Arts & Culture

Dean Defrees is a fourth-generation rancher at the Defrees Ranch in Sumpter Valley, Ore., on Aug. 30, 2025.
What is it like to be a rancher at 4,200 feet elevation in Eastern Oregon?
“It’s stressful, but it’s a fantastic lifestyle,” said Sumpter Valley rancher Dean Defrees on OPB’s “At Work With” series.
Latest Stories

What does ’67′ mean? Dictionary.com’s 2025 word of the year has no definition
"67," pronounced "six seven," spread from a rap song, through sports and social media, to classrooms and homes across the U.S. But even the artist who coined it struggles to define it.

These Oregon theaters have been entertaining moviegoers for 100 years
For multiple independent cinemas, 2025 marks a century of welcoming film fans.

White House fires entire commission that reviews designs for federal buildings
The White House has fired all six members of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, the independent federal agency that reviews design plans for monuments, memorials, coins and federal buildings.

Rediscovering rural Southern Oregon through historic photos
Decades after newspaper publisher Amos Voorhies died, a chance find at a garage sale revived thousands of rare photographs of early Josephine County life.

German police bust an art forgery ring trying to sell fake Picasso, Rembrandt works
The alleged leader of the scheme, a 77-year-old German man from Bavaria, also tried to sell counterfeit works supposedly by Frida Kahlo, Amadeo Modigliani and Peter Paul Rubens, authorities say.

June Lockhart, beloved mother figure from ‘Lassie’ and ‘Lost In Space,’ dies at 100
The actor, whose career spanned films, TV dramas and soap operas, was beloved for her roles in "Lassie" and "Lost In Space." She died on Thursday of natural causes, a family friend said.

First, came the Louvre heist. Then came the memes
From brands and influencers to a viral "Inspector Clouseau," the world's most glamorous theft is also quickly becoming one of the year's most profitable memes.

Picasso portrait of muse Dora Maar, long hidden from view, sells for $37 million
"Bust of a Woman with a Flowered Hat," a vividly hued Picasso portrait of longtime muse and partner Dora Maar, had remained hidden from public view for more than eight decades.

Coffee-driven deforestation is making it harder to grow coffee, watchdog group says
In Brazil's coffee-producing areas, more than 42,000 square miles of forest have disappeared over about two decades, says Coffee Watch. Deforestation leads to drought, which harms crop yields.

How presidents have changed the White House — and how Trump’s ballroom is different
President Trump is demolishing the East Wing to make room for a ballroom. His administration says he's continuing a presidential legacy of White House renovations, but this is the biggest in decades.