Apr 20 Watch 6:35 This poet’s guide dog helped him discover a new world Born with a condition that left him legally blind and in a family that kept his disability hidden, it wasn’t until poet and professor Stephen Kuusisto was in his late 30s that he decided to train with a guide dog. Continue watching
Apr 20 7 movies and TV shows that baffle, but we love them anyway By Michael Boulter In honor of “WestWorld” coming back for a second season -- which we expect to be no less baffling than the first -- the NewsHour asked its staff for recommendations for movies and TV shows that left us with questions,… Continue reading
Apr 20 Avicii, Swedish DJ and producer of electronic dance music, dies at 28 By Mesfin Fekadu, Associated Press Avicii, the Grammy-nominated electronic dance DJ who performed sold-out concerts for feverish fans around the world and also had massive success on U.S. pop radio, died Friday. Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch 6:25 Meg Wolitzer’s new novel explores life-changing importance of female friendship In her first months of college, a young woman has a harrowing encounter with a male student -- and a life-changing one with an older, renowned feminist writer. Meg Wolitzer's "The Female Persuasion" is about friendship, womanhood, ambition, and other… Continue watching
Apr 19 Watch 3:36 Why artists are responsible for moving society forward Composer and artist Samora Abayomi Pinderhughes wants to make music that makes listeners live differently. Pinderhughes gives his Brief but Spectacular take on his responsibility as an artist. Continue watching
Apr 19 PHOTOS: Inside the devastation of the Great Lakes — and the cautious recovery underway By Alison Thoet In "The Death and Life of the Great Lakes," journalist Dan Egan crafts a cautious yet hopeful narrative using history, reporting, and his own experiences to highlight the threats posed to the world's largest freshwater system. Continue reading
Apr 19 Doctor who treated Prince agrees to pay $30,000 settlement for illegal prescription By Amy Forliti, Associated Press The settlement between the U.S. Attorney's Office and Dr. Michael Todd Schulenberg comes as state prosecutors prepared to announce Thursday morning whether they'll file any criminal charges stemming from their two-year investigation into Prince's death. Continue reading
Apr 17 Watch 7:33 Can this rural town go from a youth exodus to an art epicenter? By Jeffrey Brown What kind of future should a struggling rural town choose? In the town of Green River, population 950, a nonprofit called Epicenter aims to use art and architecture to bring new energy, life and economic development. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue watching
Apr 16 Watch 8:01 For Mali’s Tuareg, music speaks of suffering and the Sahara By Monica Villamizar The music of Mali's Tuareg people is music of resistance. Master traders of the Sahara desert for millenia, they've never enjoyed significant political power, and their musical culture reflects that frustration and struggle. But times have been tough for these… Continue watching
Apr 16 In a Florida prison, a poet grapples with power and oppression By Corinne Segal In poet Eduardo Martinez's work, power is a trap; being ruled by it is a trap, and wielding it is, too, a dynamic that he said he confronts every day in prison. Continue reading