Sep 13 Around the Nation A round-up of recent arts and culture videos from public broadcasters around the nation. Continue reading
Sep 12 Weekly Poem: ‘Duration’ Valerie Nieman is the author of the poetry collection, "Wake Wake Wake" (Press 53, 2006); three novels, "Blood Clay" (Press 53, 2011), "Survivors" (Van Neste Books, 2000) and "Neena Gathering" (Pageant Books, 1988); and a collection of short fiction, "Fidelities"… Continue reading
Sep 09 Conversation: ‘Rebirth’ Tells Stories of Healing After Attacks By Molly Finnegan From 2002 to 2009, director Jim Whitaker and a film crew chronicled the lives of five people who were directly impacted by the attack on the Twin Towers on 9/11 for a new documentary, "Rebirth."… Continue reading
Sep 09 San Francisco Opera Sets 9/11 to Music The San Francisco Opera is presenting "Heart of a Soldier," based on James B. Stewart's book about 9/11 hero, Rick Rescorla. Continue reading
Sep 08 Preview of ‘America Remembers 9/11’: Reading by Poets Billy Collins, Nancy Mercado By Tom LeGro For our "America Remembers 9/11" special program, we invited two poets -- Billy Collins and Nancy Mercado -- to each read a poem to mark the anniversary. Continue reading
Sep 08 Joel Meyerowitz Documented Ground Zero ‘Aftermath’ Photographer Joel Meyerowitz spent months at Ground Zero, amassing roughly 8,000 images of the destruction and the heroic recovery efforts. Continue reading
Sep 08 Thursday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, a Rodin sculpture is vandalized in Buenos Aires. Continue reading
Sep 07 Conversation: Amy Waldman, Author of ‘The Submission’ By Tom LeGro What if a jury selected a design for the new 9/11 memorial and then discovered that its architect was a Muslim? Ten years after the terrorist attack, the actual memorial is just about to open. But an alternative history is… Continue reading
Sep 07 ‘Engineering Ground Zero’ Explores Architectural Challenges of Honoring 9/11 By Tom LeGro Jeffrey Brown talks with Paul Goldberger, architecture critic for The New Yorker and Professor at the Parsons New School of Design, about the architecture and construction of the memorial. Continue reading
Sep 07 Wednesday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, Iran bans another filmmaker from leaving the country. Continue reading