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‘Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing’ Exhibit Puts Apollo Theater in Spotlight

By Monique Hayes

Built in 1914 and originally named Hurtig and Seamon's New Burlesque Theatre, Harlem's famous Apollo Theater first catered to whites only. However, ownership changed hands in 1934 and a new era in black entertainment and American pop culture was launched.

Conversation: Nicholas Carr’s ‘The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains’

By Tom LeGro

Jeffrey Brown talks to Nicholas Carr, author of "The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains," which looks through the lens of neuroscience to see how the Internet shapes our brains.

Friday’s Art Notes

After dominating the home video rental business for more than a decade and struggling to survive in recent years against Netflix and Redbox, Blockbuster is preparing to file for bankruptcy next month.

Community Supported Art Harvests Creativity

In Minneapolis, two arts organizations have taken a business model created by small, independent farmers and adapted it for the visual arts.

Thursday’s Art Notes

In today's arts and culture headlines, a New York film student is charged with a murder attempt against a Muslim taxi driver and the original Kermit the Frog is donated to the Smithsonian.

Wednesday’s Art Notes

By Molly Finnegan

In today's arts and culture headlines, Wyclef Jean loses his bid to run for office in Haiti.

Indianapolis Art Museum Looks Outdoors for a Dose of Whimsy

The Indianapolis Museum of Art has turned its attention to a park filled with exhibits -- big and small -- in an attempt to lure more visitors both inside and outside. Jeffrey Brown has more.

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Tuesday on the NewsHour: Indianapolis Museum of Art Breaks New Ground

Tuesday on the NewsHour, Jeffrey Brown goes to Indiana to talk to the curators, artists and patrons involved in the transformation at the Indianapolis Museum of Art.

Tuesday’s Art Notes

By Molly Finnegan

In today's roundup of arts and culture news, Egypt's culture minister was arrested after the Van Gogh heist, and a songwriter who penned hits for Louis Armstrong and Elvis Presley has died.

Weekly Poem: ‘My God’

By Tom LeGro

Sandra Beasley is the author of "I Was the Jukebox," winner of the 2009 Barnard Women Poets Prize, and "Theories of Falling," winner of the 2007 New Issues Poetry Prize.