Jan 19 '2001: A Space Odyssey' has been inspiring other movies for 50 years. Here are 6 to watch By Alison Thoet Director Stanley Kubrick’s landmark space saga, “2001: A Space Odyssey,” turns 50 this year, remaining remarkably relevant and influential even 17 years after surpassing its titular year. Here are six movies Kubrick helped influence. Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch 3:34 How my son with autism made sense of the world by watching Disney movies By PBS News Hour When Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Ron Suskind and his wife found out their son had autism, they were crushed by the fear that they couldn’t communicate. But they began to realize that he was learning to tell stories through Disney movies. Continue watching
Jan 17 Jesmyn Ward on the moment in 'Sing, Unburied, Sing' that changes her character forever By Alison Thoet Author Jesmyn Ward isolates a pivotal moment from her novel, and explains the writing choices she made. Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch 7:42 John Lithgow brings the magic of the bedtime story to Broadway By Jeffrey Brown When John Lithgow was a child, his father would act out his bedtime stories, a tradition he carried on when his father grew ill later in life. Now Lithgow brings his own tradition of storytelling to a one-man show on… Continue watching
Jan 15 Watch 9:03 How 'black-ish' unpacks hard topics with humor and nuance By Charlayne Hunter-Gault Digesting serious issues through comedy is like taking medicine with a spoonful of sugar, says Tracee Ellis Ross. “Black-ish,” the hit sitcom that stars Ross, doesn’t shy away from controversial issues, especially racism. Special correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault sits down with… Continue watching
Jan 15 This Salvadoran poet writes to humanize the immigrant story By Patty Gorena Morales Javier Zamora began writing poetry as a teenager after a wave of national protests over immigration reform. Zamora’s poems piece together the strained but inherent connection between the U.S. and El Salvador, and aim to shed light on the immigrant… Continue reading
Jan 12 6 books to read with your kids that celebrate differences and diversity By Alison Thoet Children’s books can offer vital visibility and representation, as well as teach us to see experiences beyond our own. Continue reading
Jan 09 Watch 6:38 Tracee Ellis Ross: 'The curtain has been pulled' on Hollywood inequity and abuse By Charlayne Hunter-Gault Systemic change is happening in Hollywood, says Tracee Ellis Ross, star of the sitcom “black-ish.” Ellis Ross is a founder of Time’s Up, a legal defense fund that aims to support those who have been affected by sexual violence. The… Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch 3:13 The ugly truth about truth, according to Errol Morris By PBS News Hour If your goal is to talk to another human being and hear the truth, Errol Morris says you're going to be disappointed. The filmmaker explains why he broke the rules of documentary and why sometimes falsehood wins. Morris gives his… Continue watching
Jan 09 Oprah Winfrey's Golden Globes speech inspires speculation about 2020 campaign By Steve Peoples and Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press Winfrey’s speech as she accepted the Cecil B. DeMille lifetime achievement award on Sunday touched on her humble upbringing and childhood wonder in civil rights heroes. But it was her exhortation of the legions of women who have called out… Continue reading