Jun 28 Watch 6:44 A war-crime mystery drives Scott Turow’s newest thriller By PBS News Hour "Testimony," a new legal thriller by bestselling author and attorney Scott Turow, centers around a mass killing in Bosnia and subsequent war crimes trial at the International Criminal Court in the Hague. Turow joins Jeffrey Brown to discuss his inspiration… Continue watching
Jun 28 New biography shows a side of Prince Charles we’ve not seen By Elizabeth Flock Sally Bedell Smith's new book "Prince Charles: The Passions and Paradoxes of an Improbable Life" explores a member of the royal family she says has been "massively misunderstood."… Continue reading
Jun 27 Watch 7:37 Jason Isbell’s ‘Nashville Sound’ conjures rural Americans and their concerns By PBS News Hour In both ballads and hard-charging rock songs, Jason Isbell's storytelling prowess has made him one of today's most acclaimed singer-songwriters. On his new album "The Nashville Sound," Isbell's songs are filled with rural country characters, and offer a reflection of… Continue watching
Jun 26 Watch 6:29 Comic artists draw out stories from resettled Syrian refugees By PBS News Hour A Canadian comic book collective is working closely with refugees like Mohammed Alsaleh, who fled from Syria, to help them tell their stories. Special correspondent Stefan Labbe and producer Lauren Kaljur report. Continue watching
Jun 26 This writer is erasing ‘Infinite Jest’ to find the poetry left behind By Elizabeth Flock Page by page, Jenni B. Baker makes poems out of David Foster Wallace's novel "Infinite Jest" by erasing much of the text, and creating a new piece of writing from what's left behind. Continue reading
Jun 25 These students just received a scholarship from Beyoncé By Jenna Gray Endowed in honor of Beyoncé’s visual album “Lemonade,” which was released one year ago, the tuition scholarship is providing four students with $25,000. Continue reading
Jun 24 This archive holds a history of LGBTQ trailblazers in Brooklyn By Corinne Segal From Oscar Wilde to choreographer and dancer Bill T. Jones, a look at when LGBTQ trailblazers brought their stories to Brooklyn. Continue reading
Jun 23 Why the actors behind popular video games are on an epic strike By Andrew Wagner The gaming world put its best and brightest new offerings on display at E3 last week, but eleven video game publishers remain under pressure from the Screen Actors Guild. Here's why. Continue reading
Jun 23 4 poets you need to read, from new poet laureate Tracy K. Smith By Elizabeth Flock Last week, the Library of Congress selected Tracy K. Smith as the new U.S. Poet Laureate. Here, Smith shares the poetry she recommends reading right now. Continue reading
Jun 22 WATCH: When digital art meets light, sound and illusion By Kamaria Roberts It’s billed as “a virtual playground of four dimensions.” Floors react to footsteps like waves, virtual letters blow off a tree, animals made of light react to sounds. We recently visited DC's XYZT: Abstract Landscapes exhibit. Take a look inside… Continue reading