Oct 19 Watch 8:19 How Trombone Shorty is training the next generation of musicians in his hometown By PBS News Hour Troy Andrews, better known as Trombone Shorty, grew up with music all around him in New Orleans, first playing on the streets at age 4. Now with a Grammy, an international following and a new album, Andrews also devotes himself… Continue watching
Oct 19 WATCH: Trombone Shorty joins a 'second line' in New Orleans By Anne Azzi Davenport Trombone Shorty said he always makes a point of dropping by his old neighborhood when he stops home from his tours. Continue reading
Oct 18 Watch 8:18 Escaping Harvey Weinstein was a 'cat-and-mouse game,' says Katherine Kendall By PBS News Hour More than three dozen women have now come forward to say Harvey Weinstein harassed or assaulted them. One of those women is Katherine Kendall, who met Weinstein when she was a 23-year-old actress. She recounts her experience in a conversation… Continue watching
Oct 18 All the sexual assault or harassment allegations against Harvey Weinstein, recapped By Patty Gorena Morales, Joshua Barajas The allegations of sexual harassment and abuse against film producer Harvey Weinstein intensified this week, as more women came forward and gave on-the-record accounts of the Hollywood mogul making unwanted advances and forcing physical contact. Days after The New York… Continue reading
Oct 18 Karen Pence to outline goals for art therapy initiative By Darlene Superville, Associated Press WASHINGTON — When Karen Pence found out that an art therapist in hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico couldn't afford the clay her clients needed, she sprang into action. Continue reading
Oct 17 George Saunders wins the Man Booker Prize for a genre-bending ghost story By Joshua Barajas Texas-born author George Saunders, known for his short story collections, is the winner of the 2017 Man Booker Prize for his first full-length novel, "Lincoln in the Bardo." Saunders' novel focuses on a night in 1862 when President Abraham Lincoln… Continue reading
Oct 17 'How do I know she's being forced?': New exhibit reveals the dark underbelly of human trafficking By Elizabeth Flock The startling exhibit in Washington D.C. reveals how labor and sex trafficking is alive and well in the U.S. and around the world. Continue reading
Oct 16 This poem shows what sexual abuse looks like By Elizabeth Flock “From One / who says, ‘Don’t cry. You’ll like it after a while,’” she writes. “And Two who tells you thank you / after the fact and can’t look at your face.”… Continue reading
Oct 15 Watch 7:30 Artist William Wegman and his Weimaraner muses By Megan Thompson For more than 40 years, artist William Wegman has been making portraits and videos of his own beloved Weimaraner dogs, which have appeared in countless publications and featured on Sesame Street and Saturday Night Live. This month, he published a… Continue watching
Oct 15 Photos: Four decades of William Wegman's Weimaraners By Michael D. Regan For more than 40 years, artist William Wegman has been making portraits and videos of his beloved Weimaraner dogs. Continue reading