Jan 08 After Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rican poets ask again what it means to belong By Jennifer Hijazi For artists who are both New Yorkers and Puerto Ricans, the concept of identity is fluid and complicated. Continue reading
Jan 07 The secret to creativity – according to science By Valerie van Mulukom, The Conversation Modern science backs Picasso, who once said 'Learn the rules like a pro, so you can break them like an artist.'… Continue reading
Jan 05 Watch 6:30 Music helps people in nursing home once considered unreachable By PBS News Hour A California nursing home is using music therapy with residents suffering from dementia. In collaboration with inewsource news service in San Diego, Joanne Faryon reports on how music is reaching those once considered unreachable. Continue watching
Jan 05 10 video games you can play with your family By Michael Boulter It may come as a surprise, but a recent report shows that some two-thirds of parents play video games with their children at least once a week. Continue reading
Jan 04 Watch 9:00 What orchestras can teach executives about conducting business By Paul Solman Corporate executives are getting a lesson in leadership and communication from the conductor’s podium thanks to the Music Paradigm, a program that trains business leaders in the fine art of teamwork. Paul Solman goes behind the scenes of a recent… Continue watching
Jan 03 Now Read This Book Club Join us each month as we choose a book, discuss it here and take your questions for the author. Continue reading
Jan 03 Watch 6:02 Introducing the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, ‘Now Read This’ By PBS News Hour The PBS NewsHour has teamed up with The New York Times to bring you a new book club called Now Read This. It will allow readers to participate in discussions in real time and ask questions of the authors. The… Continue watching
Jan 03 Now Read This Book Club A partnership between PBS NewsHour and The New York Times. Continue reading
Jan 03 ‘Persist. Read, write, and improve.’ Jesmyn Ward shares the best writing advice she’s ever received By Elizabeth Flock The author shares her writing advice, daily writing routine and more. Continue reading
Jan 03 Discussion questions for ‘Sing, Unburied, Sing’ By Elizabeth Flock Use these questions to help guide your discussions as you read the book over the next month. Continue reading