Arts Jul 05

Celebrated American painter Cy Twombly, whose paintings featured scribbles, graffiti and unusual materials and who invigorated American post-War art alongside Jasper Johns and Robert Rauschenberg, has died. He was 83.

Arts Jul 04

Josh Ritter reads from his novel, "Bright's Passage," and performs his song, "Girl in the War."…

Arts Jul 01

Jeffrey Brown talks to Eleanor Henderson, author of "Ten Thousand Saints," a novel that's garnering strong reviews for its treatment of teens, an underground youth culture and troubled family relationships.

Arts Jun 30

Internationally known Chinese artist Ai Weiwei was released from prison last week after a three month detention. Jeffrey Brown gets an update on Ai's situation from Alison Klayman, who has been working on a documentary about him, "Ai Weiwei: Never…

Arts Jun 22

Deborah Landau is the author of "Orchidelirium," which won the Anhinga Prize for Poetry, and "The Last Usable Hour" (2011, Copper Canyon Press). She is the director of the NYU Creative Writing Program.

Politics Jun 20

Texas Gov. Rick Perry roused the audience at the Republican Leadership Conference over the weekend, leading many to wonder if he will make a run for the White House.

Arts Jun 10

Gary Garrison of the Dramatists Guild of America and David Dower of Arena Stage talk about the challenges of being a working playwright.

Politics Jun 10

The former House speaker will need to convince voters that the past 30 days was just an aberration and not emblematic of what his presidency would look like.

Politics Jun 09

President Obama's path to the White House in 2012 may be different than it was in 2008.

Politics Jun 08

President Obama repeated his oft-used line Tuesday about how when he wakes up in the morning his first thought is about how to get more Americans back to work.