In today's arts and culture headlines, an exhibit of ancient Afghan artifacts opens in London and scientists say they could reconstruct a Afghan Buddha statue that was destroyed by the Taliban.

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Libyan poet, translator and associate professor at the University of Michigan Khaled Mattawa reads "'Fifty April Years," a poem about Libya.

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In today's arts and culture headlines, former Sen. Christopher Dodd will take over as head of the Motion Picture Association of America.

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Poet Charles Wright has authored more than 20 books of verse and won numerous awards. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author reads some of his work and shares his sources of inspiration.

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Khaled Mattawa was born in Benghazi, Libya, which is now much in the news, and came to the United States as a teenager in 1979. Jeffrey Brown spoke to Mattawa about the uprising in Libya, and about the history of…

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In today's arts and culture headlines, actress Jane Russell has died.

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More of Jeffrey Brown's conversation with "Parazit" duo Kambiz Hosseini and Saman Arbabi.

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Laura Moriarty is the author of 12 books of poetry, including "A Tonalist" (Nightboat Books) and "A Semblance: Selected and New Poems, 1975-2007" (Omnidawn), as well as the novels "Cunning" (1999) and "Ultravioleta" (2006). She is the deputy director of…

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In today's arts and culture headlines, "The King's Speech" was the big winner at the Academy Awards, taking home four Oscars: best picture, best director for Tom Hooper, best original screenplay for David Seidler and best actor for Colin Firth.

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The 83rd Academy Awards are Sunday night in Los Angeles, and for a preview of the ceremony and a break down of the nominees, Jeffrey Brown speaks to New York Times Film critic A.O. Scott.

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