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
Sep 28 Watch 9:17 'Laughter reaches every demographic,' says creator of new 'Murphy Brown' By Judy Woodruff “Murphy Brown,” a hit situation comedy of the late 80’s and 90’s, is back in a reboot. Original star Candice Bergen and creator, writer and producer Diane English reinvented the program to reflect today’s tumultuous media and political climate. Judy… Continue watching
Sep 24 Watch 7:05 Robert Redford retires from acting as a bankrobber who won't quit By Jeffrey Brown In the movie "The Old Man and the Gun," a charming, aging criminal manages to leave a smile on the faces of those he robs. Robert Redford and Sissy Spacek join Jeffrey Brown to discuss their new film, and to… Continue watching
Sep 24 For this poet, community, hair and self-worth are interwoven By Corinne Segal Raych Jackson spent countless nights of her childhood sitting on Chicago porches with her friends' hands in her hair -- feeling the intimacy of touch and the pain as they pulled tight, hearing the sounds of gossip flying around her. Continue reading
Sep 23 This beaming sculpture will shine from earth's orbit -- and probe the politics of space By Corinne Segal Trevor Paglen's sculpture "Orbital Reflector" is scheduled to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in mid-November, raising questions about who controls space and why. Continue reading