Nov 26 The Onion Turns 21 Now celebrating its 21st year, the Onion has fine published consistently funny -- sometimes caustic -- satire of political figures, the media and social convention. Continue reading
Nov 25 Conversation: T.J. Stiles, National Book Award Winner for Nonfiction The winner of this year's National Book Award for nonfiction tells the story of Cornelius "Commodore" Vanderbilt, who rose from humble means to amass a vast fortune, build the country's largest fleet of steamships and control a railroad empire. Continue reading
Nov 24 Tuesday on the Newshour: Dancer and Choreographer Bill T. Jones By Tom LeGro Bill T. Jones has long been recognized as one of this country's leading contemporary dancers and choreographers, known for his mix of athleticism and his willingness to take on big subjects from the world around him. Continue reading
Nov 24 Conversation: Phillip Hoose, National Book Award Winner for Young People's Literature Art Beat talks to Phillip Hoose, who last week won the National Book Award for young people's literature for "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice."… Continue reading
Nov 23 Monday on the NewsHour: New Biography Brings Dorothea Lange's Life Into Focus By Tom LeGro Some photographs, like "Migrant Mother," have become iconic images, part of our shared history. It and many other photos were taken by a woman who is herself the subject of a new biography: "Dorothea Lange: A Life Beyond Limits."… Continue reading
Nov 23 Weekly Poems: Keith Waldrop, 2009 National Book Award Winner Keith Waldrop won the 2009 National Book Award for "Transcendental Studies," a trilogy of collage poems. The two poems below are from "Transcendental Studies."… Continue reading
Nov 20 Conversation: Frederick Wiseman, Director of 'La Danse' By Arts Desk Director Frederick Wiseman has documented a wide range of people's everyday routines and the goings-on inside institutions. A "big ballet fan," and a sometimes-resident of Paris, Wiseman recently turned his camera to one of France's most important cultural institutions: the… Continue reading
Nov 19 Thursday on the NewsHour: Wu Man By Tom LeGro Tonight on the NewsHour, Jeffrey Brown talks to Wu Man, who at age 45 is one of the world's leading musical ambassadors. She's a master of the pipa -- a four-stringed lute with ancient roots in central Asia and China. Continue reading
Nov 19 Jeanne-Claude Was Muse and Collaborator By Arts Desk Jeanne-Claude, the artist who collaborated with her partner Christo on monumental installation projects like "The Gates" in New York and "The Wrapped Reichstag" in Berlin, passed away Wednesday at a hospital in New York from complications of a brain aneurysm. Continue reading
Nov 19 Conversation: Robert Kimball, Author of 'Complete Lyrics of Johnny Mercer' By Arts Desk On Wednesday, prolific songwriter and singer Johnny Mercer would have turned 100. In his lifetime, he worked with more than 200 collaborators and churned out lyrics for more than 1,500 songs for both Broadway and the silver screen, which were… Continue reading