Arts Jun 17 The Fixer's Tour Guide to Havana Cuba is a place where it helps to "know a guy," and for journalists, that guy is your fixer. Our fixer Josue Lopez seemed to know someone in just about every place we went. So on our last evening in…
World Jun 16 Photos: In Havana, beauty and decay coexist You see it as soon as your plane touches down in Havana -- in the decades of texture worn into a pastel wall, in a brightly colored car parked on a quiet city street, in an elderly woman with flowers…
Arts Apr 15 Rhiannon Giddens performs 'Julie,' a song inspired by a slave's story Singer-songwriter Rhiannon Giddens is the first to admit she's big into history, and in particular the history of the South and the Civil War.
Arts Jan 23 Say what? Half the world's languages will vanish by the end of the century There are over 6,000 languages spoken around the world today. But by the end of this century, fewer than half of them will remain. That's the driving concern of the new documentary "Language Matters," from poet Bob Holman and filmmaker…
Arts Dec 05 Why the 'Shakespeare of the F-word' is reading adults to sleep Adam Mansbach, author of “Go the F*ck to Sleep," explains why Samuel L. Jackson was his first choice for the audio book in this online exclusive.
Arts Nov 28 Benedict Cumberbatch on taking on Sherlock, Richard III We put a few audience questions to Benedict Cumberbatch, asking him about his most challenging role, where Sherlock Holmes fits in to the characters he's played and how "real" Sherlock is to him.
Arts Nov 19 In 'Saving Mes Aynak,' a real-life Indiana Jones fights to protect Afghanistan's Buddhist heritage Brent Huffman, the director behind the new documentary “Saving Mes Aynak,” tells the story of one of Afghanistan’s archaeological treasures and discusses the threats it faces from a Chinese mining company.
Arts Oct 27 Blues man 'Ironing Board Sam' sings 'Over the Rainbow' 75-year-old Sammie Moore, aka “Ironing Board Sam,” has been playing and singing the blues for 55 years. Listen to him sing "Over the Rainbow."…
Arts Oct 16 Capturing blues in black and white Tim Duffy has spent the last 20 years helping struggling blues and roots musicians make ends meet while bringing their music to a wider audience. He’s also a photo hobbyist who has documented his friends and performers -- at home,…
Poetry Oct 01 Poet Edward Hirsch grieves his late son with an elegy for 'Gabriel' In 2011, Gabriel Hirsch, the 22-year-old son of acclaimed poet Edward Hirsch, died from a drug overdose. His father was beside himself with grief, and for a long time could not bring himself to work (since 2003 Hirsch has been…