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Contemporary Art Flourishes at New York City Churches
The late Gothic Revival Church of St. Paul the Apostle has become a modern art gallery in the past five years. In a nook on the left side of the church sits a stuffed white lamb atop a pillar wrapped...
View ArticleFall Impressionist and Modern Art Auctions Sales Set Records, But Some Pieces...
The auction houses were full, paddles were at the ready and phones were manned, and in the wings at Christie’s and Sotheby’s a total of over a hundred works of art waited to find new homes. The annual...
View ArticleCheck Ahead: Missy Mazzoli, 'Song From the Uproar'
Audio for this feature is no longer available. To listen to a live performance of selections from the opera performed in the Soundcheck studio, click here.You might not be familiar with the early-20th...
View ArticleA Chorus of Conversation: What Is American Music?
Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, Lukas Foss, and Irving Fine joke, argue, compliment each other, and agree to disagree, illustrating their points with musical examples. Behind the banter in this 1950...
View Article[Unedited] Marie Howe and Krista Tippett
An enchanting hour of poetry drawing on the ways family and religion shape our lives. Marie Howe works and plays with her Catholic upbringing, the universal drama of family, and the ordinary time that...
View ArticleMarie Howe — The Poetry of Ordinary Time [remix]
An enchanting hour of poetry drawing on the ways family and religion shape our lives. Marie Howe works and plays with her Catholic upbringing, the universal drama of family, and the ordinary time that...
View ArticleI'm a Lumberjack and I'm OK Edition
Dana Stevens, Julia Turner, and David Haglund discuss Chris Rock's latest movie Top Five, the Seven Wonders of the Modern World with Slate's Daniel Gross, and what the lumbersexual says about...
View ArticleI'm a Lumberjack and I'm OK Edition
Dana Stevens, Julia Turner, and David Haglund discuss Chris Rock's latest movie Top Five, the Seven Wonders of the Modern World with Slate's Daniel Gross, and what the lumbersexual says about...
View Article304- Gander International Airport
The Gander Airport in Newfoundland was once the easternmost airfield in North America, so when transatlantic air travel was new and difficult through the mid-20th century, Gander played a critical role...
View Article7 Wild Recorder Pieces That Will Have You Wishing You Never Gave Up The...
Say the word “recorder” and memories of oh-so-adorable—but also oh-so-squeaky and oh-so-atonal (and not the good kind)—concerts come rushing back to you. Elementary school recorder classes are a rite...
View ArticleHear Me Out: "Tapesongs" (Joan La Barbara, 1977)
Every Friday, we’ll be sharing a piece of music that resonates particularly strongly with one of our staffers. This week: Sophie Ewh on the magical complexity of Joan La Barbara. Recording...
View ArticleThe Challenges of Vaccine Distribution
Carl Zimmer, New York Times science columnist, talks about the latest vaccine news including Moderna's announcement that its coronavirus vaccine was 94.5 percent effective in preliminary results, and...
View Article#4719, With Lisel (Eliza Bagg)
As a member of Roomful of Teeth, the trio Modern Medieval, the indie pop band, Pavo Pavo, and as the solo artist Lisel, Eliza Bagg moves between different musical worlds. When recording and performing...
View ArticleYouth take 32 nations to court over climate inaction
On Wednesday, at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, six Portuguese people between the ages of 11 and 24 years old are presenting their case. They accuse the 32 members of the European...
View Article#4719, With Lisel (Eliza Bagg)
As a member of Roomful of Teeth, the trio Modern Medieval, the indie pop band, Pavo Pavo, and as the solo artist Lisel, Eliza Bagg moves between different musical worlds. When recording and performing...
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