Aug 01 Discussion questions for "What It Means When A Man Falls From The Sky" By Elizabeth Flock Our August pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, “Now Read This,” is Lesley Nneka Arimah’s debut short story collection “What it Means When a Man Falls From the Sky.”… Continue reading
Jul 31 Watch 6:51 The problem with fear in politics Philosopher Martha Nussbaum wrote her latest book, “The Monarchy of Fear,” to better understand the 2016 election. She tells Jeffrey Brown that when fear gets into the mix, we fail to work out actual problems. Continue watching
Jul 30 The August pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is... By Elizabeth Flock We’re excited to announce that "What It Means When A Man Falls From The Sky" by Lesley Nneka Arimah is our August pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, "Now Read This."… Continue reading
Jul 30 Watch 7:09 'Pachinko' author Min Jin Lee answers your questions Min Jin Lee, author of our July pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer questions from readers, plus Jeff announces August’s book. Continue watching
Jul 30 Watch 3:22 Don't let the obsession with precision obscure the beauty of imperfection From the innards of jet engines to the ingredients of the iPhone, precision is an awe-inspiring aspect of modern life. But how truly beneficial has it really been, author Simon Winchester has wondered: "Hasn’t it perhaps made us lose sight… Continue watching
Jul 30 Min Jin Lee's easy family recipe for Stuffed Cucumber Kimchi (Oi-Soh-Bahgi) By Elizabeth Flock Kimchi, a dish made from fermented vegetables, is a staple food in Korean cuisine and in author Min Jin Lee's family. Here's her mother's recipe. Continue reading
Jul 30 To describe the trans experience, this poet created a new dialect By Jennifer Hijazi The language of Jos Charles' “feeld” is like an artifact from a different time, a kind of “lost Middle English” concieved to describe the trans experience in new ways. Continue reading
Jul 27 Watch 7:46 The wisdom of hip-hop gets respect in a new museum exhibit By Jeffrey Brown At the Oakland Museum of California, a new exhibit traces decades of history of hip-hop, an industry and culture that's both mainstream and underground, global but rooted in the local. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue watching
Jul 27 Roseanne Barr on racist tweet: 'I wish I worded it better' By Associated Press In Roseanne Barr's first TV interview since her ABC sitcom was canceled for a racist tweet, the comedian apologized for her "ill-worded" post and insisted she is not a bigot. Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch 6:08 'Writing out of a loneliness,' novelist explores the range of native experiences By Jeffrey Brown Tommy Orange's acclaimed debut novel "There There" explores through a dozen characters what it means to be Native American in an urban setting. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue watching