The Luther Luckett Correctional Complex, just outside Louisville, Kentucky, is home to more than 1,000 felons and one unusual theater company. It’s an inmate ensemble called Shakespeare Behind Bars. For 16 years, the group has been staging plays like "Hamlet," "Macbeth" and "Julius Casear." They perform both for inmates and the public. Now,...
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Glass Art Evokes World’s Natural Wonders
Glass artist Josh Simpson 's fascination with the natural wonders of the universe is evident in his intricate platters, which resemble galaxies, as well as his one-of-a-kind planet-like spheres. “All of my work has something to do with the perspective of either standing on Earth and looking up at the sky, or being...
Eric Bibb Mixes Southern, Country Blues on ‘Deeper In The Well’
Singer-songwriter Eric Bibb delivers a stirring rendition of a ‘60’s folk anthem while melding Southern and country blues on his latest album, Deeper In The Well . The best advice Bibb ever got about playing guitar came from Bob Dylan, who once told him to “Keep it simple and forget all that fancy...
Play Ball – Songs About the ‘Great American Pastime’
The 2012 North American baseball season is under way. But, many people may not realize there is a history of music that celebrates the Great American Pastime. It’s not uncommon for musicians to play a concert in the outfield of a baseball stadium-but how about scheduling tour dates around baseball? After all, why...
Hollywood Studios Lose Australian Internet Piracy Case
Some of Hollywood’s biggest film studios have failed in an attempt to stem the flow of illegal video downloads when they lost a landmark appeal against an Australian Internet provider. A group of international and Australian companies alleged that Perth-based iiNet authorized the infringement of their copyright when its customers downloaded movies and...
‘One Day on Earth’ Delivers Global Message
" One Day on Earth ," a film created by Kyle Ruddick and Brandon Littman, documents one day in the life of humanity from every country on the planet. More than 15,000 people contributed footage from their ethnic communities and helped to create a global patchwork of universal themes - including birth, love,...
Arnel Pineda’s Incredible Journey Comes to the Big Screen
How does it feel to be plucked from relative obscurity in the Philippines and catapulted into the role of front man for the legendary American rock band Journey? A new documentary, Don’t Stop Believin’: Everyman’s Journey , which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York last night, follows the journey of...
Kenya’s ‘Slum Drummers’ Make Beautiful Music With Scrapped Objects
In the informal settlement of Dagoretti in Nairobi, Kenya, a 13-member group called “Slum Drummers” builds drums, xylophones, and other musical instruments out of materials from dumpsites and metal scrap yards. They use their music to encourage young people to stay away from drugs and to stay in school. It's hard to imagine...
Music Promoter Dick Clark Dies at 82
Dick Clark, the rock 'n' roll music promoter and television host of American Bandstand, has died at age 82. Publicist Paul Shefrin said Clark suffered a heart attack Wednesday and died at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Monica, California. Clark was one of the country's best-known television personalities and the long-time host...