How the Smithsonian found its way to the small town of Ashby, Massachusetts
The Smithsonian Institute's 'Voices and Votes' exhibit brings a national conversation on democracy to the Ashby Free Public Library.
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Meet three authors who wrote some of the most banned books in America
Jodi Picoult, Maia Kobabe and Sandra Cisneros have each written books that have been challenged and banned throughout the country.
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With 'Fierce Poise,' Helen Frankenthaler Poured Beauty Onto Canvas
Powerful, no? And gorgeous. Helen Frankenthaler did it in 1973 — 20 years after making a painting that took Jackson Pollock's abstract expressionism a… -
A Cult-Classic Sondheim Flop Gets An Essential New Recording
It's been just over a year since anyone has seen a "live" Broadway musical – but ever since I got hold of a lovingly crafted new-slash-old cast-album… -
Visualizing Gentrification In 'Remnants Of An Exodus'
At the same time, gentrification can be both pervasive and personal.Photographer Al J Thompson entwines these two ideas in his debut book, Remnants of an…
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Tosca's "Vissi d'arte"
Watch Sonya Yoncheva sing the title character’s Act II aria, "Vissi d'arte."| 3:28 -
Sonya Yoncheva Sings Tosca's Act I Aria
Tosca (Sonya Yoncheva) seduces her artist lover Cavaradossi (Vittorio Grigolo).| 1:55 -
Episode 5, Season 9<br> State vs. Natasha Banina, DATMA returns, and more
State vs. Natasha Banina, DATMA's LIGHT 2020, and more| 26:46 -
Episode 6, Season 2<br> The Constructed Languages of JRR Tolkien
A less-discussed aspect of Tolkien is the way he used constructed language in his writing.| 14:17
