Sharon Stone, artist
The Oscar-nominated actress and activist has returned to her love of painting; this past year she's had two gallery shows in the U.S., with a third about to open in Berlin.
Arts
Capturing art left behind in a whiskey glass
Photographer Ernie Button, a whiskey fan, discovered that the dried remains of single malt scotch in the bottom of a glass can offer unique and tantalizing patterns, even evoking alien worlds.
Emma Stone and director Yorgos Lanthimos on "Poor Things"
The Oscar-winning star of "La La Land," and the director of "The Favourite" have teamed up on several projects; their latest, "Poor Things," is a phantasmagorical "Frankenstein"-like tale of a baby experiencing the world in a grown woman's body.
Broadway's "How to Dance in Ohio" shines a light on autistic stories
The new Broadway musical tells the real-life story of a group of autistic young people who are getting ready for their first formal dance. In a trailblazing first, the autistic characters are all played by autistic actors.
Pablo Picasso: Different perspectives on the cubist's life and art
This year, nearly 50 museums and galleries around the world are marking the 50th anniversary of the artist's death by honoring his revolutionary vision while also, in the era of #MeToo, reappraising his reputation.
Pablo Picasso: Different perspectives on the cubist's life and art
This year, nearly 50 museums and galleries around the world are marking the 50th anniversary of Pablo Picasso's death, by honoring the artist's revolutionary vision while also, in the era of #MeToo, reappraising the master's reputation. Correspondent Anthony Mason talks with the artist's daughter, Paloma Picasso; art critic Deborah Solomon; and artist Mickalene Thomas, about how Picasso should be viewed today.
Aardman Animation: Creating the magic of stop-motion
The animation wizards behind Wallace & Gromit and Shaun the Sheep are back with a sequel to their 2000 hit feature, "Chicken Run." Correspondent Seth Doane visits the Bristol, England studios of Aardman Animations, where artists have painstakingly filmed "Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget," a comic adventure in which daredevil chickens seek to rescue their precious hen from a dastardly factory farm. (Think "Chicken: Impossible.")
Luna Luna: An art world amusement park is reborn
In 1987 some of the world's most notable pop artists (including Keith Haring, David Hockney and Roy Lichtenstein) designed an avant-garde amusement park in Hamburg, Germany. Decades later, the long-forgotten art works are once again opening to the public in Los Angeles.
Luna Luna: A pop art amusement park reborn
In 1987 André Heller convinced some of the most notable artists of the late 20th century (including Keith Haring, David Hockney, Roy Lichtenstein and Kenny Scharf) to design an avant-garde amusement park in Hamburg, Germany, called Luna Luna. But the spectacle that was supposed to tour the world ended up in litigation, locked away in shipping containers in the Texas desert. Now, 40 year later, thanks to an investment by mega-rapper and art enthusiast Drake, the artistic remnants of Luna Luna are once again opening to the public in Los Angeles. Correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti talks with Michael Goldberg, who helped uncover the long-forgotten treasures, and with Joel Searles, whose restoration team is bringing each masterpiece back to life.
"Archie," the man who played Cary Grant
Born in England, Archibald Leach grew up impoverished and neglected before finding his way to the U.S. and transforming himself into the debonair movie star. The BritBox series "Archie" explores the actor's complicated, hidden past.
Director Ridley Scott on "Napoleon"
The director of such classics as "Alien," "Blade Runner," "Thelma & Louise " and "Gladiator" is back, taking on - at age 85 - one of the most controversial figures in history: the French emperor who dominated European battlefields but found defeat at Waterloo.
The art of the gourd
A former midwife, Ithaca, N.Y. artist Graham Ottoson now births gourd art – sculptures, lamps and other objects produced from gourds. Correspondent Martha Teichner checks out some of Ottoson's "gourd-geous" creations at the gallery Gourdlandia, and tries her own hand at gourd carving.
Bradley Cooper on "Maestro"
The star's second film as director tells the love story between composer-conductor Leonard Bernstein and his wife, actress Felicia Montealegre - a marriage complicated by the fact that Bernstein also had affairs with men.
"Hell's Kitchen": Alicia Keys' life and music inspires a new musical
It's been a 13-year-long labor of love by the Grammy-winning musician, singer and songwriter: an off-Broadway musical loosely based on her own life story.
Artist Ed Ruscha on his career-spanning retrospective
"Ed Ruscha / Now Then," the largest exhibition ever of iconic and cryptic works by one of the most celebrated American artists of the postwar era, is now on display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
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Princeton President Christopher Eisgruber on addressing challenges facing higher education
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George Clooney on "Jay Kelly," fame and family
In his latest film, George Clooney plays a familiar role – one of the world's biggest movie stars – who nonetheless tries to reconcile professional success and his personal shortcomings.
Dealing with the crushing costs of child care
For some, the high cost of child care in the U.S. is a higher expense than rents and mortgages, or even in-state college tuition, and has pushed tens of thousands of women out of the workforce this year alone.
Salman Rushdie on "The Eleventh Hour" and free speech
The author talks about his first fiction published since the 2022 attack that nearly killed him; his own immigrant experience in the U.S.; and what happens when freedom of speech dies.
Ken Burns on America's origin story: "The most important event since the birth of Christ"
The documentary filmmaker, long a chronicler of the American experience, talks about his latest film for PBS, "The American Revolution," and why the end of the Revolutionary War did not mean the end of our nation's revolution.
The Book Report: Ron Charles' latest picks (Nov. 2)
The Washington Post book reviewer offers highlights from fall's fiction and non-fiction releases.
Book excerpt: "The Wayfinder" by Adam Johnson
The Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-winner returns with an epic tale set in Polynesia a thousand years in the past.
Book excerpt: "1929" by Andrew Ross Sorkin
The New York Times financial columnist's new book looks back to Wall Street's most catastrophic market collapse.
Book excerpt: "Love, Sex, and Frankenstein" by Caroline Lea
The author of "The Glass Woman" returns with a gripping reimagining of how young Mary Shelley created her classic horror novel.
Book excerpt: "A Guardian and a Thief" by Megha Majumdar
A National Book Award finalist, Megha Majumdar's novel is set in India in a climate-ravaged near-future.