Apr 12 Watch Washington, Islamabad Clash Over U.S. Covert Activity in Pakistan Longtime anti-terrorism ally Pakistan demanded the U.S. limit covert activities inside the country. The escalating war of words comes after U.S. drone strikes killed 40 civilians and a CIA contractor who killed two Pakistanis was released. Gwen Ifill discusses the… Continue watching
Mar 08 Watch Artist Alexa Meade’s Canvas Is the Human Body Artist Alexa Meade paints on an unusual canvas: the human body. Continue watching
Feb 09 Drawing and Hustling in Washington, D.C. By Kurtis Lee, Tom LeGro, Mike Fritz Nikita Z. Murray sees dollar signs -- not faces -- when he sits down to draw a portrait. It's a Friday afternoon in Arlington, Va., and Murray is working the shopping mall food court. Continue reading
Dec 16 Phylicia Rashad, Marcus Gardley Pay Homage With ‘every tongue confess’ By Tom LeGro Mysticism, spirituality, racism and redemption are major themes of "every tongue confess," a new work by playwright Marcus Gardley that saw its world premiere at the Arlene and Robert Kogod Cradle at Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. Continue reading
Oct 28 Thursday’s Art Notes By Tom LeGro In today's arts and culture headlines, an American car enthusiast pays $4.1 million at auction to buy James Bond's most famous car and the New York Philharmonic renews its efforts to visit Cuba. Continue reading
Sep 02 Thursday’s Art Notes In today's arts and culture headlines, a fire at the Phillips Collection and California passes a new law on stolen art. Continue reading
Aug 31 Watch In Washington, D.C., Public School Teachers Put to New Test Teachers in the District of Columbia are being reevaluated. Special correspondent John Merrow looks at a new test for teachers in the Washington, D.C. school district as part of his ongoing reporting on education. Continue watching
Jul 20 Weekly Poem: ‘July in Washington’ By Tom LeGro Back in March, we were excited to give attention to the Poetry Foundation's DC Poetry Tour, a multimedia tour that reveals our nation's capital through the eyes of its great poets. It seems more appropriate now to highlight the tour… Continue reading
Jul 16 Lissy Rosemont Writes Songs at My Dining Room Table By Mike Melia Front-woman of the Junior League Band, Lissy Rosemont is set to release her third full-length album, "Jelly Roll," this week with a concert at Washington, D.C.'s Rock N Roll Hotel. Lissy is singer, guitarist, pianist, banjo player...and the author's fiancee. Continue reading
Jul 07 For Patty Griffin, ‘Downtown Church’ Opens a Door to Gospel By Molly Finnegan Although she tested the waters with songs like "Heavenly Day" off her 2007 album "Children Running Through," Patty Griffin had never considered recording a full gospel album until an executive at EMI floated the idea. Continue reading