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Viet Thanh Nguyen appeared at a book reading and signing at the Harvard Book Store in Cambridge, Mass., on Monday, April 18, 2016. His debut novel, "The Sympathizer,"  was announced as the winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize in Fiction earlier in the day. (Photo by Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Arts Oct 11

Why MacArthur ‘genius’ Viet Thanh Nguyen says writers should make people uncomfortable

By Elizabeth Flock

Science Oct 11

Orff’s urban landscape designs promote natural ecosystems while encouraging community engagement. Photo by John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Why MacArthur ‘genius’ Kate Orff says designing for nature can protect our cities

Twenty-five years ago, Kate Orff didn’t know what landscape architecture was. Today, her approach to promoting the environment in urban design earned her a 2017 MacArthur “Genius” grant.

By Julia Griffin

Nation Oct 11

10 ways this year’s MacArthur Fellows find their ‘genius’

How does someone become a so-called “genius”? We reached out to a few of them to ask about their “secret sauce.”…

By Teresa Carey, Patty Gorena Morales

Poetry Oct 21

MacArthur Fellow Ellen Bryant Voigt on the poetry of small-town life

Poet Ellen Bryant Voigt described herself as a "glass-half-empty kind of girl" in one of her poems -- but she's optimistic about the future of poetry.

By Mary Jo Brooks

Oct 13

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Ellen Bryant Voigt reads ‘Apple Tree’

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Oct 13

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Ellen Bryant Voigt reads ‘Geese’

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Sep 29

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MacArthur ‘genius’ Lin-Manuel Miranda on falling in love for a living

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In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, Lin-Manuel Miranda is one of 24 new recipients of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation fellowships, also known as “genius grants.” The composer/playwright/performer explains what it’s like to fall in…

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Feb 25

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Art empowers and preserves Houston community

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Two decades ago, Houston’s Third Ward was struggling with crime, drugs and abandoned homes. Back then, Rick Lowe was one of many artists who bought and transformed area row houses into spaces for work, exhibition and as art itself, bringing…

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Sep 17

From marriage equality advocate to materials scientist, MacArthur Foundation names 21 new ‘geniuses’

By Victoria Fleischer

What do a civil rights lawyer, a graphic memoirist and an environmental engineer have in common? They are all 2014 MacArthur Fellows.

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Thanksgiving: The Art of the Gift in the Era of the Market

Lewis Hyde, author of "The Gift," explores the practice of gift-giving at the first Thanksgiving. Above, a depiction of early settlers of the Plymouth Colony sharing a harvest Thanksgiving meal with members of the local Wampanoag tribe at the Plimoth…

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