Arts Jul 30 Conversation: Exclusive E-Books Deal Stirs Publishing World On July 22, literary agent Andrew Wylie announced an exclusive partnership with retailer Amazon to begin selling digital versions of many classic backlist titles by authors such as Vladimir Nabokov, Philip Roth, Evelyn Waugh, Hunter S. Thompson, Salman Rushdie and…
Arts Jul 27 Honoring a Modern Chicago Landmark as an ‘Urban Vision’ When the construction of Chicago's Marina City reached completion in 1964, it was an architectural and social icon for the city -- and beyond.
Arts Jul 23 Conversation: Lisa Cholodenko, Director of ‘The Kids Are All Right’ At the center of the new film "The Kids Are All Right" is a loving, average family: two kids and two parents. In fact, two moms, Jules and Nic, played by Julianne Moore and Annette Bening. When their older daughter…
Arts Jul 21 Around the Nation Roundup Here are some of this week's arts and culture headlines from public broadcasters around the nation.
Arts Jul 15 Celebrating the Marriage of Art and Technology at the Creators Project A partnership between Vice Magazine and Intel, the Creators Project was launched on June 26th in New York, bringing established and emerging artists from around the world together to explore the use of technology in art.
Arts Jul 09 Conversation: Director Amir Bar-Lev Tells ‘The Tillman Story’ in New Documentary Army Ranger Pat Tillman died in April 2004 in Afghanistan. Initially, the Army said the former NFL star was killed by enemy fire. Five weeks later, it was revealed that Tillman died from friendly fire.