Jeff Smith’s popular comic book series, “Bone,” has sold over 4 million copies and is part of a new exhibition at the Wexner Center For the Arts at Ohio State University. He answered viewer questions in an Insider Forum; Listen to Smith discuss the world of comics and the inspiration behind his series on NewsHour.
Andy Warhol would have been 80 today; he was born on August 6, 1928. This episode of “USA Arts”, from 1966, an NET production, profiles pop art pioneer Warhol (and Roy Lichtenstein, in part I). His interviews are mesmerizingly detached and hilarious, and the footage is stunning. Watch now.
August 5th at 10pm, P.O.V. will air the little-seen documentary “Johnny Cash: The Man, His World, His Music” on Thirteen. This footage, of Johnny and June singing “Jackson”, is from the documentary; watch here.
Russian literary giant Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn died Sunday August 3, 2008 at his home in Moscow at the age of 89.
The Sports Museum of America is the first museum to pay tribute to the history and excitement of all sports. Watch Thirteen/WNET President Neal Shapiro interview Sports Museum Founder & CEO Philip Schwalb.
This week, Reel 13 featured a short film about the hardship of a young Mexican girl and a short about two ideologues reconciling their differences. You voted, now find out which film won.
It’s just over a week until the start of the 2008 Olympics, and the official announcement just came in this week of a major music event set to take place during the Olympics called “Divas in Beijing.” Read more…
Watch a discussion about the critically-acclaimed television series Mad Men as it moves into its second season with screenwriter Matthew Weiner and actors Jon Hamm and John Slattery.
Matamoros, a baritone, debuted at the Met and will be making his European premier next season. Hear him talk about singing opera and how opera enhances the experience of the raw power of the music. He also performs “Per Me Giunto” from Don Carlo by Verdi.
Hear Ed Fella and Post Typography discuss the history of graphic design, the impetus for their unconventional works, their differences in style and approach, and, eventually, their similarities. Watch now.
