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Sunday January 29, 2006

World

Solzhenitsyn's 'First Circle' on Russian State TV

January 29, 2006 • On Sunday, Russian state TV will show the first episode of Alexander Solzhenitsyn's The First Circle. It's the first televised adaptation of the novelist's work to be shown in his native country.

Solzhenitsyn's 'First Circle' on Russian State TV

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Saturday January 28, 2006

Lou Reed, Capturing New York in Photographs

January 28, 2006 • New York has always served as a muse for rock icon Lou Reed, and his photography is inspired by his sense of the city. The photo exhibit Lou Reed New York opened recently at the Hermes and Steven Kasher galleries. Reed tells Scott Simon about his work.

Lou Reed, Capturing New York in Photographs

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Friday January 20, 2006

World

Ex-Getty Curator Stands Trial for Looted Antiquities

January 20, 2006 • A trial is under way in Rome against the Getty Museum's former curator, Marion True, who is charged with knowing that the museum acquired antiquities looted from Italy. The government also has made a proposal to the Metropolitan Museum for the return of certain illegally acquired pieces in return for loans of work of equal value.

Ex-Getty Curator Stands Trial for Looted Antiquities

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Tuesday January 17, 2006

Photo Walls: The Magic Castle

January 17, 2006 • The father-daughter radio team of Mal and Jennifer Sharpe continue their exploration of what they call photo walls with a visit to The Magic Castle in the Hollywood Hills.

Photo Walls: The Magic Castle

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World

Austria to Return Paintings to Jewish Heir

January 17, 2006 • The Austrian National Gallery is being compelled by a national arbitration board to return five paintings by Gustav Klimt to a Los Angeles woman, the heir of a Jewish family that had its art stolen by the Nazis. The paintings are estimated to be worth at least $150 million.

Austria to Return Paintings to Jewish Heir

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Monday January 16, 2006

Hidden Treasures

Archives Help Businesses Learn from Mistakes

January 16, 2006 • The documents, products and records a company keeps in its archive help it to create institutional memories -- good and bad. Nike turns to shoes in its archives to be reminded of past successes and failures.

Archives Help Businesses Learn from Mistakes

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Photo Op: An Occasional Series

Gregory Crewdson's Photo Alchemy

January 16, 2006 • Artist and photographer Gregory Crewdson doesn't so much take photos as make them. Alex Chadwick talks with Crewdson about how he uses techniques of film to stage pictures -- and, some critics say, transform the medium of photography.

Gregory Crewdson's Photo Alchemy

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Culture

Hidden Treasures

January 16, 2006 • Some museums are like attics -- so full of stuff that no one knows exactly what's there. For the Hidden Treasures Radio Project, Harriet Baskas explores the backrooms, storehouses and rumors of museums to see what we're missing.

Tuesday January 10, 2006

Performing Arts

'The Phantom' Sets All-Time Mark on Broadway

January 10, 2006 • Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera became the longest-running show in Broadway history Monday, breaking the uber-composer's own record that he set with Cats.

'The Phantom' Sets All-Time Mark on Broadway

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Monday January 9, 2006

Touring Cezanne's Cultural Roots

January 9, 2006 • Master painter Paul Cezanne grew up in Aix-en-Provence in South France. He died 100 years ago, and Susan Stamberg went to his hometown to learn about the mercurial artist's local life and inspirations.

Touring Cezanne's Cultural Roots

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Thursday January 5, 2006

Culture

Artist William Pajaud's Jazzy New Orleans, Part 2

January 5, 2006 • Reporter Adolfo Guzman Lopez continues his profile of the art and life of African-American artist William Pajaud. His vibrant watercolors celebrates the people and jazz scene of his native New Orleans.

Artist William Pajaud's Jazzy New Orleans, Part 2

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Wednesday January 4, 2006

Artist William Pajaud's Jazzy New Orleans, Part 1

January 4, 2006 • Reporter Adolfo Guzman Lopez profiles the art and life of African-American artist William Pajaud. His vibrant watercolors celebrates the people and jazz scene of his native New Orleans.

Artist William Pajaud's Jazzy New Orleans, Part 1

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Tuesday January 3, 2006

Culture

Roni Zulu's Spiritual Tattoo Artistry

January 3, 2006 • Roni Zulu is a Los Angeles-based tattoo artist who's done work for stars including Janet Jackson, Queen Latifah and Debra Wilson. But he's not your typical tattoo artist. He sees all his art -- including the celebrity tattoos -- as sacred work.

Roni Zulu's Spiritual Tattoo Artistry

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Wednesday December 28, 2005

Politics

Political Cartoonists Cast an Eye Back on 2005

December 28, 2005 • Political cartoonists Mike Luckovich of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Mike Peters of the Dayton Daily News discuss 2005, as seen through the prism of their own work.

Political Cartoonists Cast an Eye Back on 2005

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Wednesday December 21, 2005

'In Prison Air': Echoes of Life Behind Bars

December 21, 2005 • Thomas Roma has a new book of photos of some of the cells of now-closed Holmesburg Prison in Pennsylvania, where inmates "volunteered" to use their own bodies to test everything from skin creams to LSD.

'In Prison Air': Echoes of Life Behind Bars

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