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COVER STORY
Art and Community
Kurt Andersen and the theater director Gregory Mosher talk about how art unites and divides communities.

Basement Bhangra
In New York a DJ forms a community around "bhangra" music -- traditional Punjabi folk music with western hip-hop beats. Produced by Jocelyn Gonzales.
Visit DJ Rekha’s site
Go to an interview with Rekha
Go to a site on Bhangra

Rudolph House
Writer Guy Martin tells how his family’s new house scandalized the town of Athens, Alabama.
Go to a Paul Rudolph bio
Go to the Auburn University School of Architecture
See images of a Paul Rudolph house

Girl with Red HatLos Carpinteros
The artists in the Cuba-based collective ‘Los Carpinteros’ connect with their country through their abstract art. Produced by Tania Ketenjian.
Go to Los Carpinteros’ English site
Go to an interview with Los Carpinteros
Go to an article on Los Carpinteros
See images of Los Carpinteros' artwork

SPECIAL GUEST
Gregory Mosher
Gregory Mosher is a Tony award-winning director and producer of nearly two hundred theater productions, including Six Degrees of Separation and Sarafina! He also works in film and television. Mosher's current projects include a movie adaptation of Vladimir Nabokov’s Laughter in the Dark.

 








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Commentary
Hairspray: Pure Irreverence
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Design for the Real World
Vinyl. Sound artist Janek Schaefer gives the scratches and pops of vinyl records some respect. Produced by Michael Raphael.


Visit Janek Schaefer’s official site.

A Yankee's Southern Tour
New York artist Maira Kalman had virtually never been west of the Hudson. This summer she needed to clear her head. So she headed down south to see new sights and smell new smells. Produced by Rob Weisberg and Leital Molad.


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