Jul 13 Watch 8:05 Lost recordings uncover John Coltrane's timeless talent By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport The lost recordings of jazz titan John Coltrane have been rediscovered and shared with the world. Jeffrey Brown visits the jazz great’s recording studio where the mystery began to take a listen to "Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album,"… Continue watching
Jul 12 Watch 4:24 Why Alan Alda pays close attention to people's faces Alan Alda had an unusual childhood, but it helped him hone his identity as a communicator. As his mother suffered from mental illness, he became a close observer of people, their faces and body language, which led him toward becoming… Continue watching
Jul 12 'Game of Thrones' slays with a leading 22 Emmy nominations By Lynn Elber, Associated Press LOS ANGELES — "Game of Thrones" roared back onto the Emmy battlefield, topping Thursday's nominations with 22 bids but with a formidable opponent in last year's winner "The Handmaid's Tale," while a streaming platform made history by earning the most… Continue reading
Jul 11 How young writers are leading a poetry comeback By Jennifer Hijazi Twenty-eight million American adults read poetry this year -- the highest percentage of poetry readership in more than 15 years. Continue reading
Jul 09 Min Jin Lee annotates the first page of her bestselling book 'Pachinko' By Elizabeth Flock "Pachinko" opens with the startling line: "History has failed us, but no matter."… Continue reading
Jul 08 Watch 6:33 Artist communities thrive along the disappearing Salton Sea By Christopher Booker, Mori Rothman California’s Salton Sea was once hailed as a miracle in the desert. Located about 40 miles south of Palm Springs, it’s the state’s largest inland body of water. But today, the sea is no longer the early 20th century fishing… Continue watching
Jul 07 Watch 6:01 Memphis youth carry on the legacy of Stax Records soul music By Saskia de Melker, Lauren Knapp Stax Music Academy is located on the site of the original Stax Records studio in historic Soulsville, which many legendary musicians -- including Aretha Franklin, Memphis Slim, and Booker T. Jones -- called home. It aims to nurture the next… Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch 8:30 Dave Chappelle on comedy in the #MeToo moment: 'We're all figuring this out' By Jeffrey Brown Dave Chappelle doesn't think audiences "want to pay to see somebody worried about the repercussions of what they say." A comedian who made a name for himself as one of the smartest and sharpest comedians around, Chappelle's latest comedy sets… Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch Dave Chappelle sing the PBS NewsHour theme song By Dan Cooney Comedian Dave Chappelle sat down recently for an interview with the PBS NewsHour's Jeffrey Brown about his career in comedy, his four Netflix specials and the boundaries of humor. He also sang this. Continue reading
Jul 06 'Choose the important over the urgent,' and more writing advice from Min Jin Lee By Elizabeth Flock "I have published two novels in 22 years, and I have tried very hard to focus on things that matter most to me — craft and themes — rather than focusing on the things that seem pressing at the time,"… Continue reading