Jan 11 Breaking Down the Oscar Nominations By Tom LeGro This year's Oscar nominations were announced Thursday. From Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" to Kathryn Bigelow's "Zero Dark Thirty," the choices always stir great interest, debate and offer a chance to look at the direction and quality of movies these days. Continue reading
Jan 04 How Are Arts Organizations Using Digital Technologies? By Tom LeGro A new study, "Arts Organizations and Digital Technologies," was published Friday by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. It looks at the ways in which cultural organizations -- theater companies, orchestras, museums -- are using the Internet, social media… Continue reading
Dec 25 Watch Greek Poets Muse Austerity Measures: ‘We’ll Hawk the Parthenon to Buy Our Bread’ Greek Poets Muse Austerity Measures: 'We'll Hawk the Parthenon to Buy Our Bread'… Continue watching
Dec 25 Greek Novelist Ersi Sotiropoulos: ‘The Crisis Empties the Wallets as Well as the Souls’ By Tom LeGro Jeffrey Brown talks to Ersi Sotiropoulos, a Greek poet, novelist and short story writer. Her novel "Zigzag Through the Bitter-Orange Trees," published in English in 2007, was awarded the Greek National Literature Prize and Book Critics' Award. Continue reading
Dec 24 Watch 100 Years, 100 Poems: Celebrating the Centennial for Poetry Magazine 100 Years, 100 Poems: Celebrating the Centennial for Poetry Magazine… Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch Art, China and Censorship According to Ai Weiwei Ai Weiwei has spent his career creating art with a direct social and political message. His photos, sculptures and installations highlight issues like Chinese censorship and corruption. Jeffrey Brown reports on Ai's career and "According to What?" -- an exhibition… Continue watching
Dec 07 Conversation: David Denby on the Movies By Tom LeGro David Denby writes about the immediate moment in his role as film critic for The New Yorker. He also looks at the much bigger picture in his latest book, "Do the Movies Have a Future?"… Continue reading
Nov 30 Conversation: Lorin Stein, Editor of The Paris Review, on the Art of the Short Story By Tom LeGro What is a great short story and what does it take to write one? The Paris Review posed those questions to 20 contemporary authors and asked them to pick a story they love in the almost 60-year-old archives of the… Continue reading
Nov 12 Monday on the NewsHour: Kevin Powers, Author of ‘The Yellow Birds’ By Tom LeGro Extended interview and reading with Kevin Powers, author of the novel "The Yellow Birds."… Continue reading
Nov 09 Conversation: Bringing Joey to Life in ‘War Horse’ By Tom LeGro The play "War Horse" is the story of friendship, war, love and one remarkable steed named Joey. To get an idea of what it's like to control Joey from his expressive ears to his hooves, Jeffrey Brown sat down with… Continue reading