Aug 19 How Groucho Marx fell prey to elder abuse By Dr. Howard Markel The turmoil of Groucho's last few years are all too familiar to adult children everywhere who are concerned with the welfare of their elderly parents and other relatives. Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch 9:40 Floating drums and lederhosen: Ben Folds' musical journey By Tom Casciato, Sam Weber, Connie Kargbo Twenty-four years into his musical career and still performing before thousands, singer-songwriter Ben Folds has released a best-selling new memoir called "A Dream About Lightning Bugs: A Life of Music and Cheap Lessons.” NewsHour Weekend’s Tom Casciato recently spoke to… Continue watching
Aug 18 Ben Folds cultivates his nerdiness, 'all in the key of awkward' By Tom Casciato An interview and playlist to accompany the musician’s new memoir. Continue reading
Aug 16 Peter Fonda dead at 79 By Lindsey Bahr, Andrew Dalton, Associated Press The son of a Hollywood legend who became a movie star in his own right after both writing and starring in the counter-culture classic "Easy Rider" died Friday morning at his home in Los Angeles. Continue reading
Aug 16 Why this artist used seesaws to protest at the border By Joshua Barajas For about 40 minutes, three pink seesaws bobbed up and down, up and down, along the U.S.-Mexico border, uniting children from both countries in a rare moment of shared play. The artists behind the installation argue that the playful nature… Continue reading
Aug 16 Watch 2:58 Walton Ford's brief but spectacular take on 'the imagined animal' Walton Ford is a painter whose work examines the relationship between humans and animals in the wild. These creatures, he believes, “would rather be left alone.” As a child, Walton was always inspired by the natural world and would bring… Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch 7:11 What Woodstock taught us about protest in a time of polarization By Jeffrey Brown, Courtney Norris It’s been 50 years since Woodstock made music history. The groundbreaking festival is seen today as a nexus of freedom, drugs and rock and roll -- and as a defining symbol of 1960s counter-culture, idealism and anti-war sentiment. Jeffrey Brown… Continue watching
Aug 15 WATCH: We asked Common to freestyle about facts. Here's what happened By Joshua Barajas The PBS NewsHour is never freewheeling with facts, but we loved it when Common came to our studio to freestyle about them. Continue reading
Aug 14 Watch 6:09 At Santa Fe's International Folk Art Market, culture is the commodity By Kathleen McCleery Master artists from around the world gather in Santa Fe, New Mexico, each summer for the International Folk Art Market. The world's largest folk art market, it aims to preserve cultural traditions and foster economic opportunity. But it holds special… Continue watching
Aug 14 A$AP Rocky found guilty of assault by Swedish court By David Keyton, Associated Press The court sentenced the American rapper to a "conditional sentence," which means he faces no prison sentence in Sweden unless he commits a similar offense in the country again. Continue reading