Jun 01 Twitter Chat: ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ at 50 By Lora Strum The Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” shattered genre norms when it first came on the music scene a half-century ago. Continue reading
May 31 Watch 3:52 Celebrities and leaders share life lessons with the Class of 2017 By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, if it's graduation season, then it means that politicians, actors and industry leaders are imparting sage advice and some humor to college grads around the country. We listen in to commencement speeches… Continue watching
May 31 Here’s the scoop on the new Joe Biden ice cream flavor By Meredith P. Garretson This graduation was extra sweet for former Vice President Joe Biden. Continue reading
May 29 Watch 8:13 Louise Erdrich and Emma Straub share summer reads you won’t want to put down By PBS News Hour Whether you open a book on a sunny beach, or prefer staying up late while glued to a page-turner, we tend to look forward to our summer reading. Jeffrey Brown gets suggestions from two writers who also own their own… Continue watching
May 29 How to savor a perfect summer day, in verse By Elizabeth Flock Dungy's new collection of poetry asks us, in spite of the pain or difficulty of being human today, to find joy and vibrancy in our experiences. Continue reading
May 28 A brother’s death brought ’emotional challenge’ and pain to Gregg Allman’s life of music By Michael D. Regan "He was the survivor when so many had fallen and I think there was some survivor’s guilt that came with that. I think there was some sense of purpose that came with that."… Continue reading
May 28 Watch 6:14 How ‘Sgt. Pepper’s’ shaped a musical era By PBS News Hour "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," one of the most influential albums of all time, turns 50 this week. Its 13 tracks, including "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" and “A Day in the Life,” reinvented albums as works of… Continue watching
May 27 Gregg Allman, who expanded the definition of rock, dies at 69 By Michael D. Regan Gregg Allman co-founded the legendary rock 'n roll group the Allman Brothers Band in 1969 along with his older brother Duane, becoming the architects of Southern rock. Continue reading
May 26 Watch 3:29 That time Mister Rogers comforted me in real life By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, in the aftermath of the terror attack in Manchester, writer Anthony Breznican took to Twitter to recount how the late television icon Fred Rogers of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” comforted him during a… Continue watching
May 26 19 summer books that will keep you up all night reading By Elizabeth Flock It’s almost summer -- a time to catch up on missed readings, turn back to old favorites, and discover new ones. For the best summer reads, we turned two authors who own independent bookstores: Louise Erdrich, who owns Birchbark Books… Continue reading