Culture At Corning, Art That Imitates Life — Astonishingly June 25, 2007 • 19th-century Harvard students needed botanical models. They turned to a pair of glass artists who specialized in invertebrate zoology. The results, on display at the Corning Museum of Glass this summer, are so lifelike that they've inspired poets and novelists. At Corning, Art That Imitates Life — Astonishingly Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/11363926/11368902" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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National Panel Criticizes Small's Tenure at Smithsonian June 20, 2007 • Former Smithsonian Institution Secretary Lawrence Small created an "an imperialistic and insular culture" at the Washington organization, according to an independent panel that reviewed his tenure. Small resigned from his post in March. Panel Criticizes Small's Tenure at Smithsonian Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/11208629/11208742" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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Pop Culture Functional Designs that Change Lives June 17, 2007 • An unusual exhibit at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum in New York shows design at its cheapest and most functional. "Design for the Other 90%" displays the work of social entrepreneurs whose designs help people who lack food, education, water and shelter. Functional Designs that Change Lives Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/11032381/11171199" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Pop Culture Curvy, Loungy and Fun: The Work of Charles Eames June 17, 2007 • On the 100th anniversary of the designer Charles Eames' birthday, his grandson reflects on some of his most famous designs. Eames and his wife designed seating for U.S. airports and the popular lounge chair in Frasier, among other works. Curvy, Loungy and Fun: The Work of Charles Eames Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/11130962/11130969" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
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Culture Debating Dr. Burke: The 'Grey's Anatomy' Fallout June 14, 2007 • Actor Isaiah Washington will not be invited by ABC to return for another season of the hit program Grey's Anatomy, where he plays Dr. Preston Burke. This, after he reportedly used an anti-gay slur toward one of his cast-mates. Not everyone supports his firing, including two gay activists. Debating Dr. Burke: The 'Grey's Anatomy' Fallout Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/11044108/11044113" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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World Iraqi Artist Makes a Point with Virtual Paintballs June 1, 2007 • Iraqi artist Wafaa Bilal, who left his country in 1992 but still has family there, wanted to bring into sharp focus what it's like to be constantly worried about personal safety. So he moved into a gallery in Chicago and invited computer users across the country to shoot paintballs at him — through the Internet. Iraqi Artist Makes a Point with Virtual Paintballs Listen Toggle more options Download Embed Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/10634342/10634344" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player"> Transcript
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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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