Oct 10 Wikileaks’ Assange pens harsh letter about biopic ‘The Fifth Estate’ Photo by Thomas Coex/AFP/Getty Images Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange has railed against an upcoming film about his organization in a letter to Benedict Cumberbatch, the actor portraying him in it. Cumberbatch reached out to Assange before… Continue reading
Oct 01 A century of vanities: “Vanity Fair” turns 100 June, 1914 cover of Vanity Fair. Magazine cover designed Ethel M'Clellan Plummer/Vanity Fair/Library of Congress. It is the 100th anniversary of the publication of the first issue of Dress & Vanity magazine, later renamed Vanity Fair. Continue reading
Sep 26 How your education level relates to your likelihood of dancing Photo by Flickr user terrellcwoods How often do you conga, cut a rug, disco or shimmy? If you have a college degree, chances are more likely you've done so in the past year. Really? Really says the… Continue reading
Sep 20 North Carolina school board reconsiders banning Ralph Ellison’s “Invisible Man” Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Randolph County, N.C. is reconsidering a ban on Ralph Ellison's "Invisible Man," a novel that focuses on black identity in the first half of the 20th century. In a 5-2 vote this week,… Continue reading
Sep 17 Trumpet virtuoso Alison Balsom wins top prize for classical musician Photo by Ben Pruchnie/Getty Images. English trumpet player Alison Balsom, 34, accepted one of classical music's top awards for a musician, Gramaphone's Artist of the Year Award. The first British woman to win the… Continue reading
Sep 13 Original artwork thrives at Burning Man Photo by Flickr user Ryan Vettese Tonight on PBS NewsHour, KQED reports on the culture and artwork that emerged last week at the Burning Man festival in Nevada. Continue reading
Sep 12 J.K. Rowling to develop Harry Potter-inspired film series Photo: Ran Yaniv Hartstein/Flickr. Harry Potter fans, raise your glasses of Butterbeer in celebration! J.K. Rowling is teaming up with Warner Brothers to develop a Harry Potter-inspired film series. Continue reading
Sep 10 Malala Yousafzai portrait goes on display in London Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images Britain's National Portrait Gallery unveiled a painting of Malala Yousafzai, a Pakistani youth advocate for girls' education, that will go on display in London on Wednesday. The young advocate gained worldwide fame last year… Continue reading
Sep 09 Long-lost Vincent Van Gogh painting discovered in Norwegian attic Photo by Olaf Kraak/AFP/Getty Images After two years of research, the Van Gogh Museum unveiled the Vincent van Gogh's "Sunset at Montmajour" in Amsterdam. The landscape painting dates back to 1888 and depicts the countryside… 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