Jun 21 Watch 2:49 The Virginia cavern that can play the Moonlight Sonata By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, this year marks the 60th anniversary of “The Great Stalacpipe Organ,” the largest musical instrument in the world, built into Virginia’s Luray Caverns. Continue watching
Jun 21 Watch 6:53 For Alan Alda, the heart of good communication is connection By PBS News Hour As an actor, educational TV host and founder of a scholarly center for communication science, Alan Alda has used his trademark humor and wit to help others express complicated ideas in accessible language. Now he's written new book called "If… Continue watching
Jun 21 Meet the wonder women behind a new generation of superheroes By Vic Pasquantonio There's a slow but growing movement toward greater diversity in comics. Continue reading
Jun 20 Watch 7:44 David Sedaris’ diaries paint a life spent in observation By PBS News Hour Who was humorist David Sedaris before he had sold millions of books and made countless live appearances before adoring audiences? In a new book, "Theft By Finding," Sedaris offers a portrait of himself as a younger artist through his personal… Continue watching
Jun 20 Tony Bennett named next recipient of Gershwin Prize By Joshua Barajas Bennett is the ninth recipient, following past honorees like Smokey Robinson, Willie Nelson, Carole King, among others. Continue reading
Jun 19 Watch 2:36 The clinic that brings your broken toaster back to life By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, Fixit Clinics teach people how to repair electronic items instead of throwing them out. Continue watching
Jun 19 Have we been taught poetry all wrong? By Elizabeth Flock Poet Matthew Zapruder say that we are too often asked to find the "hidden meanings" in poems, as if a poem is a riddle. Continue reading
Jun 16 The 7 best books from indie publishers right now By Elizabeth Flock Books from independent publishers are often less easily surfaced or visible. Here are 7 terrific books from indie presses you may not know. Continue reading
Jun 15 Watch 3:50 How Dick Cavett brought the art of conversation to TV By PBS News Hour TV great Dick Cavett credits comedian Jack Paar with providing his talk-show hosting philosophy: Make it a conversation. Cavett offers his Brief but Spectacular take on his career. Continue watching
Jun 15 Watch 5:23 Long-silenced songs of Holocaust survivors are rediscovered By PBS News Hour When the death camps and ghettos of Europe were liberated at the end of World War II, a psychologist from Chicago visited former prisoners and recorded their interviews. Unheard for decades, a long-missing reel of songs has been rediscovered, offering… Continue watching