Michael Shaw

Publisher of the visual politics and media literacy site, BagNewsNotes

The photos and scholarship surrounding Hitler's touring the 1938 Nazi Art Exhibition (and every one from 1937 through 1944) isn't exactly unknown. But that's the point. Apparently, we can't get enough of Hitler.

The Everlasting Phil Ramone and Danielle Evin

Producer extraordinaire (Ramone) and acclaimed singer-songwriter (Evin)

This week's playlist includes music by Aaron Copland, Francy Boland, Asmahan, and more.

Seamus McKiernan

Blog Editor, Special Projects, Huffington Post

Rap and health consciousness may not seem like a natural duo, but for Khnum Ibomu, or Stic, promoting a healthy lifestyle is a natural extension of the themes of political activism, social justice and personal motivation that run through his music.

James W. P. Campbell and Will Pryce

Some book collectors do not care very much about where they store their books. The English King Henry VIII, had a fine collection of books, but when visitors came to view them they were horrified by the conditions they were stored in.

TEDTalks

"Ideas Worth Spreading"

Is that a painting -- or a person? Unconventional artist Alexa Meade slathers her subjects with paint, and even dunks them in a bathtub of milk, in pursuit of the perfect portrait.

Ben J. Cotton

Gallery Owner, Art Enthuasist

The focus of this week's 'On the Streets' is on pieces of art in the public domain that are strong, thought-provoking but playful and are a constant reminder of the human desire to explore unknown horizons.

Luis A. Marentes

Associate professor of Spanish, University of Massachusetts Amherst

The film has been seen by millions of people who acclaimed it when it came out. One would hope that they now have the same enthusiasm in carefully following this case and making sure that the film's producers do not fall victim to the system they so courageously condemned.

Clara Lieu

Author; visual artist; adjunct professor, Rhode Island School of Design

I am now three years into this project, and the fear that I experienced at the beginning has never really subsided. In fact, it seems like my fears have only increased as the project travels further out into the world and is seen by a wider audience.

Thomas Gladysz

Arts Journalist / Pop Culture Archaeologist

Some consider it the tap-root of American popular music -- the propulsive rhythm which helped shape not only jazz and swing, but the blues and rock 'n roll.

Daniel Grant

Arts Writer

Sports halls of fame are not big collectors and displayers of art, which makes this one in Newport so different.

Bruce E. Whitacre

Executive Director, National Corporate Theatre Fund (NCTF)

Access to arts education resources is one of the most problematic aspects of our school system, with wealthier schools invariably being better served than poor ones. Technology promises to help bridge that gap, as well as that of distance.

Radley Balko

Senior Writer and Investigative Reporter, The Huffington Post

There are sardonic artists in Nashville and, alternately, singer/songwriters who treat the stage like a confessional. But House manages to pull off both wry and sincere at once. He then he sets it all to viscid melodies that stick in your ear like a warm hunk of taffy.

Catie Keck

Arts & Culture Journalist

Sacha Jenkins is here to clear the air regarding some misconceptions surrounding the art of graffiti writing, namely that the ever-infallible mass media hasn't any idea what even constitutes as such.

Tony Bartolone

Actor, comedian, writer

"I'm not bold enough to put myself up there so nakedly. So I pass all my inner stirrings through to the characters and the situations they're in. I am none of those people. But I've handed off to them what I've been consumed by in my life."

Menachem Rosensaft

Professor of law and son of Holocaust survivors

This sordid tale is of far more than academic interest for me: My parents were imprisoned at Auschwitz. I'd be horrified to discover their uniforms advertised on eBay or anywhere else.

Sean Martinfield

San Francisco cultural critic

The work is a unique tribute to war veterans. At its core is the story of a soldier returning home and absorbing back into everyday life. The libretto for the chorus is taken from the poetry of Brian Turner, a veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan. The music of the pianist represents and reveals the soldier.

Kristi York Wooten

Founder of SustenanceGroup.org, Music/Art Critic, Advocate for Women's Rights

New York artist Michael David pioneered his edgy encaustic painting technique in the 1970s when he was an enfant terrible of the downtown art scene and bass player with seminal punk rockers. Three decades later, he's still creating powerful paintings that explore spiritual metaphors.