Arts Feb 22 ‘Frida Kahlo: Her Photos’ Mexican painter Frida Kahlo is internationally renowned for her iconic self-portraits. Upon her death in 1954, more than 6,500 personal photos were concealed. Some are now on display for the first time in the United States at Artisphere in Arlington,…
Arts Feb 21 Conversation: Rosenblatt’s ‘Kayak Morning’ Jeffrey brown talks to Roger Rosenblatt about his new book, "Kayak Morning: Relfections on Love, Grief, and Small Boats."…
Arts Feb 10 Conversation: Pianist Jonathan Biss Beethoven's 32 piano sonatas remain landmarks in music history, works that pianists in every generation have felt the desire, the inspiration, the need to take on. A new recording by Jonathan Biss is recently out, the first of nine to…
Arts Feb 08 Conversation: Edward Gero on Rothko, ‘Red’ Mark Rothko's life has been turned into art in the play "Red," starring Edward Gero, written by John Logan and directed by Robert Falls, now at the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C.
Arts Feb 02 The Life, Work of Poet Wislawa Szymborska Jeffrey Brown talks to Wislawa Szymborska's longtime translator, Clare Cavanagh, professor of Slavic languages and comparative literate at Northwestern University, about the poet's life and work.
Arts Jan 31 Adam Johnson Reads From His Novel, ‘The Orphan Master’s Son’ Adam Johnson reads from his novel, "The Orphan Master's Son."…
Arts Jan 20 1927’s ‘Napoleon’ Set for Grand Premiere It's billed as the U.S. premiere of a film made in 1927. The film is "Napoleon," made by the great director, Abel Gance. The U.S. premiere with full orchestra will be at the San Francisco Silent Film Festival in March.
Arts Jan 17 On the Angelina Jolie Press Junket I might as well quickly get out of the way the most obvious detail: Yes, Angelina Jolie is an attractive human being, this day exuding more seriousness of purpose than glamor. But I left thinking less about her than about…
Arts Jan 13 Conversation: Jake Shimabukuro Leading a Ukulele Renaissance The ukulele has just four strings, a fairly limited range and, historically, a limited appeal. But Jake Shimabukuro has been out to change that, and he seems to be leading something of a ukulele renaissance in pop music.
Arts Jan 06 Conversation: Joan Didion Mortality is a subject Joan Didion has grappled with in recent years, both in life and on the page. In the span of roughly two years, her husband, the writer John Gregory Dunne, and their only child, Quintana Roo, both…