Politics Aug 29 Ann Romney Takes the Floor The first night of the Republican National Convention included two highlights: a speech by Ann Romney about her husband Mitt and the keynote address by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. Here are some of the sights from the floor of…
Politics Aug 28 Faces of the Delegates at the Republican National Convention Roughly 2,300 delegates are attending the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla. While they will come together with one voice to nominate their candidate for president, many of them stand out from the crowd with a unique look. Here are…
Politics Aug 27 Protesters Converge at the RNC About 200 protestors gathered in a Tampa, Fla., park Monday and marched through the city's streets toward the site of the 2012 Republican National Convention. They were matched by a sizable police presence, and inclement weather triggered led to a…
Politics Aug 27 Ron Paul Rally in Tampa, Fla. On the eve of the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., Texas Rep. Ron Paul spoke to a crowd of nearly 10,000 supporters Sunday at the Sun Dome on the campus of the University of South Florida.
Arts Aug 24 Conversation: Mike Birbiglia and Ira Glass on Their New Film, ‘Sleepwalk With Me’ "Sleepwalk With Me" began life in, well, the real-life, sleep-walking episodes of comedian Mike Birbiglia, then a one-man theater production, a radio story on "This American Life," a book, an album and now a movie.
Arts Aug 22 Wednesday on the NewsHour: Richard Ford More of Jeffrey Brown's conversation with Richard Ford. Ford reads an excerpt from his novel "Canada."…
Arts Aug 21 Revisiting Bernini, Master of Marble The trigger for this post is the publication of a new book on Baroque sculptor Gian Lorenzo Bernini, "Bernini's Beloved: A Portrait of Costanza Piccolomini." The author, Emory University art historian Sarah McPhee, is the daughter of New Yorker writer…
Arts Aug 17 Conversation: Graphic Novelist, Director Marjane Satrapi Marjane Satrapi's "Persepolis" won international acclaim as an autobiographical tale, told first in the form of a graphic novel, later turned into a film, of a young girl coming of age amid the 1979 Islamic revolution in Iran. Now comes…
Arts Aug 14 Economic Inequality and Fakery in Art Today's post is a departure for Art Beat: a cross-post with the Making Sen$e page, where correspondent Paul Solman answers your economic and business questions.
Arts Aug 10 Need a Good Cry? These Songs Are for You Everyone has their favorite sad song, but have you ever thought about the sad song as a whole category of music? Well, Adam Brent Houghtaling has, and he set down theories, profiles and a catalog of songs in the new…