Oct 21 Watch 9:29 Documentary sheds light on World War II's #MeToo generation By PBS News Weekend During the Second World War, the Japanese Imperial Army forced more than 200,000 women into sex slavery. This week, POV is airing “The Apology,” a documentary following three of those "comfort women," who came forward with their stories after decades… Continue watching
Oct 21 Watch 7:09 Moab Music Festival draws fans to Utah's ethereal desert By Christopher Booker, Mori Rothman For the past 26 years, the Moab Music Festival has been attracting fans from around the world for some of the most unique performances of classical and chamber music. During three weeks in September, the southwestern town, located near Arches… Continue watching
Oct 19 Watch 6:17 'Beautiful Boy' resonates for a country gripped by addiction By Jeffrey Brown A harrowing, timely film that premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival earlier this fall opens around the country today. "Beautiful Boy" chronicles meth addiction and recovery through the eyes of a father and his afflicted son. Jeffrey Brown speaks… Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch 3:33 Poet Phil Kaye remembers his grandfather and reimagines traditional masculinity By Steve Goldbloom Phil Kaye is a Japanese-American poet and filmmaker and co-director of “Project Voice,” an organization that partners with schools to bring poetry into the classroom. He shares one of his poems, “Surplus,” for a brief but spectacular take on his… Continue watching
Oct 17 In the wake of Hurricane Michael, this poet recognizes the way disaster can change you By Lora Strum Poet Heather Jacobsen can't forget how a hurricane shattered her neighborhood. Those indelible memories appear in her work "City Turned to Inland Lake."… Continue reading
Oct 17 Puppeteer who played Big Bird on 'Sesame Street' retiring By Associated Press Caroll Spinney tells the New York Times that Thursday will be his last day on the program, which he joined from the start in 1969. In addition to Big Bird, the 84-year-old was also Oscar the Grouch. Continue reading
Oct 16 Watch 5:57 For these Native American artists, business opportunities arrive by bus By Jeffrey Brown, Mike Fritz On South Dakota’s Pine Ridge Reservation, a substantial number of Native households earn income by creating and selling art. But many of these residents lack access to the transportation and financing that would enable them to market and grow their… Continue watching
Oct 16 Man Booker Prize awarded to 'Milkman' author Anna Burns By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Burns won the prestigious honor Tuesday for her vibrant, violent story about men, women, conflict and power set during Northern Ireland's years of Catholic-Protestant violence. Continue reading
Oct 16 Watch 7:15 Michael Beschloss chronicles American 'Presidents of War' When it came to involving the nascent republic in military conflict, one of the founding fathers’ biggest fears was that American presidents would be reckless and aggressive to suit their own agendas. Judy Woodruff sits down with presidential historian Michael… Continue watching
Oct 16 PEN America lawsuit alleges Trump is stifling free speech By Hillel Italie, Associated Press "President Trump has First Amendment rights and is free to criticize the press vehemently, but he is not free to use the power and authority of the United States government to punish and stifle it," the complaint reads. Continue reading