Apr 11 Opinion: Study Latin if you want to talk like a supervillain By Frankie Thomas Any modern language offers more practical benefits than Latin. But Latin has all the pleasures of a puzzle, a time capsule, and a secret code. Continue reading
Apr 09 Watch 3:23 Why learning Latin stays with you forever By Frankie Thomas What’s the use of learning a language that’s not spoken in conversation nor used in business transactions, and which most people consider “dead”? Writer Frankie Thomas shares her humble opinion on why it’s time to learn Latin. Continue watching
Apr 06 Music you love enough to defend By Joshua Barajas This week, the NewsHour asked its staff for recommendations of music they’ve had to fight for against a chorus of detractors. Some chose maligned albums, dissed artists, and even whole genres that maybe don’t get enough respect. Continue reading
Apr 05 Watch 3:33 Anna Deavere Smith puts herself into other people’s words By PBS News Hour Anna Deavere Smith, actor, playwright and activist, says she has been trying to become America, word for word. By conducting interviews and creating a narrative, she aims to make a current problem come alive. Deavere Smith offers her Brief but… Continue watching
Apr 05 How journalist Dan Egan wrote the life (and death) story of the Great Lakes By Elizabeth Flock Dan Egan likes to say that he may be the only journalist in America whose beat is the Great Lakes. Continue reading
Apr 03 Watch 9:00 ‘Roseanne’ revival hits a nerve by tapping the political divide By PBS News Hour “Roseanne” is back after a two-decade-long hiatus, winning high ratings and critical acclaim, as well as criticism. One of the few sitcoms to grapple with issues of class, the reboot locates the Connor family in Trump's America, in the middle… Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch 4:37 Photojournalist explores border stories from every angle By Mike Fritz Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist John Moore has been documenting and photographing life on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border for the last 10 years. A new book titled “Undocumented" collects his images, from Border Patrol agents, to undocumented immigrants, to gang… Continue watching
Apr 02 Discussion questions for ‘The Death and Life of the Great Lakes’ By Elizabeth Flock Dan Egan’s “The Death and Life of the Great Lakes” — an epic portrait of the Great Lakes and the perils they face — is our next pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, “Now Read This.”… Continue reading
Apr 02 A poem for Flint, four years after the water crisis began By Jennifer Hijazi Tarfia Faizullah's poem “I Told the Water” brings water to life and unpacks its role in our lives -- as mirror, life-giver and sometimes a villain. Continue reading
Mar 30 The April pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times Book club is ‘The Death and Life of the Great Lakes’ By Elizabeth Flock We unveil our April selection for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, “Now Read This.”… Continue reading