Poetry Jan 30 Read poems from the 7 countries affected by Trump’s immigration ban On Monday, Tehran-born poet Kaveh Akbar began tweeting out poetry written by poets from the seven countries -- Iran, Libya, Yemen, Sudan, Somalia, Iraq, and Syria -- impacted by President Donald Trump’s executive order that temporarily bans immigrants from those…
Arts Jan 25 George Orwell’s ‘1984’ is a best-seller again. Here’s why it resonates now Trump’s presidency is sparking fears that bring new relevance to the dystopian novel, particularly because of how Trump uses language, Orwell experts say.
Arts Jan 24 Inside ‘La La Land’s’ ‘Audition,’ and what it takes to compose an Oscar-nominated song How much work goes into a best original song or score? “La La Land” composer Justin Hurwitz, who received Oscar nominations for both original score and two original songs this morning, and already won both prizes at the Golden Globes,…
Arts Jan 23 WATCH: La La Land sweeps as Oscar picks are announced Favorites for nominations this year include the breakout musical, "La La Land," the affecting drama, "Manchester by the Sea," and the coming-of-age film, "Moonlight," all three of which performed well in the Golden Globes. "Moonlight," which follows a boy as…
Poetry Jan 23 For the film ‘Paterson,’ poet Ron Padgett wrote four original poems This poem is one of four that American poet Ron Padgett wrote specifically for the new Jim Jarmusch film “Paterson,” which follows a poetry-writing bus driver (played by Adam Driver) who shares a name with his city of Paterson, New…
Arts Jan 18 Roxane Gay on ‘difficult women,’ divisions in feminism and the Women’s March on Washington Roxane Gay, feminist, essayist, novelist, comic book writer, keen observer of pop culture and lover of tiny baby elephants, is out with a new collection of short stories , called "Difficult Women." On the eve of the Women's March on…
Poetry Jan 17 When politics gets out of hand, turn to this poem Since the election, thousands of musicians, poets and other writers have mobilized across the country to protest the rhetoric and proposed policies of President-elect Donald Trump. On Sunday, “Writers Resist” events were held around the country. But while less visible,…
Poetry Jan 16 As ‘writers resist’ Trump, an interview with a poet in protest On Sunday, writers and artists rallied across the country in defense of freedom of speech and to protest the political discourse of President-elect Donald Trump. The Writers Resist events took place in Tuscaloosa, Fresno, Helena Denver, Chicago, Baltimore,and Washington D.C.,…
Arts Jan 13 What book has been most meaningful to you? Will Schwalbe, New York Times best-selling author of "The End of Your Life Book Club," and now, of the new "Books for Living," sat down with our arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown to talk about what books are for.
Arts Jan 12 Why Shepard Fairey’s inauguration protest posters won’t have Trump on them "We thought it was the right time to make a campaign that’s about diversity and inclusion, about people seeing the common bonds we have, and our connections as human beings," says the graphic artist of his project “We the People”…