After Nazi Plunder, A Quest To Bring Home The 'Woman In Gold'
A new movie tells the true story of Maria Altmann, who fought her way to the U.S. Supreme Court to force the Austrian government to return a painting of her aunt.
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Remembering Phyllis Klotman, Who Amassed An Amazing Collection Of Black Cinema
The archivist made it her life's work to find and preserve black films. She found more than 3,000 films that might otherwise have disappeared.
Sprawling, Soaring 'Grace Of Kings' Changes The Fantasy Landscape
Ken Liu's debut is an epic saga of gods, kings and rebels, set in an invented world with echoes of pan-Asian myth. Reviewer Amal El-Mohtar calls it "beautiful, nuanced, fierce, original and diverse."
Lucille Ball Sculptor Apologizes For 'By Far My Most Unsettling' Work
"I take full responsibility for 'Scary Lucy,' " artist Dave Poulin says, adding that he didn't mean "to disparage in any way the memories of the iconic Lucy image."
Organist Jimmy Jones Performs As Part Of Music For A Great Space
Organist and UNC School of the Arts alumnus James Jones has appeared as soloist, chamber musician, and conductor throughout the U.S. and abroad.
Artists In Residence Give High-Tech Projects A Human Touch
A 3-D printing software company hands artists high-tech tools to craft human-centered projects. But it isn't the first program to pair the imaginative with the practical to inform great innovation.
In 'American Warlord,' Real-Life Drama Falls Flat On The Page
Johnny Dwyer's book tells the amazing, horrifying story of Chucky Taylor, son of the infamous Liberian dictator Charles Taylor. But flat writing and unforthcoming subjects make it a difficult read.
Even Neil DeGrasse Tyson Is Now Munching On Bugs
At an event to honor the modern-day science hero, $15,000 worth of edible insects were on the menu. So Tyson was willing — if not exactly eager — to explore the delicacies on offer. For science.
Drinking With 'Mad Men': Cocktail Culture And The Myth Of Don Draper
The culture of retro cocktails that the show helped reignite is intriguing, considering how much of Mad Men is actually about excessive — even abusive — drinking.
Philip Glass On Legacy: 'The Future ... It's All Around Us'
For the composer, life is how the past and the future connect. Glass' new memoir, Words Without Music, looks back on his childhood, travels through Asia and when his music provoked violence.