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Museum of Chinese in America opens in New York
November 19, 2009
The exhibits, which narrate 200 years of struggle for the Chinese in the United States, puncture old stereotypes and some that still lurk.
The Christian Science Monitor
Horton Foote: The playwright's 'Odyssey' for modern times
November 10, 2009
Epic nine-hour 'The Orphan's Home Cycle,' opening in New York, explores how people face adversity and the elusive search for home.
The Christian Science Monitor
Sophisticated puppetry draws young and old in month-long Chinese festival
October 30, 2009
Quanzhou Marionette Theater is part of the “Ancient Paths, Modern Voices” bicoastal celebration of Chinese culture.
The Christian Science Monitor
In China, a yearning to buy Park Place
October 25, 2009
Monopoly and other Western board games lure yuppies tired of video-gaming's isolation.
The Christian Science Monitor
The heart of Latin art
October 19, 2009
It's not just folk, it's fusion. Exhibitions nationwide spotlight a bold and visionary tradition.
The Christian Science Monitor
Madeleine Albright: Read My Pins
October 29, 2009
As a diplomat, Albright enlisted her jewelry to send signals – some more pointed than others.
The Christian Science Monitor
Shredding war's dark memories
October 10, 2009
Iraq war veterans release their angst by turning their uniforms into paper.
The Christian Science Monitor
People making a difference: Gunnar Swanson
October 15, 2009
An Iraq war veteran has dedicated his life to helping children affected by conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
The Christian Science Monitor
Shredding war's dark memories
October 16, 2009
Iraq war veterans release their angst by turning their uniforms into paper.
The Christian Science Monitor
John Morris: An eye-witness to the rise of photojournalism
October 13, 2009
As a life-long photo editor, John Morris shepherded some of the 20th century's most iconic images and most well-regarded photographers.
The Christian Science Monitor
How a Little Jam Went Global
September 25, 2009
'Stand by Me' YouTube hit started a cascade of interviews, a CD – and next month, a tour
The Christian Science Monitor
Battle to save Chicago's Gropius architecture has preservationists and city at odds
August 24, 2009
The city intends to tear down at least 28 buildings on the Michael Reese Hospital campus, including those linked to Gropius, to make room for the 2016 Olympics
The Christian Science Monitor
Six Picks: Recommendations from the Monitor staff
August 25, 2009
The interactive Frank Lloyd Wright, 'thirtysomething' on DVD, return of the iconic Spy vs. Spy, and more.
The Christian Science Monitor
Whose art is Katrina art?
August 30, 2009
In hurricane's wake, local artists found themselves competing with outsiders to record the event and battling complicated feelings of being appreciative but overlooked
The Christian Science Monitor
The Guggenheim At 50: A Legacy Spirals On Fifth
August 10, 2009
Frank Lloyd Wright's Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum celebrates 50 years on Fifth Avenue.
NPR
Photographer Shulman Had An Eye For The Modern
July 17, 2009
Julius Shulman's images cast modern architecture in a vivid light, including his iconic "Case Study House No. 22," a nighttime portrait of a modern glass house jutting out from a cliff over the Los Angeles skyline. He died Wednesday at 98, just two weeks after his last assignment.
NPR
In Defense Of The Flag (Sewn For History Class)
July 3, 2009
Bob Heft, who sewed the 50-state flag as a high schooler, received a B- for his project. Heft's history teacher accused him of not knowing how many states were in the union at the time. The teacher changed the grade when the design was accepted by Congress.
NPR
Bad Writing Leads To Literary Award
June 30, 2009
San Jose State University's Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest honors bad writing. This year's winner is 55-year-old David McKenzie of Federal Way, Wash., who beat out hundreds of entries from around the world for crafting the worst-written beginning to an imaginary novel. McKenzie discusses his win.
NPR
A 'Step-Other' Reflects On The Cycle Of Life
June 26, 2009
Roy Wilbur learned how to grieve for his father with the help of the 3-month-old granddaughter of his longtime partner.
NPR
Nature as Artifice: New Dutch Landscape
June 24, 2009
WXXI's Brenda Tremblay talks to photo curator Maartje van den Heuvel about a show at the George Eastman House spotlighting the most artificial landscape on earth.
National
India's Traditions Hold On With The Chapati Man
June 14, 2009
On a busy street corner in Punjab's capital city, underneath the din of passing traffic, a rhythmic, gentle "slap-slap-slap-slap-slap" carries on a culinary tradition. But India is changing so fast that traditions seem to be disappearing in the time it takes to hit "delete."
NPR
60 Years Of Marriage: Laughter Is Love
June 5, 2009
Six decades ago, she was the "funny-looking broad" he hired to work as a cashier. When Marcia and Seymour Gottlieb tell the story of how they met, it sounds like a beautifully crafted comedy routine.
NPR
Actress Sally Field On Hollywood, Family and Aging
June 3, 2009
Academy Award-winning actress Sally Field has played many roles on-screen in a distinguished career that has spanned five decades. The star of the ABC television program "Brothers & Sisters," who's also a real-life grandmother, talks about longevity in Hollywood, her battle with osteoporosis and why, unlike many actors, she's embracing her senior years.
NPR
Recipes: 'Vefa's Kitchen'
May 26, 2009
So many of the elements of the Greek kitchen are well known, yet for one reason or another they don't add up to something we turn to night after night. Maybe that's because there hasn't been a basic, here's-how-we-do-it Greek Joy of Cooking — until now.
NPR
Recipes: 'The Modern Vegetarian'
May 26, 2009
There's something sweetly avant-garde about the recipes in Maria Elia's The Modern Vegetarian, a book that loves its grains and vegetables for their own sake, not for their ability to masquerade as meat or camouflage its absence.
NPR
Recipes: 'Soaked, Slathered, and Seasoned'
May 26, 2009
In Soaked, Slathered, and Seasoned, Elizabeth Karmel skips the usual macho seminar on flame-taming and gear, and instead trains her laser-like focus on the real prize: where the flavor comes from.
NPR
Recipes: 'Real Cajun'
May 26, 2009
You may not have realized before now that you need to know how to make sausage, but that only because you haven't yet succumbed to the pork-worshiping, boudinacious, jambalayicious world of Real Cajun.
NPR
Recipes: 'Preserved'
May 26, 2009
Even if you don't want to salt your own pork, smoke your own duck or preserve your own lemons, that's OK. Preserved, by Nick Sandler and Johnny Acton, is filled with recipes that will work with dried, canned and preserved goods from the store too.
NPR
Recipes: 'The Spice Kitchen'
May 26, 2009
In her quirky, globe-trotting book The Spice Kitchen Michal Haines displays a range of culinary endeavor that would dazzle the most jaded spice merchant on the Silk Road.
NPR
Jennie's Secret
May 25, 2009
"Jennie's Secret" tells the story of one woman who posed as a man during a the Civil War and went on to live most of her life as a male.
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The 'land art' of Andrew Rogers
May 21, 2009
A recent art exhibit titled "Odysseys and Siting" displays photographs of sculptor Andrew Rogers' geoglyphs from the past 10 years.
The Christian Science Monitor
Sex On The Tube: Sitcoms Test Boundaries
May 18, 2009
Of all the shows airing during prime time, sitcoms have the most sex talk, according to the Kaiser Foundation. David Crane, a co-creator of Friends, says it's like a badge of honor to come up with clever sex jokes.
NPR
Steve Earle's Hero, Heckler: Townes Van Zandt
May 14, 2009
Van Zandt's songs of loners, lovers and misfits made a deep impression on Earle, so much so that he's made a new album of covers. Earle tells Melissa Block about Townes, a tribute to his friend and musical mentor.
NPR
Ailey's American Dance Theater Celebrates 50 Years
May 15, 2009
The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater is marking its 50th anniversary with a world tour of 50 cities. Ailey died in 1989. Morning Edition looks back at the vision and legacy of the company's founder, dancer and choreographer.
NPR
Terry And Gyan Riley: Together IN C
May 12, 2009
Forty-five years after the debut of Terry Riley's minimalist classic IN C, the composer and his son, guitarist Gyan Riley, come together for a celebratory New York performance. Here, they talk about making music together.
NPR
A Conversation With Director Carlos Cuaron
May 9, 2009
Carlos Cuaron wrote and directed the new film Rudi y Cursi. He also co-wrote Y Tu Mama Tambien with his brother, Alfonso Cuaron. Guest host Guy Raz talks with Carlos Cuaron about his directing debut and his membership in Mexico's big-screen renaissance.
NPR
Neutral Milk Hotel Album Transformed For Stage
May 9, 2009
With songs about Anne Frank's final months at Bergen-Belsen, Neutral Milk Hotel's In the Aeroplane Over the Sea hardly seems like the stuff of high school theater. But with the aid of The Dresden Dolls' Amanda Palmer, students in Lexington, Mass., have turned the seminal indie rock album into a surrealist production.
NPR
A Hardy Farmer's Advice: Never Quit
May 1, 2009
Johnny Bradley grew up in Georgia working another man's land. Now he owns his own farm and tells his daughter what he took away from that experience as a sharecropper's son.
NPR
To Be Or Not To Be? Either Way, It's a Cliche
April 23, 2009
On Shakespeare's birthday, and with the 150th anniversary of the debut of Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities on April 30, it seems like the best of times — and the worst of times — to foist on you, dear reader, the art and asininity of the literary cliche.
NPR
A Toddler, An Open Window And An Amazing Catch
April 24, 2009
Marvin Goldstein was a toddler in 1945 when he fell out of a window five stories up in Brooklyn, N.Y. Fortunately for him, Sal Mauriello was there. Goldstein tells the story of Mauriello's great catch — and their reunion years later — to his son, Eric.
NPR
Boy Poet, 12, Pens Love For Dad
April 16, 2009
In commemoration of National Poetry Month, 12-year-old poet Lorenzo Arce talks about expressing his feelings through poetry, and how his dad inspires him.
NPR
Jury Selects Design Group For Black History Museum
April 15, 2009
A Smithsonian jury has tapped the Freelon Adjaye Bond design team, in association with SmithGroup, to design the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Winning architect Philip Freelon, president of the Freelon Group, discusses his work.
NPR
Evolving From Mother To Friend
April 10, 2009
Nancy Wright acknowledges that stubbornness is "kind of a family trait." Her mother, Frances, could be stubborn — and overly critical. A few months after Frances' death, Nancy told her son J.D. about how her relationship with her mother had changed over the years.
NPR
Poet: Dreams Know No Boundaries
April 9, 2009
April is National Poetry Month and Tell Me More features the work of different poets. Slam poet Gayle Danley talks about dreams, and the wonderful, unexpected places to which they can help one travel.
NPR
Your Favorite Underdogs On Film
April 8, 2009
From classics like Robin Hood to contemporary icons like Harvey Milk, Hollywood loves to celebrate the wisdom and courage of the common man. Populism is a theme that runs across eras and genres. What's your favorite movie that celebrates the unlikely hero?
NPR
'House On Mango Street' Celebrates 25 Years
April 9, 2009
A 25th anniversary edition of The House on Mango Street has just been published. Renee Montagne speaks with author Sandra Cisneros about the story of a Mexican-American girl growing up in Chicago. The novel is required reading for many middle and high school students across the country.
NPR
Gates Remembers 'Prince' John Hope Franklin
April 7, 2009
In an essay for the Root, Henry Louis Gates, Jr. thanks the late historian John Hope Franklin. Franklin wrote the seminal text From Slavery to Freedom. Though Franklin objected to the segregation of 'black studies,' Gates believes the field would not exist without his work.
NPR
Children's Book Author Tackles Tough Topics
April 6, 2009
Deborah Wiles isn't afraid to write about life's most serious issues. Her popular books deal with the joys of childhood — but they also grapple with intolerance, death, rejection and the difficulty of having to do what's right instead of what's easy.
NPR
Author's Photograph Essential In Marking A Book
April 7, 2009
You've heard the quote: Don't judge a book by its cover. But what does the author's photograph say about the book? There's a distinct relationship between an author and an author's image.
NPR
Chasing Drama, From Istanbul To Ephesus
April 3, 2009
From Turkish baths to palatial museums, movie critic Bob Mondello scoured Istanbul and beyond in search of drama. He discovered that while lots of locales may look exotic in the movies, they're not always what they seem onscreen.
NPR
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