Arts and Entertainment
Van Gogh's Ear
Either Van Gogh cut off his ear, or Paul Gauguin did it for him; art historians can't decide.
Tavis Smiley one of "Time's" 100 Most Influential
PRI host chosen for his leadership, a growing media empire, and for encouraging Americans to hold this country's leadership accountable....
Car Designers of the Future
Detroit's legacy has curbed design innovation for many years -- can the next crop of designers rescue the U.S. auto industry.?...
Recession TV
How far into the reality of the recession will network television shows take viewers?...
Rule-breaking play wins Pulitzer Prize
Playwright Lynn Nottage has won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play about the rape of two women in war-torn the Democratic Republic of Congo....
Ira Glass on "The Colbert Report"
Watch video of "This American Life" host Ira Glass going head-to-head with Stephen Colbert....
A new wave in video games
Jenova Chen created one of the top downloaded video games this year -- and surprisingly, it lets players commune with nature....
France's Urban PacMan
A virtual reality game based on the 1980s video game PacMan is gaining popularity in France; it's called Urban PacMan. ...
The role of a US minister of culture
Musician Quincy Jones has circulated a petition urging the White House to appoint a "minister of culture." ...
Public Radio International hosts go multi-media
Kurt Andersen, Tavis Smiley and Ira Glass go multi-media in their forays into print, web, tv and movies....- Eddie Huang discusses memoir, growing up Taiwanese-American
- Book 'Ghana Must Go' explores the lives of Afropolitans
- Widely praised author Stephane Hessel dies -- with one book still to publish
- Academy Award-nominee Life of Pi inspired by much older book by Brazilian author
- Classic book 'Of Mice and Men' under scrutiny in Turkey
- The Giver author describes upcoming fourth book; movie in the works
- Modern Hamlet achieves record-breaking Kickstarter campaign
- Stella Rimington: The real woman behind James Bond's M
- New book looks tells fictional tale of post-euro Europe
- Andrew McCarthy's new book tells tale of transition from movie star to travel writer
- Darcy James Argue's 'Brooklyn Babylon' almost never was
- U.K.'s hot new singer Jessie Ware debuts new album in the U.S.
- Thatcher's legacy includes activists songwriters who challenged her tenure
- Legendary Indian classical musicians bring songs to United States
- Long-lost Jimi Hendrix concert recording finds new life
- Musicologist collects Saharan music with cellphones
- Utah band blends American folk music with Chinese instruments
- Hungarian surf rock band breaks new ground in nation's music scene
- Spanish-turned American Flamenco artist releases album inspired by colors of spring
- Israeli musician uses music project to promote peace in the Middle East
- Borgia's Jeremy Irons has perfected role of being bad
- Magic, friendship and thrills among movie new releases this weekend
- 'Girl Rising' documentary highlights importance of girls' education in the developing world
- Best picture winner Argo, nominees Lincoln and Zero Dark Thirty draw criticism
- Play #OscarsBingo with PRI and Studio 360
- Warm Bodies, Bullet to the Head out in theaters this weekend
- Brothers Grimm fairy tale Hansel and Gretel gets superhero upgrade
- CIA plays active role in managing its image in Hollywood films
- Zero Dark Thirty, out this weekend, 'remarkably accurate' yet still controversial
- As film turns to digital small movie theaters struggle to keep the lights on
- New York's Museum of Modern Art reconsiders decision to raze neighbor
- New York's Museum of Modern Art 'acquires' @ for its permanent collection
- Irish actress plays singular role in Broadway's Testament of Mary
- Tom Hanks says he aspires to appear in a completely silent movie
- Provocative artist Charles Krafft goes public as Holocaust denier
- New play about Isaac Newton tells story of time he supposedly put a needle in his eye
- Can creativity be measured with a score?
- Architect proposes natural-inspired rethink of New York City waterfront
- New exhibition at N.Y.'s Met looks at roots of photo manipulation
- Cambodia trying to reassert ownership of potentially looted cultural artifacts
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