Nov 03 WATCH: The Public Broadcasting Act turns 50. What’s changed? By Erica R. Hendry The Library of Congress and Boston public broadcaster WGBH are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the public broadcasting act with a series of panels, including one on news that features PBS NewsHour's Judy Woodruff, former anchor and executive editor Jim… Continue reading
Nov 03 5 mystery novels you should seek out now By Alison Thoet From "Rebecca" to "Strangers on a Train," here are 5 mystery novels you need to read now. Continue reading
Nov 03 ‘This is just the beginning’ of change in the industry, says female director of new movie about life after sexual assault By Rhana Natour "To: the many, many male Directors who have put their hands on my thighs, my waist, my hands, commented inappropriately on what I am wearing," wrote filmmaker Jessica Thompson. "You are some of the main reasons that I made [this… Continue reading
Nov 02 Watch 3:32 Why this investor likes new ideas that make you scratch your head By PBS News Hour When Sean O’Sullivan first imagined “cloud computing” as a way to run software not loaded onto a computer, the feedback he received was, “Why would you want to do that?" Now as an investor, it is that moment of disbelief… Continue watching
Oct 30 This poet wants us to unlearn the words, ‘Sorry to be a woman’ By Elizabeth Flock Watch women read these powerful lines of poetry from McKayla Robbin's collection "we carry the sky."… Continue reading
Oct 28 The science of fright: Why we love to be scared By Arash Javanbakht, Linda Saab, The Conversation We may pretend that we do not like fear, but Halloween proves otherwise. Many of us enjoy being scared. But why?… Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch 7:18 Jesmyn Ward’s ‘Sing, Unburied, Sing’ is a ghost story about the real struggles of living By PBS News Hour Award-winning author Jesmyn Ward writes the stories of the people and places she found absent in literature while growing up. Her new fiction novel, “Sing, Unburied, Sing,” weaves the supernatural with genuine characters that are molded by the rural and… Continue watching
Oct 27 Why Tom Hanks posts photos of lost things on his Twitter feed By Elizabeth Flock "You know, a lost glove looking for its mate, isn’t that just the way of the world?" Hanks said. "Aren’t we all just lost gloves?"… Continue reading
Oct 27 LISTEN: This blues song tells the story of the opioid crisis — and the ‘white coat men’ who started it By Laura Santhanam Singer-songwriter Marcus Oglesby said he found inspiration to write a song about opioids when he took a hard look at the place and people that raised him and found his West Virginia hometown transformed. Continue reading
Oct 27 The 5 classic horror films you need to watch this Halloween By Alison Thoet Early films like the 1929 "Nosferatu" set the archetype for today's horror movies, said Jacob McMurray, curator for a new exhibit on horror cinema. These classics are guaranteed to send chills down your spine. Continue reading