Arts & Life

Sandro Botticelli, Ideal Portrait of a Lady ("Simonetta Vespucci"), 1475-80, tempera on poplar panel

Arts

A Story Of War, Theft And A Beautiful Woman, Back In The U.S. After 70+ Years

5:00am July 05, 2021

by Susan Stamberg

After World War II, 202 paintings stolen by the Nazis toured the U.S. Now, the Cincinnati Art Museum has four of them back on view in the exhibition "Paintings, Politics and the Monuments Men."

Arts

Weekend Edition Student Film Showcase: Watch Standout Student Films

9:28am July 04, 2021

by Andrew Craig

Each week in July, Weekend Edition is talking to student filmmakers about their projects. We found exceptional short films from filmmakers across the country.

Breaking Down The Details of Britney Spears' Conservatorship

7:58am July 04, 2021

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Jia Tolentino about her reporting with Ronan Farrow for the New Yorker that provides new details on Britney Spear's conservatorship and her father's control of it.

Arts

Tennessee Beauty School Teaches Importance Of Working With Black Hair

7:58am July 04, 2021

by Ambriehl Crutchfield

A Black hair salon in Tennessee is teaching people of other races how to do hair for Black women. So far, it's done lessons in Nashville and one in Portland.

Arts

Student Film 'Chuj Boys of Summer' Shines Gentle, Poetic Light on Home

7:58am July 04, 2021

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks to Max Walker-Silverman about Chuj Boys of Summer, his student film about an indigenous Guatemalan migrant who finds a new home in a small Rocky Mountain town.

Arts

Princess Diana Statue Unveiling Shows Mixed Emotions Over Role Of Princes Her Sons

7:58am July 04, 2021

by Frank Langfitt

At Kensington Palace last week, Princes William and Harry unveiled a statue of their mother on what would have been her 60th birthday. How the public views the role of the brothers varies widely.

Arts

Shakespeare In The Park Comes Back To New York City

7:58am July 04, 2021

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with Oskar Eustis, artistic director of New York City's Public Theater, about the return of Shakespeare in the Park.

The Personal Librarian, by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray

Books
Arts

J.P. Morgan's Personal Librarian Was A Black Woman. This Is Her Story.

5:00am July 04, 2021

by Karen Grigsby Bates

Belle Da Costa Greene was one of the most prominent career women of her time, but the world didn't know she was Black. A new novel from Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray tells her story.

Roger Bennett at the Hollywood Palladium in Hollywood, Calif., on June 10, 2017.

Arts

Not My Job: We Quiz Soccer Expert Roger Bennett On Bowling

12:09pm July 03, 2021

Roger Bennett is the co-creator of Men in Blazers, which started as a humble podcast before expanding into a broadcasting empire. His new memoir is Reborn in the USA.

Arts Venues Find Ways To Celebrate Joy And Process Grief As Vaccination Numbers Rise

8:45am July 03, 2021

by Elizabeth Blair

As vaccination rates increase, this summer promises many more options for live entertainment than last and arts organizations are trying to figure out what audiences want for their "hot vax summer."