Arts and Entertainment
Uncovering African American family histories
African Americans are sharing shoe boxes of photos to discover their family stories.
Poetry and hope in Haiti
Young writers in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, gather together in The Gathering of Young Thinkers....North Africa's hip hop revolutionaries
From Algeria to Egypt, rappers have been protesting against the governments of North Africa through hip hop. ...Is professional documentary photography dead?
Because of widespread access to digital photography, Here and Now considers the viability of professional documentary photography. ...Is MTV showing too much skin?
MTV's new show about teens misbehaving, "Skins," pushes the boundaries of television programming. ...Theater under censorship in Belarus
A co-founder of the Belarus Free Theatre talks about her arrest and the artistic climate under the Belarus authoritarian regime....Your OWN Oprah
As of January 1st, 2011, Oprah has her own network – OWN – but is too nice?...Pee-wee is back, and on Broadway
Pee-wee Herman returns, to the delight of fans who grew up watching the show. ...How crochet helps mathematics and the Great Barrier Reef
The art of crocheting provides a model for understanding both complex math and environmental threats to coral reefs. ...Captain Planet's legacy
In 1990, viewers were first introduced to Captain Planet, a kid-friendly cartoon about environmentalism. Twenty years later, millenials still remember the message. ...- European artists protest budget cuts by destroying their art, including at museums
- Lawsuit seeks to place limits on fair use appropriation of others' work in art
- VIDEO: The Passover story, recounted through shadow dance
- Eyebrows raised as Kickstarter touts its increased funding of the arts
- Pop-up Kimchi shop in Germany seeks to help people understand diversity
- New York art exhibit explores how we talk to objects
- Scientists show off their profession in tattoos
- Jesse Eisenberg discusses his new work, the off-Broadway play 'Asuncion'
- Russia's underground artists have new target: Putin
- Mexico's political cartoonists fight drug war
- Mo Willems remembers author Maurice Sendak
- BBC reporter who stayed in Libya through civil war releases new book
- Remembering Maurice Sendak, author of "Where the Wild Things Are," dead at 83
- New book looks at opportunity presented as U.S. car-centric culture falters
- New book recalls British Empire's attempt to intervene in Afghanistan
- Steven Greenblatt wins Pulitzer for non-fiction
- Popular British author given challenge of writing new 'James Bond' book
- Jonathan Safran Foer and Nathan Englander on their 'New American Haggadah'
- George Orwell's 'Animal Farm' resonated with Ukrainian refugees
- New novel puts comedic spin on terrorist attack
- As depicted in new Sacha Cohen movie 'The Dictator,' tyrants have long loved films
- Mark Duplass discusses the Hollywood trend of writing for the lovable losers
- 'Dark Shadows' the big hit among weekend's new releases
- New PBS movie based on journal kept by World War II POW
- Avengers dominating box office pre-sales this weekend
- New releases: 'Safe,' 'Pirates: Band of Misfits' highlight new offerings this weekend
- Digging into movie ratings: What makes an 'R' movie and a 'PG-13' one
- Nazi version of 'Titanic' gaining renewed attention as anniversary approaches
- 'Bully' rating controversy shows inner workings of movie ratings system
- New releases this weekend include a 'flat' Titanic 3D and a 'sweet' American Reunion
- 'Black metal' musician elected to Greek Parliament with anti-immigrant political party
- Computer programmers new rockstars of music world
- Of Montreal frontman Kevin Barnes talks about the influence of the Rolling Stones
- Legendary bluegrass musician Earl Scruggs dead at 88
- Looking back on Bruce Springsteen's rise to superstardom
- Bands and music fans from around the world converge at SXSW
- San Francisco group brings back mixtape popularity
- Tweets about Chris Brown fuel discussion of the perception of domestic violence
- Grammy Awards expecting protests, but be on the lookout for this act
- Russian songwriter feeds pro-, anti-Putin crowds
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Anthony Cloud (22 May, 2012 10:35:29)This is not a hate crime, it's an indifference crime. It is hard to say which is worse. There are no statutes covering "indifference crimes", ... -
Yaccob (22 May, 2012 01:14:39)I am from Eritrea as well. I had been through similar situations before i finally managed to arrive in Australia two years ago. so ... -
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DeeDi (21 May, 2012 02:57:20)I don't undstand Black folks we have soooo many gay folks in our families. Ya might not like it but those are the facts lets worry ... -
wavettore (21 May, 2012 12:10:25)Not the protests or the violence in the streets could ever stop one relentless Plan relying on its long tentacles and on the short memory ...





