Arts Jan 28 Weekly Poem: ‘Frogs’ Gerald Stern is the author of several collections of poetry and is the winner of numerous awards, including the National Book Award for "This Time: New and Selected Poems" (1998).
Arts Jan 28 The Daily Frame "Temporary," an installation by Delicia Sampero, is part of the outdoor exhibition Sculpture On the Gulf on Waiheke Island, New Zealand.
Arts Jan 25 Did Shakespeare Have Syphilis? In a new book, "Shakespeare's Tremor and Orwell's Cough: The Medical Lives of Famous Writers," Dr. John J. Ross of Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital looks at how disease and mood disorder may have infected the lives, creativity and words…
Arts Jan 25 The Daily Frame A professor looks at hundreds of paintings from students that have yet to be graded in Jinan, China. The paintings are part of the provincial entrance examination for colleges of fine arts.
Arts Jan 23 Conversation: Brad Meltzer, Author of ‘The Fifth Assassin’ Brad Meltzer spent much of the last four years researching for his thriller "The Fifth Assassin" and learned about much of what the government does to protect us against attacks, including the role of the Secret Service. He sat down…
Arts Jan 23 The Daily Frame Australian artist Ewen Coates sets up his installation "Overground" at Art Stage Singapore on Tuesday. The work consists of 12 life-sized heads wearing balaclava in bronze. Inside each head is a small, lit diorama depicting a scene.
Arts Jan 22 The Tuesday Cutline… a Contest! Maybe it was Monday's inauguration that has us feeling patriotic. The speeches. The music. The flags. The pomp. The circumstance. George Washington looking at a painting of...George Washington?…
Politics Jan 21 Merchandising the Inauguration A large part of celebrating the inauguration of a president is buying souvenirs. The second inauguration of President Obama was different as vendors lined the streets of downtown Washington, D.C., hoping to make a sale.
Arts Jan 21 Weekly Poem: ‘One Today’ Richard Blanco reads "One Today" at the inauguration of President Obama.
Arts Jan 21 The Daily Frame A female statue is covered with snow on Monday in Paris, France. Europe and the UK are currently experiencing heavy snowfall, causing travel havoc and layers of pretty white scenery.