From Washington to Obama – “America’s Presidents” at the National Portrait Gallery
When the National Portrait Gallery scheduled an extensive renovation of the museum’s “America’s Presidents,” the exhibition briefly closed from February 26 through March 23. A temporary exhibition has now been installed in the west gallery on the second floor and will remain on view until September 4. The newly restored gallery space will reopen on […]
Poet’s Corner – Heartfelt Thank You
If I could wrap you up in ribbons; And top you off with bows: I’d thank you for your beauty; And relieving us of woes. You see, you’re tied up with my heart strings; Tied up in my past; You brought us back America– From a death I feared might last. I’d thank you for […]
Oliver Stone’s Snowden Fills in the Back Story
Oliver Stone’s films are not just entertainment; they are political statements. His new film, Snowden, focuses on the former CIA employee and government contractor who leaked information about widespread global surveillance by the U.S. government. The film is a sympathetic portrait of a whistleblower. And while many believe that Edward Snowden should face prosecution, others […]