Oct 02 Garth Brooks to receive Gershwin Prize for Popular Song By Kristin M. Hall, Associated Press The Library of Congress said Wednesday the 57-year-old Grammy winner is the youngest recipient of the prize. Continue reading
Oct 01 Discussion questions for 'We the Corporations' By Elizabeth Flock 'We the Corporations' by Adam Winkler is the October book club pick. Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch 5:59 'Conversations with Friends' author Sally Rooney answers your questions Sally Rooney, author of our September pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions on “Conversations with Friends,” and Jeff announces the October book selection. Continue watching
Sep 30 'We the Corporations' is our October book club pick By Elizabeth Flock Author Adam Winkler argues that the issue of constitutional rights for corporations began long before Citizens United. Continue reading
Sep 29 Watch 5:05 Why music has such profound effects on the brain By Megan Thompson, Melanie Saltzman Why does music give us chills, motivate us to work out and make us feel connected to one another? Neuroscientist and opera singer Indre Viskontas explains the power of music and its effects on our brains in her new book,… Continue watching
Sep 28 What's it like to be in charge of security at the Met Museum? By Megan Thompson The retired head of security at New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art talks about his new book based on his extraordinary 40-year career. Continue reading
Sep 27 Watch 6:54 Judy Garland's triumph and tragedy, portrayed by Renee Zellweger By Jeffrey Brown A new film tells the magic and tragic story of Hollywood darling Judy Garland. Directed by Rupert Goold and starring Renee Zellweger in a comeback performance, “Judy” follows the legendary entertainer in the final year of a life that saw… Continue watching
Sep 26 MacArthur Foundation announces $625K genius grant recipients By Herbert G. McCann, Associated Press Female academics whose expertise and influence in areas as diverse as the impact of slavery on modern America, legislating against cyber harassment, and global warming and its effect on rising sea levels were named as three of this year's 26… Continue reading
Sep 24 Watch 7:23 Memory is a superpower in Ta-Nehisi Coates' novel about the Underground Railroad By PBS NewsHour To make the case for reparations for the toll of slavery, acclaimed writer Ta-Nehisi Coates has offered forceful advocacy and powerful data-driven argument. With his first novel, "The Water Dancer," he uses fiction to illuminate the Underground Railroad. Coates joins… Continue watching
Sep 24 How Chanel Miller, victim of Brock Turner sexual assault, is no longer just 'Emily Doe' By Courtney Norris Miller's memoir details her fight for justice against Stanford swimmer Brock Turner, the man who sexually assaulted her in 2015, and her subsequent personal journey to healing. Continue reading