Sep 06 The Magic School Bus is back — and it’s tackling evolution By Elizabeth Flock Studying evolution “makes you aware that life is fragile," and that maybe you don’t want to help cause extinction, says the illustrator of the iconic kids’ series. Continue reading
Sep 05 Watch 5:48 Why Mexican artist Joaquin Segura doesn’t think politics solves problems By Lulu Garcia Navarro Modern Mexico faced profound change 100 years ago, when revolution toppled a dictatorship, and the country has remained in a state of political evolution ever since. Mexico City native Joaquin Segura draws inspiration from the growing pains of the region… Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch 6:01 What 3 generations of a Filipino family prove about poverty and migration For some families, ensuring economic stability requires a wrenching choice: to leave children behind and find work abroad. Author Jason DeParle has written a book, “A Good Provider is One Who Leaves,” that traces three generations of a single Filipino… Continue watching
Sep 05 Watch 3:16 How Cambodia’s 1st all-male, gay dance company is preserving tradition In 2015, artist Prumsodun Ok formed Cambodia’s first all-male and gay-identified Khmer dance company -- in his living room. Part of his mission was to support the revival of an art form all but destroyed by the reign of the… Continue watching
Sep 03 Watch 6:08 For the legendary Alexander Girard, design was in the details By Kathleen McCleery Legendary designer Alexander Girard fused sleek modernism with playful folk art. At Santa Fe’s Museum of International Folk Art, "A Designer's Universe" highlights Girard's breadth of creativity, from mapping a country to devising a language. That exhaustive approach is evident… Continue watching
Sep 02 Discussion questions for ‘Conversations with Friends’ By Elizabeth Flock Sally Rooney's “Conversations with Friends" is the September pick for our book club in partnership with the New York Times. Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch 8:02 Why sculptor Andy Goldsworthy is tearing down walls — and then rebuilding them By Jeffrey Brown, Lorna Baldwin British sculptor Andy Goldsworthy has long been known for his unconventional approach to art. In an ongoing project at Kansas City’s Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Goldsworthy has created a “walking wall,” assembling and then disassembling the same limestone rocks, moving… Continue watching
Aug 30 Watch 3:15 A brief but spectacular take on giving incarcerated youth a voice Photographer Richard Ross has documented the U.S. juvenile justice system for the better part of a decade, producing the books “Juvie Talk” and “Girls in Justice” based on his experiences with incarcerated youth. He believes the kids he meets are… Continue watching
Aug 30 What makes a good biopic? Here are 8 movies that mastered the form By Courtney Norris A biographical film is delicate territory. Here are eight films that have avoided the pitfalls of an off-base biopic, according to two critics. Continue reading
Aug 29 WATCH: The fleeting beauty of artist Andy Goldsworthy’s ‘rain shadows’ By Lorna Baldwin British artist Andy Goldsworthy gave the PBS NewsHour team the chance to see one of his now famous “rain shadows” while filming with him in Kansas City, Missouri. Goldsworthy has, for decades, made art works using his body -- climbing… Continue reading