Oct 03 Watch 2:41 Remembering Tom Petty, a rock legend who connected By PBS News Hour Rock legend Tom Petty died at the age of 66 late Monday. Emerging in the late ‘70s, he and his band the Heartbreakers became a major fixture in rock ‘n’ roll with catchy songs like “Free Fallin’” that bridged both… Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch 7:09 Navigating Seattle’s ever-evolving streets through poetry By PBS News Hour How do you capture Seattle’s complications, quirks and ever-changing population? A new digital project is mapping out the evolving city by collecting poems that tell unique stories, from growing up in an affluent neighborhood to memories of homelessness and cold… Continue watching
Sep 29 Mapping Seattle, poem by poem By Lorna Baldwin Seattle's "Poetic Grid" captures the rapidly changing city by asking people to write about locations that have meaning to them. Continue reading
Sep 29 3 books you need to read to understand the Civil War By Elizabeth Flock Ron Chernow, acclaimed biographer of "Hamilton" as well as Ulysses S. Grant, recommends three books to read to understand the Civil War and its legacies. Continue reading
Sep 29 Behind the castle doors, a crew of Renaissance fair workers find family amid the fantasy By Alison Thoet Behind the scenes of this fleeting fantasy world is a tight-knit community of artisans, entrepreneurs and free spirits who reunite at the Maryland festival every year, and have for decades. Continue reading
Sep 28 Banning books like ’13 Reasons Why’ makes it harder for teens to open up to adults, author says By Lora Strum "If we say issues of teen suicide, drinking, sex or sexual assault are inappropriate, we’re telling teens who may identify with those themes that there isn’t a safe space for them," said author Jay Asher in an interview during Banned… Continue reading
Sep 27 Watch 5:51 In ‘My Absolute Darling,’ a teen girl must survive her own father By Travis Daub Author Gabriel Tallent says he set out to tell the story of a young woman's fight for her own soul when the odds are "murderously against her." In "My Absolute Darling," a 14-year-old girl knows survival in the wild, but… Continue watching
Sep 25 How the irreverent poetry of the ’60s helped spawn punk music By Elizabeth Flock A new book traces how innovators of punk music interacted with New York School poets such as Ted Berrigan and Anne Waldman. Continue reading
Sep 24 Watch 9:10 Bestselling book ‘The Hate U Give’ tackles police violence against black teenagers By PBS News Hour The young adult novel "The Hate U Give" tells the story of a teenager whose childhood friend is shot and killed by a police officer. In the book, now a finalist for a National Book Award and Kirkus Prize, author… Continue watching
Sep 24 Author Angie Thomas sheds light on ‘private, hidden conversations’ about race, says former professor By artsdesk The founder of the creative writing program that inspired author Angie Thomas to write “The Hate U Give” remembers how the book started. Continue reading