EMF 2016 Presents The Power And Passion Of Chamber Music
The Eastern Music Festival kicks off its summer season this evening in Greensboro.
Arts
Hieronymus Bosch Died 500 Years Ago, But His Art Will Still Creep You Out
Known by some as "the Devil's painter," Bosch depicted imaginary animals and souls being violently tortured. At least one critic believes he's the father of modern art.
'The Mandibles' Is Financial Dystopia With A Bite
Lionel Shriver's newest novel is a work of speculative fiction: A national debt crisis leads to a systematic civil breakdown, bringing a once-prosperous family
Bill Cunningham, Beloved New York Times Fashion Photographer, Dies At 87
New York Times photographer Bill Cunningham died Saturday at the age of 87. New York Times Executive Editor Dean Baquet discusses his life and his nearly 40 years of work for the paper.
A Mystery Novel Is The Mystery At The Heart Of 'Blockbuster!'
Lucy Sussex's new book is a history of 1886's runaway bestseller: The Mystery of a Hansom Cab. Why was it such a hit? Who was involved with it? And why was author Fergus Hume left without a dime?
Bill Cunningham, Iconic 'New York Times' Photographer, Dies At 87
Cunningham worked at the Times for almost 40 years, capturing the fashion trends of the day with a timeless eye.
Fresh Air Weekend: 'Veep' Actor Tony Hale; Sobriety And Sex; 'What A Fish Knows'
Hale talks about playing "anxious characters" on Arrested Development and Veep. Sarah Hepola had to rethink her sex life after she quit drinking. Jonathan Balcombe discusses the inner lives of fish.
With A Zap, Scientists Create Low-Fat Chocolate
Scientists say they've figured out how to reduce the fat in milk chocolate by running it through an electric field. The result is healthier, but is it tastier?
A Grisly, Humorous Dissection Of Morality In 'Anatomy Theatre'
It was once thought that evil resided inside the body. So murderers were dissected to find it. That macabre practice is the subject of a dark but funny new opera, "Anatomy Theatre."
Beautifully Alien 'Ninefox Gambit' Mixes Math And Magic
Yoon Ha Lee's new novel is hard to sum up — in an alien world so dissimilar to ours its technology seems like magic, reality is a consensus that requires intense, rigid belief to function.