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Thursday, February 14, 2013
Around the Nation
Artist Works To Keep Immigrants In The Picture
February 14, 2013 Ramiro Gomez Jr. is an artist — and nanny — who places cardboard paintings of domestic workers in affluent Los Angeles neighborhoods. Some people see him as an activist, but Gomez shies away from that label; he just hopes his project will help to humanize immigrant workers.
It's All Politics
Chart Check: Did Obama's Graphics 'Enhance' His Big Speech?
February 14, 2013 We critique a few of the charts in the White House's State of the Union online presentation.
Friday, February 08, 2013
Could Reclusive Designer Balenciaga Make It Today?
![Cristobal Balenciaga was known as a perfectionist, especially when it came to sleeves. Blume says, "It was perhaps a sign of real personal attention if you were one of the rare clients that he had lunch with, and at the end of the lunch he ripped out [your] sleeve and reset it."](http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2013/02/08/ap060705010548-517f5a3a1d9f7d659c3c656705ca57724ea67904-s1.jpg "Cristobal Balenciaga was known as a perfectionist, especially when it came to sleeves. Blume says, \"It was perhaps a sign of real personal attention if you were one of the rare clients that he had lunch with, and at the end of the lunch he ripped out [your] sleeve and reset it.\"")
February 8, 2013 In the '40s and '50s, Cristobal Balenciaga was an international fashion star — but a lot has changed since then. Fashion writer Robin Givhan says today's fashion world demands that designers "have the personality of a celebrity." That may not have gone over well with the secretive Spaniard.
Thursday, February 07, 2013
New York's Grimy Garment District Hatches Designers' Dreams
February 7, 2013 As Fashion Week opens in New York on Thursday, all eyes will be on the Lincoln Center catwalk. But the real business of fashion will be happening a short distance away in the city's Garment District, the resource-rich laboratory that has launched the careers of countless designers.
Sunday, February 03, 2013
Arts & Life
Making Up A History For The 'Dutch Mona Lisa'
February 3, 2013 Vermeer's famous Girl With a Pearl Earring has returned to the United States for the first time since 1995. Very little is known about the painting, so in honor of the visit, The Guardian newspaper asked its readers to come up with a backstory for the mysterious girl.
Saturday, February 02, 2013
The Picture Show
The Ways We Wait: A Train Station Tribute For Grand Central's 100th
February 2, 2013 Anyone who spends a lot of time on trains also spends a lot of time waiting for them. In honor of Grand Central's centennial we looked back through the years and around the globe to find images that capture the time we spend waiting for our trains to arrive.
Friday, February 01, 2013
History
Grand Central, A Cathedral For Commuters, Celebrates 100
February 1, 2013 The largest railroad terminal in the world opened its doors for the first time in 1913. And while Grand Central Terminal, in the heart of New York City, no longer serves long-distance trains, it is still a vibrant part of the city's ecosystem.
Thursday, January 31, 2013
Painted Gnomes Allowed To Roam On Oakland Utility Poles
January 31, 2013 Over the past year, small, elfin creatures started springing up all around Oakland, Calif., on the base of utility poles. The local utility had vowed to remove them but now says the paintings can stay.
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Arts & Life
From Aleppo, An Artifact Of A Calmer Age
January 29, 2013 The ongoing violence and tumult in Syria's largest city belie a richer, more prosperous past. One small object — a finely woven hat — offers evidence of life in a thriving cultural hub.
Friday, January 25, 2013
The Salt
Still Life With Cheeseburger: Art That Looks Good Enough To Eat
January 25, 2013 Meet the new Dutch master: Tjalf Sparnaay's food paintings are so gobsmacking in their level of detail, it's hard to resist the temptation to pick one up and take a bite.
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Fine Art
In 'According To What?' Ai Weiwei Makes Mourning Subversive
January 23, 2013 A Washington showcase of work by the Chinese dissident artist reveals his preoccupation with the tragic 2008 Sichuan earthquake: To create one of the pieces, Ai ran afoul of Chinese authorities, asking for help collecting the names of children who died when their schools collapsed.
Friday, January 18, 2013
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