Dec 22 Conversation: The Year in Music By Tom LeGro As 2011 draws to a close, we take a look at the the year in pop music and the big changes in the industry, including new cloud services like Spotify. Jeffrey Brown talks with Los Angeles Times critic Randall Roberts. Continue reading
Dec 21 Conversation: The Year in Fiction By Tom LeGro What was 2011 like for fiction? And what was it like for books themselves? I recently talked with Washington Post book critic Ron Charles about the novels and authors who stood out from the others and about the business of… Continue reading
Dec 19 A Warlord’s Quest for Forgiveness Explored in ‘The Redemption of General Butt Naked’ By Saskia de Melker A new documentary follows Joshua Milton Blahyi, aka General Butt Naked, an African warlord who renounced his violent past to become a Christian evangelist seeking forgiveness from his victims. Filmmakers Eric Strauss and Daniele Anastasion talk to NewsHour about making… Continue reading
Dec 16 Conversation: Michael Ondaatje By Tom LeGro The fictional voyage in Michael Ondaatje's new novel, "The Cat's Table," is like one that he took long ago before becoming the much honored writer of such works as "The English Patient" and "Anil's Ghost" and "Divisadero." Jeffrey Brown talks… Continue reading
Dec 16 Friday on the NewsHour: Rita Dove By Mary Jo Brooks, Molly Finnegan An extended interview and reading with poet Rita Dove. Continue reading
Dec 09 Conversation: Why Do Americans Protest Art? By Tom LeGro Art can soothe, it can inspire, but it also at times stirs heated passions and outright protest. Why does that happen and why in some cases but not others? That's the subject of the new book, "Not Here, Not Now,… Continue reading
Dec 02 Conversation: Andrew Graham-Dixon, Author of ‘Caravaggio: A Life Sacred and Profane’ By Tom LeGro Michelangelo Caravaggio was one of the great painters in the history of Western art. He also remains one of the most mysterious and elusive of artistic geniuses. A new biography wrestles with the man, his times and his work. "Caravaggio:… Continue reading
Nov 18 Allen Gets ‘Masters’ Treatment on PBS By Saskia de Melker A new film not by but about Woody Allen is coming to the PBS series, "American Masters." It's called "Woody Allen: A Documentary." It comes in two parts and airs on Nov. 20 and 21. Continue reading
Nov 18 Crystal Bridges: a New Home to American Art By Tom LeGro The Crystal Bridges Museum opened last week in Bentonville, Ark. The building was designed by Moshe Safdie, and the collection was amassed by Alice Walton of the Wal-Mart fortune. Continue reading
Nov 15 Watch ‘Midnight Rising’ Takes a New Look at Life, Legend of John Brown 'Midnight Rising' Explores Life, Legend of John Brown, Tony Horwitz, Arts, Entertainment… Continue watching