Mar 15 NYT Book Review of 'Exit West': A refugee crisis in a world of open doors By Viet Thanh Nguyen Viet Thanh Nguyen, author of "The Refugees," reviews the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club selection of the month, Mohsin Hamid's "Exit West."… Continue reading
Mar 12 Watch 3:05 How to retrain your shrinking attention span By PBS News Hour What’s the secret to writing novels? Or baking a perfect cake? Or even being a good friend? Author Ann Patchett says it’s all about the ability to stay focused and stop multitasking. Patchett gives her humble opinion on stretching your… Continue watching
Mar 12 The homeland left behind, captured in a poem By Jennifer Hijazi For Shauna Barbosa and other poets of the Cape Verdean diaspora, the longing for a far-away home is an important theme. Continue reading
Mar 12 Opinion: The secret to being fully present By Ann Patchett Author Ann Patchett says "admitting that I’m incapable of multitasking was an important first step."… Continue reading
Mar 11 Watch 4:28 At giant NYC art fair, a look at what matters to artists today By Laura Fong, Mori Rothman The massive Armory Show convened in New York City this week, bringing together nearly 200 art galleries from 31 countries and drawing art admirers from around the world. Hari Sreenivasan talks with Nicole Berry, the fair’s executive director, about some… Continue watching
Mar 10 Watch 7:34 The brilliant mind of Hollywood legend Hedy Lamarr By Mori Rothman, Megan Thompson The actress Hedy Lamarr captivated audiences during the 1930s and 1940s in films like "Algiers" and "Ziegfeld Girl" and became known as an iconic beauty. "Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story," a new documentary, showcases her overlooked achievements in technology, including… Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch 8:02 How 'Wrinkle in Time' director Ava DuVernay is breaking down walls in Hollywood By PBS News Hour Known to millions of readers, Madeleine L'Engle's beloved fantasy book "A Wrinkle in Time" is breaking into a new dimension: as a big-budget Disney film. Director Ava DuVernay is the first African-American woman to lead a $100 million film production,… Continue watching
Mar 09 'A Wrinkle in Time' director Ava DuVernay picks 3 must-see movies by black directors By Alison Thoet “A Wrinkle In Time,” the highly anticipated film adaptation of Madeleine L’Engle’s beloved novel, opens today under Ava DuVernay’s stewardship. We asked the director for her recommendations on must-see films by black filmmakers. Continue reading
Mar 08 Watch 5:44 How a cartoonist is highlighting the lives of San Diego's homeless residents By PBS News Hour Pulitzer-prize winning editorial cartoonist Steve Breen is using his drawings to highlight the growing problem of homelessness and the housing crisis in Southern California. Jeffrey Brown gets a first-hand look at the cartoonist and newspaper’s efforts to humanize and complicate… Continue watching
Mar 08 Watch 3:20 This poet wants brown girls to know they're worthy of being the hero and the author By PBS News Hour For girls who didn't grow up seeing themselves as the main characters of books, award-winning poet Elizabeth Acevedo wants them to know that their stories are just as important as any other. Acevedo shares her Brief but Spectacular take on… Continue watching