Jan 05 Discussion questions for ‘Trick Mirror’ By Courtney Vinopal Our January 2021 pick for Now Read This, the PBS NewsHour’s book club with The New York Times, is Jia Tolentino’s “Trick Mirror."… Continue reading
Jan 05 Grammy Awards shift to March due to pandemic conditions By Mesfin Fekadu, Associated Press Los Angeles County, the epicenter of the crisis in California, has surpassed 11,000 COVID-19 deaths and has had 40 percent of the deaths in California. Beyoncé is leading contender at this year's ceremony with nine nominations. Continue reading
Jan 05 Eric Jerome Dickey, bestselling novelist, dead at 59 By Associated Press Dickey blended crime, romance and eroticism in "Sister, Sister," "Waking With Enemies" and dozens of other stories about contemporary Black life. Continue reading
Jan 05 Tanya Roberts, Bond girl and ‘Charlie’s Angels’ star, dies at 65 By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press Actor Tanya Roberts has died, several hours after she was mistakenly declared dead by her publicist and her partner. She was 65. Continue reading
Jan 03 Watch 4:05 2020 in review: Iconic bookstore weathers COVID-19, Courtney Barnett’s love for words By PBS NewsHour Looking back at the stories he covered in 2020, NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Tom Casciato joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss his profile of singer-songwriter Courtney Barnett and his reportage on the pandemic’s impact on small businesses through the lens of… Continue watching
Jan 03 Watch 6:22 2020 in review: Summing up an unimaginable year By PBS NewsHour Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Christopher Booker about some of the most memorable stories he covered in what turned out to be an out-of-the-ordinary year: New York state’s first mobile COVID-19 testing site, the George Floyd protests in New York City,… Continue watching
Jan 03 Report: Talk show host Larry King in hospital with COVID-19 By Associated Press Former CNN talk show host Larry King has been hospitalized with COVID-19 for more than a week, the news channel reported Saturday. Continue reading
Jan 02 Watch 8:20 Rufus Wainwright on his unique audio autobiography “Road Trip Elegies” By Tom Casciato Musician Rufus Wainwright’s latest album, “Unfollow The Rules” is nominated for a Grammy but it’s his unique audio autobiography, “Road Trip Elegies,” a conversation with his therapist on a road trip from Montreal to New York City, that delivers insight… Continue watching
Jan 01 Watch 8:18 Highlighting the best music of 2020, a year many live performances were silenced By Jeffrey Brown, Courtney Norris As with many things this past year, the typical live music scene was silenced. But there were creative attempts to provide entertainment breaking out all over, and recording artists put out new music that offered a wide range of options. Continue watching
Jan 01 Australia changes word in national anthem to honor Indigenous people By Associated Press Prime Minister Scott Morrison on New Year's Eve announced that the second line of the anthem, Advance Australia Fair, has been changed from "For we are young and free" to "For we are one and free."… Continue reading