Mar 25 Watch Tales of Murder, Murderers and the Death Penalty at the Supreme Court Tales of Murder, Murderers and the Death Penalty at the Supreme Court… Continue watching
Mar 25 Cliburn, Checker Among New Additions to National Recording Registry By Tom LeGro, Anne Azzi Davenport Van Cliburn's triumphant Cold War performance in Moscow, the mambo music of Cuban bassist Israel "Cachao" Lopez, and Chubby Checker's "The Twist" are among the 25 sound recordings newly inducted into the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress. Continue reading
Mar 25 Weekly Poem: ‘Cuckoo Flower on the Witness Stand’ By Tom LeGro Li-Young Lee is the author of four books of poetry: "Behind My Eyes" (2008); "Book of My Nights" (2001); "The City in Which I Love You" (1991); and "Rose" (1986). Continue reading
Mar 25 The Daily Frame By Tom LeGro A man gets a tattoo at the International Tattoo Convention in Frankfurt, Germany. More than 700 artists from all over the world made more than 3,000 tattoos at the three-day show. Continue reading
Mar 22 ‘Please Please Me’ at 50: How Well Do You Know the Beatles? By Tom LeGro "Twist and Shout," "Love Me Do," "I Saw Her Standing There." It might be hard to believe that these three songs, belonging to the soundtrack of a generation and beloved by several more, sprang from a single album 50 years… Continue reading
Mar 22 Remembering Nigerian Novelist Chinua Achebe By Molly Finnegan Nigerian novelist, poet, essayist, statesman and dissident Chinua Achebe died Thursday in Boston after a brief illness. He was 82. Achebe emerged upon the literary world in 1958 with the publication of his novel "Things Fall Apart," which has sold… Continue reading
Mar 22 The Daily Frame By Tom LeGro A visitor looks at photographs by Marven Graf at "From Beckmann to Warhol: Art of the 20th and 21st Centuries," an exhibition at Martin-Gropius-Bau in Berlin. The show, which features works by Picasso, Chagall, Warhol, Miro, Richter and others from… Continue reading
Mar 21 The Daily Frame By Tom LeGro A woman looks at "Sequined Mannequins," a painting by American artist Tom Blackwell, at "Hyperrealism 1967-2012," an exhibition at the Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum in Madrid. Continue reading
Mar 20 Around the Nation By Tom LeGro Here are four arts and culture videos from public broadcasting partners around the nation. Continue reading
Mar 20 The Daily Frame By Tom LeGro David Bowie's "Starman" costume from his appearance on "Top of the Pops" in 1972 is displayed at "David Bowie Is," an exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The show runs Saturday through August 11 and features more… Continue reading