Mar 01 Sherman Alexie apologizes amid allegations of sexual misconduct By Associated Press Allegations against Alexie have been vague, referring to unwanted advances and inappropriate remarks and to threats against fellow American Indians. They appear to have first appeared publicly in anonymous comments in a January School Library Journal post about sexual harassment… Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch 6:04 ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ author David Grann answers your questions By PBS News Hour As part of the NewsHour and New York Times book club, Now Read This, author David Grann answers your questions about “Killers of the Flower Moon,” his true crime book on the 20th century Osage murders. And Jeffrey Brown announces… Continue watching
Feb 26 Watch 8:44 The ‘Homeland’ TV director who made it her mission to mentor women By PBS News Hour Behind the scenes of the acclaimed Showtime series “Homeland” is Lesli Linka Glatter, a prolific TV director whose success she tries to make less of an anomaly. As Hollywood comes to terms with issues of gender inequity and sexual misconduct,… Continue watching
Feb 26 This poet imagines black victims of police violence ‘alive someplace better’ By Jennifer Hijazi Danez Smith sees another life for the black victims of police violence: at last living in a world where blackness is celebrated and “everything/is a sanctuary & nothing is a gun.”… Continue reading
Feb 26 Dubai police: Bollywood’s Sridevi drowned in hotel bathtub By Fay Abuelgasim, Associated Press DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Indian actress Sridevi drowned in her hotel bathtub after losing consciousness, the Dubai police said in a statement Monday, though two police officials said she was also under the influence of alcohol at the time. Continue reading
Feb 24 Watch 1:52 Landscape-sized portraits of immigrants light up Boston By Mori Rothman Between dusk and dawn, larger-than-life portraits of immigrants from French cellist Yo-Yo Ma to farm workers are being projected onto 18 buildings, bridges and trees around Boston to highlight their unique contributions. NewsHour Weekend’s Mori Rothman spoke with photographer Erik… Continue watching
Feb 23 Watch 6:33 Pre-9/11 drama ‘The Looming Tower’ explores the failure of intelligence when division gets in the way By PBS News Hour, Frank Carlson A new drama takes viewers back to the events that led to the 9/11 attacks. Hulu’s "The Looming Tower," based on Lawrence Wright’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book, retells the true story of the hunt for Osama bin Laden in the years… Continue watching
Feb 23 Jeff Daniels on how he landed ‘Dumb and Dumber’ By Frank Carlson When Jeff Daniels first auditioned for "Dumb and Dumber," everyone told him he couldn't do the film. Continue reading
Feb 22 Watch 7:41 Documentary tells tiny bank’s David vs. Goliath story in 2008 financial crisis aftermath By PBS News Hour Only one bank was indicted in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, and it was a very small one. The Oscar-nominated documentary "Abacus: Small Enough to Jail" tells the story of its prosecution for mortgage fraud and its ultimate… Continue watching
Feb 22 David Grann reflects on the painstaking research that sparked his true-crime book By Alison Thoet In researching “Killers of the Flower Moon." author David Grann says he found the most telling information in boxes of unorganized archives. Continue reading