Seamus Heaney, Irish Poet And Nobel Laureate, Dies At 74
Irish poet Seamus Heaney has died in Dublin at the age of 74. He was one of the world's best-known poets. In 1995 he won the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Arts
Learn Ancient Art of the Selfbow at Sawtooth School for Visual Arts
The Sawtooth School for Visual Art has been leading the way in the Piedmont Triad for nearly 70 years, providing art classes for all ages taught by award-winning teachers and participating artists in ceramics, drawing and painting, glass, metals and much more. Registration for Sawtooth's Fall semester is well underway. Classes begin September 16th.
Move Over, Pot Stickers: China Cooks Up Hundreds Of Dumplings
Dumplings are a huge part of Chinese culinary tradition, and restaurants there cater to the nation's obsession with a dazzlingly array of dumpling shapes and fillings, including green frogs stuffed with bullfrog meat and a flock of birds filled with roasted Beijing duck.
Rebecca Hall, Finding New Thrills In The Family Business
The British-American actress co-stars opposite Eric Bana in the surveillance-state thriller Closed Circuit. She joins NPR's Robert Siegel to talk about playing a barrister, working with her celebrated Shakespearean father and being inspired by her opera-singer mom.
Lady Houdini's Escape Act Breaks Through Not Just Handcuffs
Kristen Johnson, also known as Lady Houdini, goes far beyond the role women usually play in escape acts. "It was important for me to be a strong example for young women in particular," she says.
The Secrest Series Opens Season With The Carolina Chocolate Drops
David Ford chats with singer/songwriter Laurelyn Dossett about the Carolina Chocolate Drops. The band has collaborated with Dossett previously, and will be performing at the Wake Forest University Secrest Series, Thursday, September, 12th at 7:30pm in Wait Chapel. Laurelyn Dossett will be giving a pre-performance lecture at 6:40 in the Balcony Room of Wait Chapel.
Conan's 'Uphill Climb' To Late-Night Throne
When O'Brien took over for David Letterman on NBC's Late Night, he had virtually no on-air experience. In a 2003 interview, O'Brien tells Fresh Air's Terry Gross about his efforts to fill Letterman's shoes and how his Irish-Catholic repression fuels his comedy.
Jimmy Kimmel: Making Late Night A Family Affair
This month, the late-night talk-show host sets up camp in the 11:35 p.m. slot, which puts him head-to-head with Jay Leno and Kimmel's idol, David Letterman. Kimmel has put a personal mark on his show by bringing in his family to help him make it happen.
Julia Child Was Wrong: Don't Wash Your Raw Chicken, Folks
The doyenne of TV chefs imparted much wisdom to American cooks, but one piece of Child's advice you should ignore is to wash your raw poultry before cooking. It spreads germs. Everywhere. Yet studies suggest 90 percent of Americans do it, so food safety researchers are launching a campaign to squash the habit.
Open Dream Ensemble Presents "Big Shoes"
Open Dream Ensemble is a project of the Thomas S. Kenan Institute for the Arts and an outreach program of UNC School of the Arts.