Apr 03 This poetry uses Mary Magdalene to explore troubles that bedevil modern life By Elizabeth Flock "Magdalene," a new book of poems from former New York Poet Laureate Marie Howe, who was raised Catholic, seeks to reenvision Mary Magdalene for the modern age -- and tackles some of our modern-day problems in the process. Continue reading
Apr 02 How these new Sesame Street and Power Rangers characters are changing Hollywood's portrayal of autism By Gretchen Frazee Sesame Street is debuting Julia, the first muppet with autism. And the new “Power Rangers” movie includes Billy, the blue ranger, also on the autism spectrum. Both depictions are garnering praise from autism advocates who have long criticized Hollywood’s portrayals… Continue reading
Apr 01 Yevgeny Yevtushenko, acclaimed Russian poet, dies at 84 By Hugh Heckman Acclaimed Russian poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko died Saturday of heart failure in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he taught at the University of Tulsa. He was 84 years old. Continue reading
Mar 31 Neil Gaiman listens to these dramatic film scores while he writes By Elizabeth Flock “I can play those over and over again,” Gaiman -- comic book writer, graphic novelist, cult hero, lover of the fantastic, and now, reteller of myths -- told the PBS NewsHour's Jeffrey Brown. Continue reading
Mar 30 Few people can name five female artists -- can you? By Dayana Morales Gomez, Elizabeth Flock Can you name five female artists? Most people can't. Continue reading
Mar 30 Watch 3:17 Kathleen Turner wants women to realize their own value By PBS News Hour Kathleen Turner has said she is no good at playing victim roles. The actress who starred in “Body Heat” as well as on Broadway, gives her Brief But Spectacular take on a being a woman who likes to push the… Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch 4:16 Library of Congress adds to list of sounds that shaped America By PBS News Hour It's the Library of Congress' tribute to significant sound recordings. Each year, 25 pieces of audio are selected to be inducted into the National Recording Registry. Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden walks us through this year’s selections, from a 1888… Continue watching
Mar 29 Listen to the classic and groundbreaking recordings that made this year's National Registry list By Jessica Yarvin Recordings reflecting America’s diverse soundscape, from New York’s Polo Grounds, all the way to Compton, California, are included in this year’s inductions into the National Recording Registry. Continue reading
Mar 29 Bob Dylan will accept his Nobel Prize for Literature after all By Joshua Barajas As the 75-year-old singer prepares for two concerts later this week in the Swedish capital, he'll make time to pick up the Nobel diploma and medal from the Swedish Academy. Continue reading
Mar 28 Watch 5:45 George Saunders writes a ghost story about Abe Lincoln's grief By PBS News Hour In George Saunders’ “Lincoln in the Bardo” the ghostly inhabitants of a cemetery don't yet know they're dead. Instead, they're stuck in whatever neurotic condition they were in when they died, narrating the story of Abraham Lincoln's visit to the… Continue watching