Arts Oct 21 Purdue program works to revive liberal arts as key part of the college experience Call it “the death of the humanities.” Over the last decade or so, majors in English and history are down by a third and humanities enrollment overall is down by almost a fifth. Now an initiative is working to revive…
Arts Oct 18 Art exhibit ‘For Dear Life’ shows new perspectives on disability and medicine in the U.S. “For Dear Life” is the first exhibition to survey the themes of illness and disability in American art from the mid-20th century to the COVID pandemic. It’s part of PST Art, an enormous collaboration of Southern California arts institutions around…
Arts Oct 15 Pharrell Williams’ musical evolution is reconstructed with Legos in ‘Piece By Piece’ Pharrell Williams is a hitmaker for himself and a string of other stars. Now his story is being told on film with Lego bricks. It’s certainly not your usual approach to documentary filmmaking, but it’s the latest from one of…
Arts Oct 10 Art and science collide in enormous project at dozens of museums and galleries In 2011, some 60 art institutions in Southern California got together to create a region-wide art collaboration called Pacific Standard Time. PST Art, as it is now known, is on its third iteration and is an enormous undertaking, the largest…
Arts Oct 04 Laurie Anderson on finding inspiration in Amelia Earhart’s story for her new album New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including a major endorsement from Liz Cheney and the latest in the Trump election interference case.
Nation Oct 01 The life and complicated legacy of Pete Rose Pete Rose was a baseball legend who became the all-time hitting king and yet was later banned from the game for life. His legacy and questions over whether he should have been admitted to the Hall of Fame are still…
Arts Sep 27 Danzy Senna’s ‘Colored Television’ spotlights difficult realities of life with humor The new novel, “Colored Television” uses fiction and satire to spotlight sensitive and often difficult realities in American life. Jeffrey Brown discussed that with author Danzy Senna for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.
Arts Sep 16 Miami art project puts spotlight on threat of rising sea levels By 2100, scientists project sea levels around parts of Florida will rise between two and eight feet. The majority of Miami-Dade County is just six feet or less above the ocean today. One local artist is doing what he can…
Nation Sep 13 Colleges try to manage Gaza war protests without stifling free speech As college students head back to campus for the new academic year, universities are rolling out new rules as they prepare for more protests over the Israel-Hamas war. In many cases, there's a wide range of new restrictions. Jeffrey Brown…
Arts Sep 12 Urban explorers find beauty in the decay of Gary, Indiana’s abandoned buildings Beauty and rebirth in decay. It’s a vision of urban exploration, restoration and development now underway across northwestern Indiana. Jeffrey Brown reports from Gary, Indiana, for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.