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
Oct 25 Watch 9:32 Tom Hanks on the 'high wire act' of writing By PBS News Hour Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks is crossing over into the world of literature with a new collection of short stories that explore how people seek connections with others. The first-time author sits down with Jeffrey Brown to discuss his book, “Uncommon… Continue watching
Oct 25 Tom Hanks on how the Pentagon Papers remain relevant today By Lora Strum “The truth was so volatile...so toxic at that time... that no one wanted to talk about it,” actor Tom Hanks said… Continue reading
Oct 25 Fats Domino, New Orleans legend who brought the 'thrill' to rock 'n' roll, dies at 89 By Elizabeth Flock Fats Domino, who recorded the beloved hits “Ain’t That a Shame,” “Blueberry Hill,” and “Blue Monday," outsold every 1950s rock ‘n’ roll star except Elvis Presley. Continue reading
Oct 24 Watch 8:17 The uncommon mastermind behind Mona Lisa's smile By PBS News Hour Leonardo da Vinci’s inquisitive spirit defined the quintessential “renaissance man.” The master artist, scientist and inventor is now the subject of a new biography by Walter Isaacson, who has profiled geniuses including Benjamin Franklin and Steve Jobs. Isaacson and Judy… Continue watching
Oct 24 Inside Nollywood, the booming film industry that makes 1,500 movies a year By Elizabeth Flock Nollywood is now the world’s second largest film industry in terms of number of films produced. Here's how it happened. Continue reading
Oct 24 How a wounded combat veteran and his wife struggled to make a family By William Brangham I met Rachel and Jason Hallett two years ago while reporting a story about how the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs wouldn’t cover in-vitro fertilization for wounded veterans. Here's where things stand for the Halletts - and the legislation -… Continue reading