Aug 28 Watch 7:51 Celeste Ng and Maxine Hong Kingston answer your questions about ‘The Woman Warrior’ Celeste Ng, author of “Little Fires Everywhere,” and Maxine Hong Kingston, author of "The Woman Warrior," join Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions about our August pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This. Ng selected “The… Continue watching
Aug 28 ‘Conversations with Friends’ by Sally Rooney is our September book club pick By Elizabeth Flock "Conversations with Friends" is the debut novel from Irish novelist Sally Rooney, who has been dubbed the "first great millennial author."… Continue reading
Aug 27 Missy Elliott honored at MTV awards By Mesfin Fekadu, Associated Press Taylor Swift also took center stage with her gay pride anthem, "You Need to Calm Down."… Continue reading
Aug 26 Watch 3:32 Painter, printmaker and sculptor Oliver Lee Jackson on the artist who inspires him American painter, printmaker and sculptor Oliver Lee Jackson has a complex and diverse portfolio that expertly incorporates influences from the Renaissance to modernism and African culture to American jazz. A current National Gallery show presents 18 paintings he created in… Continue watching
Aug 26 Films lag significantly in Latino representation, study shows By Jake Coyle, Associated Press Only 4.5% of all speaking or named characters in the 1,200 top-grossing films from 2007 to 2018 were Latino, and just 3% of leads or co-leads. Continue reading
Aug 25 Watch 6:41 Palestinian cookbook celebrates a culture without a country By Pavni Mittal, Hari Sreenivasan Food writer Yasmin Khan's latest release, "Zaitoun: Recipes from the Palestinian Kitchen," catalogs 80 Palestinian recipes and delves into the complexities of Palestinian culinary heritage under Israeli occupation. Hari Sreenivasan spoke with Khan about her travels through Israel, the West… Continue watching
Aug 23 A short history of Chinese American women on screen, from Celeste Ng By Celeste Ng Novelist Celeste Ng shares some of the portrayals that shaped her understanding — for better or for worse — of how Chinese and Chinese American women could be seen in film and on TV. Continue reading
Aug 23 Watch 4:52 Jeff Daniels on getting in character to play Atticus Finch By Jeffrey Brown Small-town Alabama lawyer Atticus Finch from Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird” is one of the most recognizable characters in American literature. In the recent Broadway update of the classic American story, actor Jeff Daniels plays Finch. Jeffrey Brown talks… Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch 3:01 A student with social anxiety on why a 1st impression isn’t always enough Going back to school can spark both excitement and stress, as students navigate social circles and workload. For 21-year-old college student Ben Rolnick, who suffers from severe social anxiety, meeting new people and facilitating conversation present a challenge -- but… Continue watching
Aug 22 ‘Old Town Road’ defied a 20-year trend in hit music. Math explains why By Nsikan Akpan A new study shows the average lifetime in the charts for singles and albums has dropped dramatically since the 1990s. How did "Old Town Road" buck this trend?… Continue reading