The art and history of ancient civilization — and it's destruction recently in Iraq — has been in the headlines. Studio 360's Kurt Andersen notes that current interest in ancient artifacts and stories goes beyond the news.

For the upcoming release of its new movie, Finding Nemo, the animation studio Pixar created an entire ocean full of fish in incredible detail. The movie is about a clown fish, with a voice by Albert Brooks, whose son Nemo gets stolen from a coral reef home to live in ...

Kurt Andersen and writer Ian Frazier cast a few lines and explore the art and culture of fish.

Ian Frazier taught himself to fish at the age of 4, and his essays on the subject were collected in last year's The Fish's Eye. A longtime contributor to The New Yorker ...

Two Philadelphia sushi chefs create ephemeral art. Produced by Maiken Scott.

A Michigan artist finds mortality at the edge of a lake. Produced by Tamar Charney.

Franz Schubert's song about an innocent trout getting hooked by a nasty fisherman is one of Schubert's most enduring compositions. Singer Naomi Lewin got together with the accompanist Kenneth Griffiths to sing through and talk about it.

Humorist Jack Handey tells the tale of an excellent angler.