Jun 11 Black authors knew they were being paid less. This hashtag revealed how large the gap really is By Joshua Barajas, Jeffrey Brown In recent days, hundreds of authors have shared how much they were paid with the hashtag #PublishingPaidMe, a push to reveal the economic disparities between black and non-black authors. Continue reading
Jun 11 Watch 3:09 A Brief But Spectacular take on keeping New York's Chinatown safe Chinatown is typically a vibrant and bustling staple of New York City. But as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the area became a ghost town, and some people there experienced xenophobic attacks. In response, longtime resident Karlin Chan created… Continue watching
Jun 11 Volunteers, Smithsonian want to save White House protest art By Ashraf Khalil, Nathan Ellgren, Associated Press With much of the temporary fencing around the White House coming down, there’s an effort to preserve the hundreds of pieces of instant American history. Continue reading
Jun 11 Stolen Banksy work honoring Bataclan victims found in Italy By Andrea Rosa, Associated Press Italian authorities have unveiled a stolen artwork by British artist Banksy that was painted as a tribute to the victims of the 2015 terror attacks at the Bataclan music hall in Paris. Continue reading
Jun 10 Watch 4:59 Landscape designer Piet Oudolf on finding solace in the garden By Jeffrey Brown, Lorna Baldwin As the weather warms, gardening is providing a dose of sanity and fresh air for people who have been cooped up amid the coronavirus pandemic. Piet Oudolf, one of the world’s foremost landscape designers, is deeply familiar with the restorative… Continue watching
Jun 10 HBO Max removes 'Gone With the Wind,' will add context By Jake Coyle, Associated Press HBO Max has temporarily removed "Gone With the Wind" from its streaming library in order to add historical context to the 1939 film long criticized for romanticizing slavery and the Civil War-era South. Continue reading
Jun 10 'Cops,' on air for 33 seasons, dropped by Paramount Network The series was pulled from the channel's lineup as protests over the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police gained momentum. Continue reading
Jun 09 Watch 6:26 What the pandemic means for a film industry in a 'state of paralysis' By Jeffrey Brown, Courtney Norris The pandemic continues to inflict chaos on the $42 billion global movie business. With many theaters closed, film festivals canceled and production on hold, big chains including AMC Theatres say they fear for their very survival. The upheaval wrought by… Continue watching
Jun 08 Discussion questions for 'American Spy' By Courtney Vinopal Our June 2020 pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is Lauren Wilkinson's "American Spy."… Continue reading
Jun 07 Watch 4:18 Watching the end of The Beatles through the lens of a camera By Christopher Booker Last month marked the 50th anniversary of the release of The Beatles "Let It Be" album, the last release by the famed British foursome. Ethan Russell was the photographer who took the album cover's images of the band members. Christopher… Continue watching