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The Writers' Block | Mar 10, 2010
Amy Bloom reads "Your Borders, Your Rivers, Your Tiny Villages," a story from her new collection Where the God of Love Hangs Out about suppressed desire. By Amy Bloom
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Gallery Crawl | Mar 09, 2010
Paper!Awesome!
In March 2010 Gallery Crawl checked out Baer Ridgway Exhibitions' new group show Paper!Awesome! and interviewed curator and artist, Brion Nuda Rosch. Also on view at the gallery is a hallway installation created with tape and pencil by Bay Area artist Tucker Nichols.
Music | Mar 08, 2010
Three to See: March 2010
March has totally blindsided me with a number of can't-miss concert opportunities around the Bay Area. Catch buzzed-about local trio Grass Widow at The Knockout before they blow up real good; Laura Gibson and Ethan Rose at Rickshaw Stop and So Cow at The Hemlock. By Ben Van Houten
Film Review | Mar 07, 2010
There's a Method to Tim Burton's Madness
Burton's psychotropic Alice is very much an Avatar for the elementary school set. By Erika Milvy
Movies | Mar 06, 2010
Joseph Losey: Pictures of Provocation at PFA
After blowing off his HUAC summons, film director Joseph Losey skedaddled to England and ended up collaborating with Dirk Bogarde and Harold Pinter. A retrospective of his films runs at Pacific Film Archive through mid-April. By Jonathan Kiefer
Pop Culture | Mar 05, 2010
Video of the Week: A Brief History of Pretty Much Everything
In A Brief History of Pretty Much Everything, Jamie Bell documents everything from the Big Bang and evolution all the way to Einstein and space exploration, using only 2,100 pages of a flipbook and biro pens. MacGyver would be proud. By Emmanuel Hapsis
Movies | Mar 05, 2010
Until the Light Takes Us: Interview with the Directors
Until The Light Takes Us, the first feature film about the rise and fall of Norwegian black metal, is back for another round of U.S. screenings. I checked in with directors Aaron Aites and Audrey Ewell to find out what it was like to travel to Norway and spend time with these artists who have garnered an enigmatic, cult-like status over the years. By Harry Gregory
Film Review | Mar 05, 2010
Prodigal Sons
The fraught reunion of two adult siblings propels Kimberly Reed's alternately heart-warming and harrowing documentary. By Michael Fox
Art Review | Mar 04, 2010
Travis Somerville: Rededicated to the Proposition of Art as Politics
From the second you walk in the door at Catharine Clark Gallery, it's apparent that the title of Travis Somerville's newest body of work, Rededicated to the Proposition, a reference to the Gettysburg address, isn't meant as an activist's call so much as an ironic statement. By Danielle Sommer
The Writers' Block | Mar 03, 2010
Union Atlantic
Adam Haslett reads a passage from Union Atlantic about the harsh realities of war. By Adam Haslett
Theater Review | Mar 02, 2010
Life During Wartime Is Nasty, Brutish And Not Especially Short
ACT's new production of Brecht's The Caucasian Chalk Circle makes wartime not especially riveting, either. By Erika Milvy
Visual Arts | Mar 01, 2010
STUDIO INVASION: Suzanne Husky
Suzanne Husky is known for her delightful recycled fabric trees, but she has also documented people living off the grid, and made marmalade for the masses. Emmanuel and I invaded her Dog Patch studio to find out what's next for this artist who is doing her part to make things right with the world. By EKG
NPR Topics: Arts & Life
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U.S. Returns Sarcophagus To Egypt
After a secret trip around the globe, a 3,000-year-old stolen sarcophagus is returning home to Egypt. On Wednesday, U.S. authorities sent the sarcophagus to Egypt. It was confiscated by customs officials at the Miami Airport in 2008. Zahi Hawass, secretary-general of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities, offers his insight.
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Los Amigos Invisibles: A 'Commercial' Breakthrough
The Venezuelan band has found huge success in its native country. But the group has also built a following in the U.S. with its unique blend of disco, jazz, funk and Latin rhythms. Here, host Michel Martin talks with the Latin Grammy-winning band, which recently stopped by NPR for a performance and conversation.
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A Grim 'Eclipse': Deb Amos On Iraq's Sunni Exiles
Since the U.S. invasion, 4 million Iraqis have had to leave their homes. An additional 2 million have left the country entirely, and many are still outside its borders. NPR's Deborah Amos tells the story of these displaced Iraqi citizens in her new book, Eclipse of the Sunnis.
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The 119 Words You Can't Say On The Radio
Tribune Company CEO Randy Michaels has banned 119 "newsspeak" words and phrases from crossing the lips of anchors and reporters at WGN-AM. Wait Wait's Ian Chillag tries to use all the newly banned words in one sentence.
