Jul 28 Watch Artists reflect pain and consequences of Detroit riots By PBS News Hour Fifty years since Detroit devolved into a five-day period of violence and unrest between the National Guard and the city’s black citizens, known as the 1967 riots, some of the city's leading cultural institutions are asking questions and using art… Continue watching
Jul 28 Here are the 5 books by women of color you need to read right now By Elizabeth Flock Author and media executive Madhulika Sikka made a goal in 2017 to read 52 books in 52 weeks -- all of them by women, and many women of color -- to offset an overload of news and highlight books that… Continue reading
Jul 28 Hobby Lobby thinks the Bible can save America. Now its museum has to convince its critics. By Elizabeth Flock “It’s the most controversial topic in the world. It’s the biggest selling book, most banned, destroyed, influential book … We will irritate everybody.” - Cary Summers, President of Museum of the Bible… Continue reading
Jul 27 Watch 6:22 American war correspondent details his own love and life in Africa By PBS News Hour As a college student, Jeffrey Gettleman traveled to East Africa and fell in love. He also fell in love that year with a woman back home. Their time and work apart, and his life and work covering a continent as… Continue watching
Jul 27 Watch 2:29 This Kenyan storyteller's proudly frivolous films have a deeper mission By PBS News Hour Wanuri Kahiu's films and stories don't need tragedies. Her "Afro-bubblegum" art is fun and even frivolous, and rejects the idea that she needs to grapple with dark, violent problems. At the same time, she has come to see her work… Continue watching
Jul 24 This poet's obsession with death led her to write about how to live By Elizabeth Flock Nicole Sealey's new poetry collection asks us if, like the Greek figure of Sisyphus, we can find contentment even when life is difficult and absurd… Continue reading
Jul 23 This artist turns construction waste into sculptures and paintings By Corinne Segal Sheri Crider wants to know why Americans want new and shiny things -- and what they do with the rest. Continue reading
Jul 22 WATCH: The one recipe Ina Garten says everyone should know how to make By Meredith P. Garretson Homemade salad dressing seems difficult to make, but it's actually easy -- and much tastier than anything you can buy at a store, Ina Garten says. The "Barefoot Contessa" says it's the one recipe everyone should know how to… Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch 6:48 How the Barefoot Contessa became one of America's best loved cooks Ina Garten is one of the most famous and beloved cooks in America today. Better known as "the Barefoot Contessa," Garten sits atop a culinary empire built on her bestselling cookbooks, a string of hit TV shows and a legion… Continue watching
Jul 21 What Ina Garten taught me about food, love and life By Meredith P. Garretson A good dinner and a glass of wine soothe a tough day at work. And I credit Ina for helping me regain my footing after the end of my first serious long-term relationship. Continue reading