Aug 01 Watch Remembering Gore Vidal, the ‘Last American Man of Letters’ and ‘Public Scold’ Gore Vidal, a 'Public Scold' Who Raised the Dust of the Nation in His Writing… Continue watching
Aug 01 Writer Gore Vidal Dies at Age 86 Gore Vidal, the American author, playwright and commentator who became a celebrity for his written works as much as for his outspokenness on the issues of the day, died Tuesday at the age of 86 in Los Angeles. Continue reading
Aug 01 The Daily Frame Sri Lankan mahouts wash an elephant Wednesday near a fountain ahead of the Esala Perahera festival in the ancient hill capital of Kandy. The Buddhist festival, which features a nightly procession of dancers, fire twirlers, traditional musicians, acrobatic fire performers… Continue reading
Jul 31 Watch Author Walter Dean Myers Says ‘Reading Is Not Optional’ for Kids Author Walter Dean Myers Says 'Reading Is Not Optional' for Kids… Continue watching
Jul 31 Tuesday on the NewsHour: Walter Dean Myers By Tom LeGro Tuesday on the NewsHour, Jeffrey Brown talks to award-winning author Walter Dean Myers, the Library Of Congress' National Ambassador For Young People's Literature. Continue reading
Jul 31 The Daily Frame A woman looks at a book in the "aMAZEme" labyrinth at the Southbank Centre in London on Tuesday. Brazilian artists Marcos Saboya and Gualter Pupo used 250,000 books to create the maze, which will be on display through Aug 25. Continue reading
Jul 30 The Daily Frame Performers practice the dance of Caporales during Saturday's Folkloric Dance Festival in La Paz, Bolivia. Continue reading
Jul 27 Conversation: Lauren Greenfield, Director of ‘The Queen of Versailles’ By Tom LeGro The building of Versailles, not the one in France, but one in Orlando, Fla., which was set to become the largest home in the nation, is the starting point for a documentary film titled, "The Queen of Versailles." Jeffrey Brown… Continue reading
Jul 27 The Daily Frame Construction workers add the final touches Thursday on a statue depicting Nelson Mandela outside Howick, South Africa. The monument will become part of [the Capture Site, the museum which sits on the spot where Mandela was arrested on Aug. 5,… Continue reading
Jul 26 Around the Nation Here are four arts and culture videos from public broadcasting partners around the nation. Continue reading