Apr 13 3 of Meg Wolitzer's favorite books about the lives of women By Elizabeth Flock Meg Wolitzer didn't mean to write a novel of the #MeToo movement. But her latest, "The Female Persuasion," explores issues around power, sexual assault, feminism and how women relate. Continue reading
Apr 12 Watch 3:26 Working-class people need to be seen, says Jamaican-born writer Nicole Dennis-Benn Nicole Dennis-Benn says she never could have become a writer if she had stayed in Jamaica -- that took living in the U.S. and encouragement from her wife. But returning to the land of her birth, she was confronted with… Continue watching
Apr 11 Watch 5:52 This former Ethiopian music star is getting a late-life encore in the U.S. By PBS News Hour Once a music star in Ethiopia, Hailu Mergia moved his life to Washington, D.C., more than 35 years ago. But while today he can often be found behind the wheel of a taxi, he also has returned to performing his… Continue watching
Apr 11 Journalist Dan Egan annotates a page of 'The Death and Life of the Great Lakes' By Elizabeth Flock The quagga mussel is a small but dangerous invasive species in Lake Michigan. Dan Egan explains why in an annotated page of his book "The Death and Life of the Great Lakes."… Continue reading
Apr 11 A poet's field notes, 'ending in a deportation' By Jennifer Hijazi In his new collection, poet Marcelo Hernandez Castillo’s imagery and dream-like phrases allow him to speak of his immigration status in a way he hadn’t been able to before. Continue reading
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