May 28 2021
During recent months, the Louvre Abu Dhabi quietly added some impressive pieces to its collection, including a rare Georges de la Tour painting, Girl Blowing on a Braisier (La Fillette au braisier), and Between Darkness and Light (Entre chien et loup) by Marc Chagall, along with 25 other pieces. Another exciting acquisition is a selection …
May 27 2021
Happy birthday to Crowded House frontman Neil Finn, born on this day May 27, 1958 in Te Awamutu, New Zealand. Finn’s rock beginnings may have started in late 1974, when Neil’s brother Tim formed the band Split Enz, and Neil eventually became co-frontman of the band along with his brother. He proved to be an excellent addition …
May 18 2021
Today we are celebrating the illustrations of Japanese artist Chiaki Okada. She has illustrated books by different authors around the world, including a book by her husband, Ko Okada, called Rabbit and Freckle (Кролик и Веснушка). Chiaki Okada has a unique talent for capturing the innocent beauty of childhood home life as well as imaginative childhood themes. …
May 12 2021
Today we are celebrating one of the world’s most talented blown glass artists, Dale Chihuly, who has a number of amazing exhibits around the United States to be seen. Many of these photos are from both permanent installations and traveling exhibits, and it’s fascinating to see how some of the same sculptures give different impressions in …
Jan 09 2021
Musician and painter Louie Zong just shared “All We Got,” a song made with samples from Smithsonian Folkway-found sea shanties. And the result is really joyous. all we got by Louie Zong
Jan 06 2021
Kumi Takahara just shared a song from her new modern classical album See-through via Bandcamp, where the album is described as “a swirl of raw strings, found sound and glistening piano: part private diary, part daydream.” You can listen to “Tide” now, and the album will be released February 24th, 2021. Tide by Kumi Takahara
Jan 01 2021
Today Florida dream pop trio cathedral bells shared two tracks from Ether, coming out January 29, 2021. You can currently listen to “Invisible” and “Dark Aura” from the album. Ether by cathedral bells
Jul 04 2020
This documentary follows the Eastern Band of Cherokee natives as they work to revitalize their endangered language. The Emmy award winning film was created by Danica Cullinan and Neal Hutcheson, and produced by Walt Wolfram. When a language disappears, a lot is lost. A language is a repository of cultural wealth. Each language is a …
Jun 21 2020
Little David is a tour guide at the sacred Saut D’Eau waterfall in Haiti, where Catholics and Vodouisants come to visit for healing. According to local beliefs, the Virgin Mary appeared at the 100-foot tall waterfall on July 16, 1849, and now the area receives many guests between July 15th and 16th of each year. The …
May 25 2020
This is an excerpt from episode 10 of the Ken Burns/Lynn Novick documentary on the Vietnam War, “The Vietnam War (US version) Last Episode: The Weight of Memory” on PBS America. Writer Tim O’Brien reads from his short story collection The Things They Carried.
