All Arts

Historian Simon Schama narrates 'The Story of the Jews' on PBS, National Geographic debuts two programs that pair science with everyday life, and more top picks.

The magazine American Songwriter is instructive and inspiring, the podcast Business Women ROCK has great tips for female entrepreneurs, and more top picks.

Events in the country of Latvia such as the World Choir Games and the symbolic passing of books from hand to hand aim to revive the cultural history of the country.

Acorn TV's Web-streaming service offers top British shows, the CBS program 'Summer Dreams' takes viewers inside the high-stakes National Basketball Association summer league, and more.

Millions of viewers are tuning in for science-related YouTube videos like one that gives a tour of the Large Hadron Super Collider and clips of little-seen giant sea creatures.

Fox and National Geographic team up for the series 'Cosmos: A Space-Time Odyssey,' Beck's new album 'Morning Phase' is bold and assured, and more top picks.

A new app compiles clips from documentaries by Ken Burns, writer Mitch Horowitz details how the idea of thinking positively took the US by storm, and more top picks.

Museums are no longer telling visitors to stand back and don't touch – they're asking for their participation.

'Frontline' examines the intersection of teenagers and social media, food historian Rae Katherine Eighmey explores Abraham Lincoln's life through regional food, and more top picks.

Jazz singer Gregory Porter's new album is funky and irresistible, graphic designer Brock Davis captures whimsical still lifes with his iPhone, and more top picks.

CBS celebrates the anniversary of the Beatles' 'Ed Sullivan' appearance, PBS honors Pulitzer Prize-winning author Alice Walker's birthday with a two-hour tribute, and more top picks.

Actor Christopher Plummer portrays John Barrymore for PBS as part of the 'Great Performances' series, 'James Bond' writer Ian Fleming gets his own series for BBC America, and more top picks.

The documentary 'Salinger,' which explores the life of the mysterious 'Catcher in the Rye' author, airs on PBS, Leonard Maltin's new movie guide will prep you for awards season, and more top picks.

Playwrights are increasingly staging their shows on their terms as networking via social media and more creative approaches give them the ability to take control of their work.

Photographer Kirsty Mitchell brings viewers to a world of flowers and wooded glades in her series 'Wonderland 2009-2014,' comedian Paul F. Tompkins has his friends portray famous authors in The Dead Authors Podcast, and more top picks.

The November Project, a no-fee grassroots workout group that meets early in the morning, has spread from its home city of Boston to other locations like San Diego, Denver, and even Canada.

'Downton Abbey' returns for a fourth season on PBS, PBS's 'American Masters' examines the life of prolific composer Marvin Hamlisch, and more top picks.

Phone boxes, now often deserted, are the subject of a Massachusetts art project where artists create works inside their interiors.

'Once' troubadour Glen Hansard's new album 'Drive All Night' recalls Springsteen and Van Morrison, PBS's 'How Sherlock Changed the World' examines the influence of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle on police work, and more top picks.

Jazz musician Ben Allison tries something new with his genre on the album 'The Stars Look Very Different Today,' the children's book 'Songs from a Journey with a Parrot' has kids read and sing, and more top picks.