Sep 11, 2015 | News & Trending, Profiles
When Maya Angelou passed away last year at the age of 86, it was a death that touched the nation. A key voice for civil rights, a writer taught in every good school, Angelou was a national treasure. And now some of her treasures are being offered to the public to...
Sep 4, 2015 | Art, Gallery, News & Trending
Back in May, Christie’s auctioned off the most expensive painting ever claimed at such an auction: Picasso’s 1955 painting Les Femmes d’Alger was sold to a buyer for an overwhelming $179 million. The auction garnered an astonishing $700 million overall. The bidding...
Aug 31, 2015 | Art, Gallery, New York, News & Trending
There’s always plenty of art and gallery exhibits to see in New York City, and this week is no exception. Several intriguing new galleries are opening their doors this week and they’re worth a peek. Here are a few of the upcoming highlights: Chelsea Knight, “Fall to...
Aug 26, 2015 | Art, Gallery, News & Trending
After having been kept tightly under wraps for most of its construction, street-graffiti artist Banksy has just opened “Dismaland,” an art exhibit-carnival hybrid, in England. The anti-Disney show opened to about two thousand people and displayed work by about 60...
Aug 21, 2015 | Art, News & Trending
Widely renowned theater director Trevor Nunn has been criticized for choosing an all-white cast for his latest Shakespearean production, The Wars of the Roses. Actors’ union Equity has slammed the play as well as the Arts Council England for the play’s lack of...
Aug 14, 2015 | New York, News & Trending
Are video and other forms of digital media the future of public radio? Obviously, there is a huge demand today for digital content, with an ever-expanding audience that is easily accessible through the Internet. Public radio fills a niche that is very welcome on the...