Jul 10 How we fail to humanize war By Elizabeth Flock Poet and playwright Harry Newman said we need to better understand how the countries we go to war with are often a lot like us. "Those are connections we don't make, or we're not encouraged to make. And those are… Continue reading
Jul 09 AIDS activists fought for public recognition. This exhibit shows their lives at home By Jenna Gray An exhibit examines the role the domestic sphere has played in the HIV/AIDS epidemic from the 1980s to the present as a space for activism and social support. Continue reading
Jul 06 Watch 7:16 Chuck Berry's final album tops off legacy as rock pioneer By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch 3:34 Why I used to love making jokes about Helen Keller By PBS News Hour Growing up, Georgina Kleege hated Helen Keller; she saw the famous author and activist as a reproach to her own experience as a young blind woman. But she found a new way to relate to Keller later on, writing her… Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch 2:51 How a Muslim-American glamour girl became the new face of CoverGirl By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch 6:34 Blues greats Taj Mahal and Keb' Mo' team up to make some joyful noise By PBS News Hour It's called the blues, but Taj Mahal and Keb' Mo' are feeling nothing but joy. The two musicians have been writing and performing music a long time, but never together -- until now. Jeffrey Brown sits down with the two… Continue watching
Jul 05 Watch Taj Mahal and Keb Mo sing the "Diving Duck Blues" By Mary Jo Brooks Taj Mahal and Keb Mo are both living legends in the blues music scene. But they haven't released an album together -- until now. Continue reading
Jul 04 Twitter chat: The electric guitar is in decline. Why? By Lora Strum Washington Post arts reporter Geoff Edgers joins NewsHour for a Twitter chat at 1 p.m. Thursday, July 6. Continue reading
Jul 03 Watch 6:15 Colm Toibin sees the 'origin of all civil wars' in this Greek tragedy By PBS News Hour In the new novel "House of Names," one of today's leading contemporary writers looks back to the Trojan War and Greek mythology for inspiration. Colm Toibin joins Jeffrey Brown to discuss why he wanted to write a novel about a… Continue watching
Jul 03 This poem grapples with America's complicated identity By Elizabeth Flock "I think of the U.S. as an adolescent country. It's not the old, wise European country, or very young either, it's somewhere in the middle," poet Dorianne Laux says. Continue reading