Art Madness 2013 at University of North Carolina Greensboro
Art Madness 2013 is UNC Greensboro Art Alumni and Faculty exhibiting and selling their remarkable works to support the school they love.
Arts
'Wave' Tells A True Story Of Survival And Loss In The 2004 Tsunami
Sonali Deraniyagala lost her husband, two sons and parents to the Indian Ocean tsunami that claimed the lives of more than 200,000 people. Her new memoir recounts the events of that fateful day.
Skipping Out On College And 'Hacking Your Education'
Dale Stephens says many students would be better off ditching college and finding alternate ways to complete their educations. His new book, Hacking Your Education, explores that idea. "When you think about education as an investment, you have to think about what the return is going to be," he says.
Mike White On Creating HBO's 'Enlightened' Whistle-Blower
On the HBO series Enlightened, a naive corporate executive played by Laura Dern wants to change the world. The series' creator and writer, Mike White, says the show's whistle-blowing plot line was inspired, in part, by his own father's experience.
Cinerama Brought The Power Of Peripheral Vision To The Movies
In the 1950s, as movie directors were trying to offer TV watchers something they couldn't get on a small screen, Cinerama films threw three simultaneous images onto a curved screen to create peripheral vision. Two classic Cinerama films — This Is Cinerama and Windjammer — are now out on DVD.
Winston-Salem Festival Ballet Presents "Angels in Our Midst"
The notion of guardian angels dates back to antiquity, and modern tributes include Clarence in “It's a Wonderful Life”, Wim Wender's “Wings of Desire”, and “Angels in America”.
Time Rules In Jamaica Kincaid's New Novel, 'See Now Then'
The marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Sweet is anything but sweet. In Jamaica Kincaid's first new novel in 10 years, she traces the unraveling of a marriage. See Now Then follows the joy, pain and destruction that time can wreak on a union.
The Movie Alex Karpovsky Has 'Seen A Million Times'
Actor-writer-director Alex Karpovsky could watch Paul Thomas Anderson's Punch Drunk Love a million times. "I saw it with a friend of mine, and we both absolutely loved it and immediately started quoting it," he says.
For Ireland's First Female President, 'Everybody Matters'
In her memoir, Mary Robinson speaks of her experience advocating for social causes and her personal convictions after growing up in a deeply Catholic family.
Fairy Tales For Grown-Ups? More Are On The Way
A slew of new fairy tale films is on the way to your nearest cineplex, but the intended audience might not be what you'd think. Bob Mondello explains how these movies, like their audiences, are growing up, taking on adult themes and dealing with the fears of a new generation of young adults.