Apr 12 Watch 8:44 Inside country legend Loretta Lynn’s ‘first birthday party’ (at age 87) By Jeffrey Brown, Jason Kane Loretta Lynn's six decades of boundary-breaking country music and a 1980 film adaptation of her life, "Coal Miner's Daughter," took her from Kentucky poverty to American legend. But in all those years, she says she never had a birthday party... Continue watching
Apr 12 WATCH: The standout moment at Loretta Lynn’s 87th birthday bash By Joshua Barajas "Let me have that damn mic."… Continue reading
Apr 11 Image of child crying at border wins World Press Photo award By Associated Press Getty Images photographer John Moore's winning image shows 2-year-old Yanela Sanchez and her mother, Sandra Sanchez, after they were taken into custody last June 12, and it fueled debate about tough Trump administration policies that included separating families detained at… Continue reading
Apr 10 Watch 4:33 Meet J.S. Ondara, the Kenyan folk singer hoping to revive the ‘American Dream’ By Frank Carlson J.S. Ondara grew up in Nairobi, Kenya, listening to American rock and roll. When he was 17, he stumbled upon Bob Dylan -- and his life’s ambitions. Nearly a decade later, Ondara lives in the U.S. and just released his… Continue watching
Apr 10 Charles Van Doren, figure in game show scandals, dies at 93 By Dave Collins, Associated Press The handsome scion of a prominent literary family, Van Doren was the central figure in the TV game show scandals of the late 1950s and eventually pleaded guilty to perjury for lying to a grand jury that investigated them. Continue reading
Apr 08 Watch 7:31 Biographer Robert Caro on why it’s taking decades to fully capture LBJ By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport Robert Caro is one of the nation’s preeminent biographers, known for meticulous research and taking his time with a subject. Indeed, he began his massive series "The Years of Lyndon Johnson" in 1977, but its final volume won't be published… Continue watching
Apr 08 Emily Chang’s advice for writers: It’s good not to know all the answers By Elizabeth Flock "Brotopia" author Chang was worried about tackling a subject as big as women in tech. But then she learned the best books come out of not knowing all the answers up front. Continue reading
Apr 05 Watch 5:30 On new album, Hozier makes us face the music By Leah Nagy The sophomore album of Irish singer-songwriter Hozier debuted at the top of music charts last month, five years after his hit “Take Me to Church.” Jeffrey Brown met up with the musician in Orlando, Florida, before a stop on his… Continue watching
Apr 05 Oh my God, it’s an homage! A writer imagines the story behind Beastie Boys’ ‘Sabotage’ video By Joshua Barajas Fan and author Jeff Gomez wrote a five-act novel that seeks to fill in the narrative gaps around the music video for the 1994 song “Sabotage.”… Continue reading
Apr 04 Watch 7:02 How ‘Hotel Mumbai’ illuminates the courage of the everyday hero By Amna Nawaz In 2008, a series of terror attacks rocked Mumbai, ultimately killing more than 160 people over three chaotic days. Now the horrific experience of those trapped in a hotel during the siege is being shared in “Hotel Mumbai.” Amna Nawaz… Continue watching