Sep 01 WATCH: Jeffrey Brown talks to Amy Tan, Ron Chernow and others at the National Book Festival By Corinne Segal PBS NewsHour's Jeffrey Brown joins Rich Fahle of PBS Books to interview more than a dozen public figures and authors at the National Book Festival. Watch it live here. Continue reading
Aug 31 AP Report: Justice Department lawyer said Russia had Donald Trump 'over a barrel' By Eric Tucker, Chad Day, Associated Press The official, Bruce Ohr, says he learned that information during a July 2016 breakfast with former British spy Christopher Steele. Continue reading
Aug 30 WATCH LIVE: Aretha Franklin laid to rest in 'Celebration of Life' service By Jeff Karoub, Associated Press The invitation-only funeral Friday at Detroit's Greater Grace Temple caps off a week of events honoring Aretha Franklin, the "Queen of Soul" who died of cancer earlier this month at age 76. Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch 3:47 What made Paul Taylor one of the most influential creators in modern dance Hailed as a towering figure of modern dance, Paul Taylor's choreography was often complex and always human. A virtuosic performer who sometimes pushed the boundaries of what was considered dance, his success grew from his unique eye for observation. Taylor… Continue watching
Aug 29 Remembering Tom Clark, renowned poet who rhapsodized about baseball By Jennifer Hijazi Prolific poet and biographer Tom Clark died this month at the age of 77, leaving behind a substantial body of writing that exemplifies his penchants for lyricism, wit, and brevity, as well as a lifelong love of baseball. Continue reading
Aug 28 The September pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is 'Earning the Rockies' By Elizabeth Flock "Earning the Rockies" is a mix of road trip, memoir, history and political analysis by Robert D. Kaplan, a geopolitical thinker and bestselling author of 18 books on foreign affairs and travel. Continue reading
Aug 28 Fans mourn Aretha Franklin at public viewing in Detroit By Jeff Karoub, Associated Press DETROIT — Mourners began pouring into Detroit's Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History on Tuesday to pay their final respects to Aretha Franklin. They approached her gold-plated casket to the sounds of her gospel recordings. She was in… Continue reading
Aug 26 Neil Simon, comedy master and prolific playwright, dies at 91 By Corinne Segal Neil Simon, whose comedic mastery dominated American stages for decades, died Sunday at 91 of complications from pneumonia, his family said in a statement. Continue reading
Aug 24 Watch 7:27 In rural Oregon, regional theater sparks a creative revival By Jeffrey Brown A remote area of the Pacific Northwest might not sound like a top theater destination. But as Jeffrey Brown reports, the Oregon Shakespeare Festival has sparked a wave of creative and economic growth in rural Ashland. One of the country’s… Continue watching
Aug 23 Watch 4:15 Author Jenny Han on the 'abundance' of an all-Asian movie cast It's one of the hits of the summer, a romantic comedy set in Singapore--but it's generating special attention for its casting. “Crazy Rich Asians” is the first major studio film with an all-Asian cast since “The Joy Luck Club,” released… Continue watching