Sep 04 Watch 1:56 Walter Becker, introspective rocker of Steely Dan, dies at 67 By PBS News Hour Steely Dan co-founder and guitarist Walter Becker died Sunday at 67. He formed Steely Dan in 1971 and introduced a unique sound in rock, with hits such as “Do it Again” and “Reeling’ in the Years.” John Yang remembers the… Continue watching
Sep 04 Watch 5:10 Remembering John Ashbery, acclaimed writer who pulled poetry ‘from the air’ By PBS News Hour Considered one of the country’s most influential poets, John Ashbery died Sunday at the age of 90. He was a recipient of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. Jeffrey Brown revisits his conversation with Ashbery from 2007, where… Continue watching
Sep 03 John Ashbery, esteemed and inventive poet, dies at 90 By Corinne Segal John Ashbery, a master of poetic verse whose enigmatic, dexterous work challenged the world of American poetry, died Sunday at 90. Continue reading
Sep 01 Watch 4:59 Offa Rex revives centuries-old folk songs with new sound By PBS News Hour Offa Rex -- a transatlantic collaboration of the English singer Olivia Chaney and the American indie rock band The Decemberists -- is putting a modern twist on traditional folk songs that were previously revived in the 1960s and ‘70s. Jeffrey… Continue watching
Sep 01 Watch 3:23 A summer colony where seabirds and science nest By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, an island six miles off the coast of Portsmouth, N.H., is home to a colony of terns — a species of seabirds whose numbers are quickly dwindling worldwide. Every summer, the island… Continue watching
Sep 01 WATCH: Offa Rex performs the song, ‘Old Churchyard,’ channeling rich oral history By Andrew Bossone The British folk song, “The Old Churchyard,” performed here by the Portland band The Decemberists and English singer Olivia Chaney at this year’s Newport Folk Fest, is part of a rich, oral tradition passed along by musicians and… Continue reading
Aug 30 Small Michigan museum holds massive collection of Edward Curtis’ Native American photography By Lorna Baldwin More than 700 works by photographer Edward S. Curtis are on exhibit at the Muskegon Museum of Art in what’s believed to be the largest ever exhibition of his work. Continue reading
Aug 29 Watch 3:40 Artists remake the world’s wonders in lilliputian scale By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, a team of 600 artists from eight countries have teamed up for an exhibit in Times Square that displays the world’s most iconic landmarks in miniature. Gulliver’s Gate is an interactive exhibit… Continue watching
Aug 29 360-video: An up-close view of a miniature world’s tiny tourist destinations By Julia Griffin Gulliver’s Gate -- an elaborate, miniature world just two blocks from New York City’s Times Square -- features 300 scenes from around the world scaled down to one-87th their real life proportions. Continue reading
Aug 28 Watch 7:37 ‘Raising Bertie’ paints portrait of hope and hardship for three young men By PBS News Hour Documentary filmmakers Margaret Byrne and Ian Kibbe spent six years following the lives of three young African-American men in rural North Carolina. The resulting documentary, “Raising Bertie” offers an intimate look at how they navigate school and generational poverty. Jeffrey… Continue watching