Feb 27 Watch Remembering Van Cliburn, 78, Classical Pianist Van Cliburn first gained worldwide attention when he won the first International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow at 23. Cliburn died at home at the age of 78 after a battle with bone cancer. In 2008, Jeffrey Brown profiled the… Continue watching
Feb 27 Around the Nation By Molly Finnegan Here are three arts and culture videos from public broadcasting partners around the nation. Continue reading
Feb 27 Remembering Master Pianist, Maestro Van Cliburn By News Desk // This video first aired on PBS NewsHour April 11, 2008. Read the full transcript. Van Cliburn, the classical pianist who was vaulted on the world stage when, at the age of 23, he won the first International Tchaikovsky… Continue reading
Feb 27 The Daily Frame By Molly Finnegan Visitors pass by "Sphere rouge," a work by Argentinian artist Julio Le Parc, 85, a pioneer of Op Art, at the Palais de Tokyo museum in Paris. Continue reading
Feb 26 The Tuesday Cutline… a Winner! By Colleen Shalby Did you do a double take at last week's bus-riding panda photo? Don't even pretend that you didn't have to verify that you were actually looking at person wearing a costume… Continue reading
Feb 26 The Daily Frame By Tom LeGro Members of the group Fighters perform at the Battle Four by Four, a competition of breakdancers on Sunday at Fine Arts theater in Guatemala City. Continue reading
Feb 25 Weekly Poem: ‘The One Thing in Life’ By Tom LeGro Gerald Stern is the author of several collections of poetry and is the winner of numerous awards, including the National Book Award for "This Time: New and Selected Poems" (1998). Continue reading
Feb 25 The Daily Frame By Tom LeGro Entertainers prepare to be transported to the Lantern Festival in Nuanquan, China, on the last day of celebrations for the Lunar New Year. Continue reading
Feb 22 Ingredients for an Oscar Win: Cocktails for Your Viewing Party By Meredith P. Garretson Alcohol has often held a starring role on the silver screen. Academy Award-nominated actress Greta Garbo's opening line in the 1930 film "Anna Christine" (her first part in a "talkie" film) with the immortal words "Gimme a whisky, ginger ale… Continue reading
Feb 22 The Oscar Documentaries, Part 5: ‘5 Broken Cameras’ By Molly Finnegan We're talking to all of the filmmakers nominated this year for an Academy Award in the category of Best Documentary Feature, including David France, director of "How to Survive a Plague," Malik Bendjelloul ("Searching for Sugarman"), Kirby Dick… Continue reading