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Joy Harjo on how a new Native poetry anthology fills a gap in American literature

For centuries, Native poetry has been preserved by the spoken word. So when a team of editors were putting together a new anthology of Native poetry, with U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo among them, they read the entire work out…

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Medical professionals turn to music making as a tonic

Where do healers find comfort? For some U.S. doctors and caregivers, the answer is in music. Jeffrey Brown went to Newton, Massachusetts, recently to see how medical professionals are regenerating their spirits -- and becoming better providers in the process.…

Arts & Culture

With muralism, Mexico’s rich tradition of public art extends well beyond its borders

Muralism in Mexico represents one of the world's great art movements. Sparked partially by a trio of renowned painters in the 1920s, Mexico's vibrant tradition of public art now reaches well beyond its borders -- as seen in a recently…

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This artist asks how we can come out of the pandemic ‘better than we went in’

Carolyn Olson has been paying tribute to all kinds of workers deemed essential during the pandemic. For their sake, Olson also wants the rest of us to do better.

Joy Harjo on how a new Native poetry anthology fills a gap in American literature

Medical professionals turn to music making as a tonic

With muralism, Mexico’s rich tradition of public art extends well beyond its borders

This artist asks how we can come out of the pandemic ‘better than we went in’

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Art Works / National Endownment for the Arts

Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

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Playing Othello as a Black woman in today’s America

Amid nationwide protests against systemic racism, Jessika D. Williams sees parallels between racism in the play and in real life.

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Jerry Jeff Walker, Texas singer and songwriter, dies at 78

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The show will go on! Performing arts pivot during pandemic

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That Moment When

That Moment When reveals how successful people have made it in their personal and professional journeys – exploring that critical moment of change.

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Amid planet’s crisis, filmmaker Sir David Attenborough’s ‘vision for the future’

Filmmaker Sir David Attenborough has been documenting the natural world since the 1950s. In his latest book and film, "A Life on Our Planet," he offers a grave and alarming assessment about the climate crisis Earth is facing. The 94-year-old…

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Santa Claus won’t be coming to Macy’s this year

Pope Francis speaks during the weekly general audience at the Vatican, on May 29, 2019. Photo by Yara Nardi/Reuters

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Plot thickens over origins of pope’s civil union endorsement

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Short-video app Quibi shutting down just months after launch

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A Brief But Spectacular take on honoring Breonna Taylor

Mahogany L. Browne is a poet, author and mother. In response to the police killing of Breonna Taylor in Louisville in March, Browne wrote a poem called "Apply Pressure" for Taylor's mother, Tamika Palmer. Browne offers her Brief But Spectacular…