Oct 23 Ruth Bader Ginsburg to receive $1 million Berggruen Prize By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The award honors Ginsburg for her pioneering legal work for gender equality and her support for the rule of law. Continue reading
Oct 22 Anonymous official writing ‘unprecedented’ portrait of Trump’s presidency By Associated Press The Trump administration official who wrote an anonymous essay about resistance from the inside has a book deal. Continue reading
Oct 22 NewsHour’s Gwen Ifill memorialized with USPS Forever stamp By Gretchen Frazee The stamp which features late PBS NewsHour anchor is one of about 20 new designs announced Tuesday. Continue reading
Oct 19 Watch 5:06 John Hodgman’s new book explores the gift of losing status By Christopher Booker From frequent flyer programs to customer loyalty rewards to secret clubs, there are many ways some Americans chase status. But to author and comedian John Hodgman, losing that status can be as illuminating as the journey. Hodgman recently spoke to… Continue watching
Oct 19 How Mister Rogers’ faith shaped his idea of children’s television By L. Benjamin Rolsky, The Conversation A new film on beloved children's television icon Fred Rogers hits theaters next month. Rogers' moral values contributed to the power and appeal of his neighborhood. Continue reading
Oct 18 Watch 6:31 A groundbreaking exhibition finally tells the stories of Native women artists By Jeffrey Brown, Kira Wakeam “Hearts of Our People” is the country’s first ever exhibition devoted solely to the works of Native American women. The Minneapolis Institute of Arts assembled the retrospective, which is currently at Nashville's Frist Art Museum and will visit Tulsa and… Continue watching
Oct 18 Jane Fonda gets arrested again for climate change By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Fonda said she plans to get arrested every Friday to advocate for urgent reduction in the use of fossil fuels. Continue reading
Oct 18 How Dracula draws on our biggest health fears By Dr. Howard Markel "Dracula" abounds with fascinating references to medicine of the day. Continue reading
Oct 17 Watch 9:01 How big data is transforming creative commerce By Catherine Rampell Big data is disrupting nearly every aspect of modern life. Artificial intelligence, which involves machines learning, analyzing and acting upon enormous sets of data, is transforming industries and eliminating certain jobs. But that data can also be used to appeal… Continue watching
Oct 17 Alicia Alonso, grande dame of Cuban ballet, dies at 98 By Peter Orsi, Andrea Rodriguez, Associated Press As founder and director of the National Ballet of Cuba, Alonso personified the island's arts program under Fidel Castro's communist rule and she kept vise-like control over the troupe past her 90th birthday despite being nearly blind for decades. Continue reading