Jun 04 One poet’s take on what is still missing from Pride By Jennifer Hijazi Poet Hieu Minh Nguyen says stories like his are often left out of the “visible” Pride experience. Continue reading
Jun 04 Listen to ‘Educated’ author Tara Westover sing ‘Come, Come, Ye Saints’ By Elizabeth Flock The May pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club “Now Read This” is Tara Westover’s memoir “Educated,” about growing up in a Mormon survivalist family in rural Idaho. Continue reading
Jun 03 Watch 7:35 This street artist portrays Navajo life with large scale murals By KQED Arts Chip Thomas, a physician and street artist who has lived on the Navajo Nation for three decades, shares the stories of his indigenous neighbors with large scale murals in cities from Oakland, California, to Phoenix, Arizona. His work under the… Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch 8:42 Growing advocacy and awareness bringing accessible design to more people than ever By Megan Thompson, Mori Rothman Years of advocacy in the disability community along with technological advances have spurred the creation of more products for people with a range of abilities. NewsHour Weekend's Megan Thompson talks to New York City's Digital Accessibility Coordinator about the importance… Continue watching
Jun 01 16 songs that never leave our summer playlists By Joshua Barajas These songs conjure up memories and refuse to take the summer off. Continue reading
May 31 The June pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is ‘Less’ By Elizabeth Flock We’re excited to announce that “Less” by Andrew Sean Greer is our June pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, “Now Read This.”… Continue reading
May 31 Watch 6:13 ‘Educated’ author Tara Westover answers your questions Tara Westover, author of our May pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer questions from readers, plus Jeff announces June’s book. Continue watching
May 31 Watch 3:37 How a poet purges all of the men who didn’t keep promises New York-based poet Whitney Greenaway shares her Brief but Spectacular take on letting go. Continue watching
May 31 5 ways to add the Swedish love of balance into your life By Alison Thoet The Swedish idea of “lagom” -- the endeavor to find balance -- is being touted as the “new hygge." Here are five ways to embrace lagom. Continue reading
May 30 Roseanne Barr blames Ambien for racist tweet. The drug maker responds By David Bauder, Associated Press Roseanne Barr is partly blaming Ambien for the tweet that led to her show's cancellation, but the maker of the insomnia drug quickly retorted that "racism is not a known side effect."… Continue reading