Oct 12 Watch 6:27 ‘The Hate U Give’ tackles race, policing and a teen girl’s two worlds In “The Hate U Give,” Amandla Stenberg plays teen Starr Carter who witnesses a white officer kill her best friend. Carter struggles to grieve and find her voice while navigating her poor, mostly black neighborhood and her mostly white prep… Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch 3:31 Why Walter Isaacson writes about innovators who make history Author, journalist and professor Walter Isaacson has delved into the lives of influential figures ranging from Leonardo da Vinci to Ada Lovelace. He believes that those who thrive at the intersection of arts and sciences are the ones who will… Continue watching
Oct 10 A poet explains why ‘boys will be boys’ is the ‘stupidest’ thing you could say By Lora Strum A young boy pushes a girl off a swing because he likes her. “Boys will be boys,” a teacher explains. Years later, a boy drinks a bit too much and hits his girlfriend. The same words echo in the girl’s… Continue reading
Oct 09 ‘Why not write the biography of a wolf?’ and more advice from author Nate Blakeslee By Elizabeth Flock Author Nate Blakeslee says it took may years for his book "American Wolf" to come together. But then, "The idea hit me: Why not tell the saga of the battle over the West’s most iconic animal by following the life… Continue reading
Oct 08 Listen to the opening of ‘American Wolf’ By Elizabeth Flock As "American Wolf" begins, O-Six and her pack are hunting an elk "down the side of a steep snow-covered butte under a sky close and gray," author Nate Blakeslee writes. Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch 7:36 John Waters on the art of shocking audiences By Christopher Booker, Mori Rothman This weekend, a major retrospective of filmmaker John Waters' work, titled “Indecent Exposure,” opened in his hometown at the Baltimore Museum of Art. Often satirizing violence, celebrity and sexuality, the cult film director has long pushed limits of cinematic decency… Continue watching
Oct 06 Banksy artwork self-destructs moment after $1.4 million sale By Jill Lawless, Associated Press A work by the elusive street artist apparently self-destructed in front of startled auction-goers on Friday. Continue reading
Oct 02 Discussion questions for ‘American Wolf’ By Elizabeth Flock "American Wolf" by journalist Nate Blakeslee tells the tale of Yellowstone alpha female O-Six, who came to be known as the "most famous wolf in the world."… Continue reading
Oct 01 The October pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is ‘American Wolf’ By Elizabeth Flock “American Wolf" tells the story of the rise and rule of O-Six, a Yellowstone alpha female who came to be known as the "most famous wolf in the world."… Continue reading
Oct 01 Watch 7:14 ‘Earning the Rockies’ author Robert Kaplan answers your questions Robert Kaplan, author of our September pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer questions from readers, plus Jeff announces October’s book. Continue watching