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
Jul 01 Watch 4:39 Graphic novel shows life in Nevada's 'doom towns' during atomic testing By PBS News Hour Throughout the Cold War, the U.S. tested nearly a thousand atomic weapons in the Nevada desert 125 miles north of Las Vegas. The mushroom clouds from those tests were visible from the Vegas strip and became an unlikely tourist attraction. Continue watching
Jun 30 This Independence Day, 5 books that explain America's complex history By Elizabeth Flock Historian Sean Wilentz has examined the history of America through the lens of our presidents, our party politics, the working class -- and even our music. This Independence Day, we asked Wilentz, a professor of American history at… Continue reading
Jun 29 Watch 2:51 How journalist Ann Friedman learned to sound more like herself By PBS News Hour Women are routinely asked and expected to modify how they speak in order to not come across as too direct or harsh, says journalist Ann Friedman. But in pursuing her life’s work, she’s found greater confidence in her professional voice,… Continue watching
Jun 29 Arundhati Roy: 'In the air in India now is pure terror' By Elizabeth Flock As Hindu nationalism grows in India, and "beef lynchings" becoming more commonplace, Arundhati Roy's new novel "The Ministry of Utmost Happiness" explores what it means to live in a climate of fear. Continue reading
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