Jul 31 ‘Beijing Payback’ is our August book club pick By Courtney Vinopal Our August book club pick for Now Read This, the PBS NewsHour’s book club with The New York Times, is Daniel Nieh’s “Beijing Payback."… Continue reading
Jul 31 Yo-Yo Ma on how musicians can ‘rebuild our humanity’ during the pandemic By Joshua Barajas In a heartfelt call to action to musicians, Ma said it is "your job -- our job -- is to actually move one person at a time."… Continue reading
Jul 31 Alan Parker, director of ‘Midnight Express,’ dies at 76 By Jill Lawless, Associated Press British filmmaker Alan Parker, whose movies included “Bugsy Malone,” “Midnight Express” and “Evita,” has died at the age of 76. A statement from the director’s family says Parker died Friday in London after a long illness. Continue reading
Jul 31 In an upside-down summer, ‘Jaws,’ ‘E.T.’ are hits again By Jake Coyle, Associated Press When historians look back on the top films at the box office in the summer of 2020, they may feel like they’ve slipped into a time warp, or maybe “Back to the Future.”… Continue reading
Jul 30 ‘Into the Wild’ bus likely lands a home at Fairbanks museum By Mark Thiessen, Associated Press An infamous bus appears headed to a new home at a museum in Fairbanks after being removed from Alaska’s backcountry to deter people from making dangerous, sometimes deadly treks to visit the site where a young man documented his demise… Continue reading
Jul 30 DeGeneres apologizes to show’s staff amid workplace inquiry By Lynn Elber, Associated Press Ellen DeGeneres apologized to the staff of her daytime TV talk show amid an internal company investigation of complaints of a difficult and unfair workplace. Continue reading
Jul 30 Women embrace #challengeaccepted, but some ask: To what end? By Kathleen Foody, Associated Press Female Instagram users across the United States are flooding the photo-sharing app with black-and-white images this week. The official goal is a show of support for other women. Continue reading
Jul 30 Writer Milan Kundera donating archive to Czech library By Associated Press Milan Kundera, the 91-year-old author of “The Unbearable Lightness of Being” and other acclaimed novels, has decided to donate his private library and archive to a public library in the Czech city where he was born and spent his childhood. Continue reading
Jul 29 ‘Little House on the Prairie’ author’s life, times examined in PBS film By Lynn Elber, Associated Press A documentary about the life of "Little House on the Prairie" author Laura Ingalls Wilder puts her novels in historical context. That includes scattered racist references to Native Americans in Wilder's novels. Continue reading
Jul 29 Watch 5:59 Author Claudia Rankine answers your questions about ‘Citizen’ By Jeffrey Brown, Courtney Vinopal Claudia Rankine, author of our July pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions about “Citizen: An American Lyric.”… Continue watching