Oct 16 How Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s words wound up in this Chicks music video By Jason Kane When the Chicks sat down earlier this year to hear the latest cut of songs for their upcoming album -- their first in 14 years -- a fourth voice appeared in the background of one track. Continue reading
Oct 15 Watch 6:26 With muralism, Mexico’s rich tradition of public art extends well beyond its borders By Jeffrey Brown, Sam Lane, Susana Seijas, Monica Wise Robles, Sam Weber Muralism in Mexico represents one of the world's great art movements. Sparked partially by a trio of renowned painters in the 1920s, Mexico's vibrant tradition of public art now reaches well beyond its borders -- as seen in a recently… Continue watching
Oct 15 ‘Jagged Little Pill’ leads Tony Awards nominations with 15 By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press The sobering musical "Jagged Little Pill," which plumbs Alanis Morissette's 1995 breakthrough album to tell a story of an American family spiraling out of control, earned a leading 15 Tony Award nominations Thursday. Continue reading
Oct 14 Activist fined for dislodging African art from Paris museum By Associated Press He streamed the incident online in a protest against colonial-era injustice like the plundering of African art. Diyabanza's museum action took place in June, amid global protests against racial injustice and colonial-era wrongs. Continue reading
Oct 14 Simone Leigh will be first Black woman to represent U.S. at Biennale By William J. Kole, Associated Press The State Department’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs and Boston’s Institute of Contemporary Art say renowned sculptor Simone Leigh will be the first Black woman ever to represent the U.S. at the prestigious Venice Biennale arts festival. Continue reading
Oct 12 Watch 6:15 Rick Gates on the Mueller probe and why current ‘polls are wrong’ With Election Day less than a month away, a former top official with the 2016 Trump campaign has written a new book about his experiences with Donald Trump the candidate and Donald Trump the president. William Brangham talks to Rick… Continue watching
Oct 09 Broadway’s reopening pushed back to at least May By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press Although an exact date for various performances to resume has yet to be determined, Broadway producers are now offering refunds and exchanges for tickets purchased for shows through May 30. Continue reading
Oct 09 Joy Harjo on how a new Native poetry anthology fills a gap in American literature By Joshua Barajas For centuries, Native poetry has been preserved by the spoken word. So when a team of editors were putting together a new anthology of Native poetry, with U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo among them, they read the entire work out… Continue reading
Oct 08 Watch 6:32 At this Virginia theater, the show — and the masks — must go on By John Yang, Alison Thoet, Maea Lenei Buhre Seven months into the pandemic, theater companies are still struggling to raise the curtain on live performances. But one regional company in rural Virginia hopes it has found a way for the show to go on -- in a way… Continue watching
Oct 08 Discussion questions for ‘Helping Children Succeed’ By Courtney Vinopal Our October 2020 pick for Now Read This, the PBS NewsHour’s book club with The New York Times, is Paul Tough’s "Helping Children Succeed."… Continue reading