Mar 03 Photo: A new women’s world chess champion is crowned By News Desk Anna Muzychuk (left) of Ukraine plays against Tan Zhongyi (right) of China during the final day of the Women's World Chess Championship 2017 on March 3 at Espinas Palace Hotel in Tehran, Iran. Zhongyi defeated Muzychuk of Ukraine to win… Continue reading
Mar 03 Patsy Cline was Nashville’s darling. But she’s still an outsider in her hometown By Laura Santhanam Cline’s tenacity and talent come through in the upcoming PBS documentary, “Patsy Cline: American Masters," which debuts in March. Continue reading
Mar 03 Why Elvis shot this TV (and other photos from the new Graceland entertainment complex) By Larisa Epatko Along with his snarling baritone and swiveling hips, Elvis apparently was known for his gunslinging. Continue reading
Mar 03 SXSW’s immigration clauses are ‘not standard,’ lawyers say By Elizabeth Flock Musicians are protesting the annual music, film and media festival South by Southwest after it was discovered that the festival reserved the right to alert U.S. immigration authorities about international artists if they violated their performance agreement. Continue reading
Mar 02 Watch 7:25 How American artists captured the Great War up close By PBS News Hour It was a cataclysmic, world-shattering and world-shaping event. Today we can relive the visceral human effects of World War I through a new exhibition at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, which showcases a myriad of iconic images and art… Continue watching
Mar 02 How a pop-up magazine experiment is turning journalism into performance art By Elizabeth Flock The year 1991, journalist Kelley L. Carter argued Tuesday before an audience of 1,000 in Washington D.C., was the best and worst year ever for black America. It was the year of Jamie Foxx in “Living Color,” of Michael Jordan’s… Continue reading
Mar 02 Watch 2:31 Stop asking this comedian about being a woman in comedy By PBS News Hour Michelle Collins finds it annoying that funny women always have to talk about being a funny woman. "We're not charity cases; we're talented," she said. Collins gives her Brief But Spectacular take on being tall, makeup, white men on late… Continue watching
Mar 02 Photo: Playing the beautiful game amid Mumbai’s dust By News Desk Boys fight for the ball during their soccer practice at a park in Mumbai, India on March 2, 2017. Continue reading
Mar 01 Photo: A bird’s-eye view of Australia’s Outback By News Desk River systems can be seen flowing near sand dunes in outback Queensland, Australia on Feb. 12, 2017. Continue reading
Mar 01 Aboriginal Australian artists are having a moment in the U.S. These women are at the forefront. By Elizabeth Flock Aboriginal Australian art is the oldest continuous tradition of art made in the world, stretching back more than 40,000 years. Now, due to a group of passionate collectors and curators, Aboriginal Australian art shows are popping up across the country. Continue reading