Charlie Rose interviews Museum of Modern Art curator Paola Antonelli about this exhibit, which closes May 12, 2008. She discusses about the convergence of design, technology, and human needs and adaptations and how this convergence challenges the mind.

Founded in 1936 by Polish violinist and Zionist Bronislaw Huberman, the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra — known at that time as the Palestine Orchestra — was established to save Jewish musicians in Europe from the imminent Holocaust. In honor of Yom Haatzmaut (Israel’s Independence Day), watch a clip of the performance marking the organization’s 70th anniversary.

Composer David Lang, one of the co-founders of New York’s Bang on a Can, has been a prolific presence on the city’s contemporary music scene for more than twenty years. Lang sat down with SundayArts blogger Adam Wasserman for a chat about his work shortly after he won the Pulitzer Prize in Music. Listen to the interview.

In Israel, a vibrant punk scene has emerged in a society torn apart by the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians. In these four candid video interviews, FRONTLINE/World reporter and filmmaker Liz Nord talks to the musicians driving the movement.

Poets played a major role voicing the hardships and joys during Israel’s founding. Today, the poetry scene is more fractured, much like the land itself. Listen to three prominent Israeli …