Stolen Fine Art: Organized Crime's New Commodity? May 31, 2007 • Art theft has turned into a global industry that experts believe now fuels everything from terrorism to drug-running. At least one art sleuth puts art crime (including stolen antiquities and forgeries) behind only drug and arms-trafficking as the third-most-lucrative criminal activity in the world ($2 to $6 billion a year). Stolen Fine Art: Organized Crime's New Commodity? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10588693/10588694" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World M.F. Husain in the Center of India Art Controversy May 29, 2007 • Artists in India say they're being subjected to the worst campaign of politically inspired censorship in years. One of the most famous, M.F. Husain, is in the middle of the controversy. M.F. Husain in the Center of India Art Controversy Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10438377/10510523" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Opinion Hearing Voices The Impossibility of the Perfect Photograph May 28, 2007 • Independent producer Jake Warga has always dreamed of taking the perfect photo. He tells this story from his recent trip to Ethiopia, where he tried — in vain — to duplicate a shot he saw in National Geographic Magazine. The Impossibility of the Perfect Photograph Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10498868/10498873" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Prof Touts World War II Child Art Find May 28, 2007 • Working on a hunch and rumors, a retired professor has found what he calls a "gold mine." It is a collection of paintings made by young children at a shipyard daycare center during World War II. Prof Touts World War II Child Art Find Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10496281/10496282" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Memorable Moments 2007 Bird's Eye Photographer Shoots from His Cessna May 28, 2007 • Aerial photographer Michael Collier captures radiant landscape images of the Earth from a single-engine airplane, all the while steering the aircraft with his feet. Bird's Eye Photographer Shoots from His Cessna Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10408149/10410100" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Protest Puts Smithsonian Images on Flickr Site May 25, 2007 • Public.resource.org has taken more than 6,200 low-resolution photographs posted on the Smithsonian Web site and posted them on flickr.com as an act of protest over what public.resource head Carl Malamud calls the Smithsonian's unnecessary restrictions on use of the images and dubious claims of its ownership of them. Protest Puts Smithsonian Images on Flickr Site Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10451425/10451426" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Solutions In a Changing Arctic, Artists Seek to Inspire Change May 21, 2007 • The Cape Farewell project brings creative artists to the Arctic, where they mingle with scientists, explore the harsh but beautiful environment, seek ways to help deepen our understanding of climate change. In a Changing Arctic, Artists Seek to Inspire Change Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10271902/10272143" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Art Retrospective Recognizes 'Schizophrenic' Genius May 12, 2007 • Martin Ramirez was diagnosed as a catatonic schizophrenic soon after he immigrated to the United States from Mexico in 1925. During his 30 years in mental institutions, Ramirez produced more than 300 mesmerizing drawings. Much of his work is now on display in a major retrospective at the American Folk Art Museum in Manhattan. Art Retrospective Recognizes 'Schizophrenic' Genius Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10143165/10143174" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Xeni Tech Mingering Mike: Digging Up a Long-Lost Star May 9, 2007 • Soul music fan Dori Hadar is addicted to soul music on old vinyl records. That obsession led him to the work of Mingering Mike, a soul superstar of the 1960s and 70s who released over 50 records in just 10 years. Mingering Mike: Digging Up a Long-Lost Star Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10092202/10092275" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The Impact of War Video Diaries Give Glimpse of Daily Life in Baghdad May 9, 2007 • An Iraqi production company is distributing video diaries on the Internet by three young men in Baghdad. They chronicle their daily lives, fears, frustration, anger and just normal day-to-day existence in a broken city. Video Diaries Give Glimpse of Daily Life in Baghdad Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10089923/10089924" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Photographer Reflects on Jazz Giants, Storm Losses May 7, 2007 • Jazz photographer Herman Leonard almost lost his amazing collection to Hurricane Katrina. Thousands of prints were destroyed, but some of the salvaged photographs have gone on display at a New Orleans museum. Photographer Reflects on Jazz Giants, Storm Losses Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10057004/10060106" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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The Visit of Queen Elizabeth II Will the Queen Make a Derby Fashion Statement? May 5, 2007 • Queen Elizabeth II is recognized for her collection of hats. And her appearance at the Kentucky Derby will once again put her choice of headgear on public display. Will the Queen Make a Derby Fashion Statement? Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10026873/10026876" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World A New Tower to Soar over Paris April 30, 2007 • Prize-winning Los Angeles architect Thom Mayne sets his sights on Paris — with a design for a 984-foot-tall office building aimed at bringing life to a bleak part of the city of light. A New Tower to Soar over Paris Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9892526/9892557" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Smithsonian Plans to Charge to See Butterflies April 25, 2007 • A plan to charge museum-goers a $5 fee to enter a portion of a Smithsonian exhibition is drawing criticism. In November, visitors who pay the fee will be allowed to walk within a butterfly pavilion. It would be the first time a permanent exhibit at the Smithsonian requires an admission fee. Smithsonian Plans to Charge to See Butterflies Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9833681/9833682" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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At MOMA, a Multi-Ton Moving Day April 24, 2007 • The Museum of Modern Art is setting up a Richard Serra retrospective — which means getting his immense steel structures into the building. At MOMA, a Multi-Ton Moving Day Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/9799004/9802774" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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