talk about…