Mar 01 Read a chapter from 'The Uninhabitable Earth,' a dire warning on climate change By Joshua Barajas David Wallace-Wells doesn't pull any punches about the effects of climate change. In his new book, "The Uninhabitable Earth," the author takes humans — us — to task for our complacency. The opening line isn't too comforting either: "It is… Continue reading
Feb 28 Watch 1:23 Remembering versatile musician Andre Previn Andre Previn was a composer, conductor and performer who played jazz with greats Ella Fitzgerald and Benny Carter. He also earned Academy Awards for his musical contributions to films such as “Gigi” and “My Fair Lady.” Married five times, including… Continue watching
Feb 26 The March pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is 'The Power' By Elizabeth Flock Naomi Alderman's "The Power" imagines a future in which women have special powers that flip the established gender dynamics and turn the world on its head. Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch 5:56 'The Wife' author Meg Wolitzer answers your questions Meg Wolitzer, author of our February pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions about “The Wife.” Plus, Jeff announces the March book selection. Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch 9:32 Why these 2 film critics think 'Green Book' complaints are 'overloaded' The 91st Academy Awards represented an opportunity to celebrate cinematic triumphs and the racial and ethnic diversity of winners, but they weren't without controversy. Amna Nawaz talks to Mike Sargent, chief film critic of WBAI Radio, and Ann Hornaday, chief… Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch 3:44 An 'unapologetic' black feminist on accelerating the pace of change By Steve Goldbloom Brittney Cooper is a cultural theorist, author and professor. Her new book, “Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower,” discusses the history of oppressive power structures and the intersection of race and feminism. She gives her brief but spectacular… Continue watching
Feb 25 Nielsen: 29.6 million viewers for Oscars, up from 2018 By David Bauder, Associated Press The Nielsen company says ABC's telecast of the Academy Awards reached 29.6 million viewers, a 12 percent bump from last year's record low ratings. Continue reading
Feb 25 'Green Book' producers thrilled by best picture win, downplay controversy By Mike Cidoni Lennox, Associated Press While hailed as a tribute to racial tolerance by its makers and stars, "Green Book" was also widely criticized as an outdated, sentimentalized movie full of racial stereotypes. Continue reading
Feb 24 Watch 11:29 Louis Armstrong archive brings musician's influence into the modern era By Megan Thompson, Mori Rothman Louis Armstrong, one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, left behind a vast trove of materials including collages, scrapbooks, and audio recordings when he died in 1971. The Louis Armstrong House Museum in Queens digitized its archive… Continue watching
Feb 24 Watch 3:42 On Oscar day, science meets climate change at the movies Disaster movies don’t often get Oscar nods, but they are getting attention from climate change scientists. Kate Marvel, an associate research scientist at Columbia University co-hosts a new podcast called ‘Anthropocinema’ where science meets movies. Marvel joins Hari Sreenivasan to… Continue watching