Oct 20 35 Years of Austin City Limits By Arts Desk Extended interviews and performances from Jeffrey Brown's report on Austin City Limits as the PBS music program celebrates its 35th anniversary year. Continue reading
Oct 16 Conversation: Nick Hornby By Arts Desk "Juliet, Naked," a new novel by Nick Hornby, explores middle-age relationships, online communities, and the nature of being a fan of popular music. Continue reading
Oct 16 In Theaters Is ‘Where The Wild Things Are’ By Arts Desk Opening in theaters nationwide today is the film adaptation of Maurice Sendaks' beloved children's book, "Where The Wild Things Are." Directed by Spike Jonze, the film has been years in the making and the reviews have been generally positive. Continue reading
Oct 15 Conversation: Joan Baez By Arts Desk Last night on PBS's American Masters, viewers got an intimate portrait of one of America's most famous singers. Joan Baez began performing with her guitar in coffee shops at just 17, but went on to help define the sound and… Continue reading
Oct 13 ‘Herb & Dorothy,’ a Love Story About Art, Opens New Season of Independent Lens By Arts Desk The story of a postal worker and his librarian wife, who with modest means created one of the most priceless collections of contemporary art in the world, is the subject of Tuesday's season premier of Independent Lens on PBS. Continue reading
Oct 09 Conversation: Hilary Mantel, Winner of the 2009 Booker Prize By Arts Desk Hilary Mantel took home the coveted Man Booker Prize this week for her novel, "Wolf Hall," a detailed look at the contemptuous court of Henry VIII during the English Reformation. Continue reading
Oct 07 Art:21 Kicks off New Season By Arts Desk "Art:21":http://beta.art21.org/, the documentary series about art and artists in the 21st-century, starts a new season tonight on PBS. Continue reading
Oct 02 Francine Prose Unlocks the Life and Diary of Anne Frank By Arts Desk A new book by writer Francine Prose called "Anne Frank: The Book, The Life, The Afterlife" asks how much we really know about Frank and her famous work, and wonders what more the talented young writer could have produced if… Continue reading
Sep 25 Conversation: Writer Lorrie Moore By Arts Desk It's December 2001 and a young midwestern college student named Tassie Keltjin is about to get a more worldly education when she accepts a part-time job as a nanny to the adopted child of a sophisticated Middle-aged couple. What happens… Continue reading
Sep 23 Conversation: Scott Noppe-Brandon on the Power, Possibility of Imagination By Arts Desk In a new book called 'Imagination First,' co-authors Eric Liu and Scott Noppe-Brandon argue that we -- individuals and society -- could badly use some imaginative thinking about the imagination. Continue reading