Apr 27 ‘Better This World’ Looks at Domestic Terrorism, Political Activism Post-9/11 A new documentary, 'Better This World', follows the story of the Texas Two as they wrestle with how to defend themselves in court and deal with FBI pressure to betray each other. Continue reading
Apr 27 Wednesday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, pop star Beyonce gets her groove on in the school cafeteria to fight childhood obesity. Continue reading
Apr 26 Tonight on PBS, Remaking a Life in the Made-up World of ‘Marwencol’ By Lauren Knapp Mark Hogancamp's therapeutic imaginary world is the subject of 'Marwencol', a documentary by Jeff Malmberg that airs on "PBS' Independent Lens":http://www.itvs.org/films/marwencol on Tuesday. Continue reading
Apr 26 Tuesday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, archaeologists uncover a massive sculpture of a 14th century B.C. pharaoh. Continue reading
Apr 26 ‘Where Soldiers Come From’ Tells Wartime Coming of Age Story When filmmaker Heather Courtney returned to her hometown in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, she was hoping to make a film about rural America. But over the next four years she instead discovered a coming of age story that took… Continue reading
Apr 25 Weekly Poem: ‘Miracle Blanket’ Erika Meitner is an assistant professor of English at Virginia Tech, where she teaches in the MFA program. She has published three books of poems: "Inventory at the All-Night Drugstore," "Ideal Cities" and "Makeshift Instructions for Vigilant Girls."… Continue reading
Apr 25 Monday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, scientists are calling for the Smithsonian Institution to cancel an exhibition of Chinese artifacts salvaged from a shipwreck. Continue reading
Apr 22 Conversation: Denis Villeneuve, Director of ‘Incendies’ By Tom LeGro Jeffrey Brown talks to filmmaker Denis Villeneuve, director of "Incendies," which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film and was released in theaters Friday. Continue reading
Apr 22 Friday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, Los Angeles authorities say "Art in the Streets" at the Museum of Contemporary Art has spawned a rash of tagging near the museum. Continue reading
Apr 21 Tree in Germany Blooms 9,800 Easter Eggs An apple tree in eastern Germany is home to nearly 10,000 hand decorated Easter eggs, and thousands of people are flocking to see it. Continue reading