Arts Nov 16

In 2007 and 2008, British photojournalist and filmmaker Tim Hetherington traveled to the Korengal Valley in northeastern Afghanistan to capture images of American soldiers serving in the war -- not just in combat, but also relaxing, playing, sleeping. His photographs…

Arts Nov 11

A (creative nonfiction) review of Keith Richard's new book, supposedly written by Mick Jagger, is mistaken for the real thing…

Arts Oct 15

Based on the memoirs of Colin McPhee, a musicologist who, in the early 20th-century, spent several years in Bali studying traditional music, "A House in Bali" is a blend of western opera and the music of that island.

Arts Oct 12

After the Great Depression and a horrendous flood devastated Louisville, the city's mayor and and the conductor of its symphony orchestra hatched a plan to make the city great again.

Arts Oct 01

In today's arts and culture headlines, a Tea Party coloring book and a congressional hold on building a National Women's History Museum.

Arts Sep 30

The disintegration of a family in a very fractured and unsettled, post-9/11 America is told in "Freedom," the new novel by Jonathan Franzen. His last novel, "The Corrections," won the 2001 National Book Award.

Arts Sep 30

In today's arts and culture headlines, actor Tony Curtis has passed away at age 85.

Arts Sep 29

Starting with the 1842 Anglo-Afghan War and running through to the present day conflict in Afghanistan, a new theater production called "The Great Game: Afghanistan" attempts to educate audiences about the history of modern foreign intervention in that region with…

Arts Sep 29

In today's arts and culture headlines, film director Arthur Penn has died.

Arts Sep 28

Born in Beijing, MacArthur Fellow Yiyun Li came to the United States in 1996 to complete a doctoral program in immunology, but decided then to change her career path and instead do something that was more important to her: writing.