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Back to SearchUman's Art on Display Around the City
Episode 1704
The artist Uman has made a career making art inspired by her homeland of Somalia and other East African aesthetics, using rich colors and patterns inspired by textiles. This fall, her work will be on…
Published on 2 months ago
Ledisi's Dinah Washington Tribute
Episode 1703
R&B, jazz and soul singer Ledisi started the year off with the spring release of The Crown, an album of original music. She's wrapping the year up with a new album in tribute to the Queen of the Blue…
Published on 2 months ago
What Criminal Profiling Tells Us About Ourselves
Episode 1700
Criminal profiling is one of the most famous tools in our crime-fighting arsenal, and probably our least understood. In her new book, The Monsters We Make: Murder, Obsession, and the Rise of Criminal…
Published on 2 months ago
Radiohead's 'Kid A' at 25 (Silver Liner Notes)
Episode 1701
Radiohead's fourth studio album Kid A (released October 2, 2000) departed from the group's earlier releases, featuring more slippery, ambient electronic sounds. Rolling Stone called it the "weirdest …
Published on 2 months ago
A New Gallery Show for 'The Drag Queens of New York'
Episode 1699
30 years ago, The Drag Queens of New York: An Illustrated Field Guide was one of the first books from a major publisher to document the history of the city's drag scene. Howl! Arts has mounted a 30th…
Published on 2 months ago
Incarcerated Prisoners Expose a Cover-Up in 'The Alabama Solution'
Episode 1698
The new documentary film "The Alabama Solution" tells the story of a group incarcerated men in an Alabama prison who join together to attempt to expose the violent conditions they experienced at the …
Published on 2 months ago
What Makes a Great Music Biopic?
Episode 1697
The new film "Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere" follows Bruce Springsteen at a particular time in his life, as he was writing his album Nebraska. It's a unique take on the music biopic, a genre t…
Published on 2 months ago
The Making of 'Nebraska' in New Bruce Springsteen Biopic
Episode 1696
The new Bruce Springsteen biopic starring Jeremy Allen White, "Deliver Me From Nowhere," released in theaters over the weekend. The film depicts the making of The Boss's 1982 album "Nebraska." Warren…
Published on 2 months ago
Ari'el Stachel Explores His Identity in 'Other'
Episode 1695
In his new solo show "Other," Tony Award-winning actor Ari'el Stachel explores the challenges of navigating his background as both an Arab American and a Jewish American. Stachel joins to discuss the…
Published on 2 months ago
'Armed Only With a Camera' Celebrates the Life of Journalist Brent Renaud
Episode 1694
Photojournalist Brent Renaud became the first American on assignment to be killed while covering the war in Ukraine after he was shot by Russian forces in 2022. In the new documentary short "Armed On…
Published on 2 months ago