May 28 Watch 6:14 How 'Sgt. Pepper's' shaped a musical era By PBS News Hour "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," one of the most influential albums of all time, turns 50 this week. Its 13 tracks, including "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" and “A Day in the Life,” reinvented albums as works of… Continue watching
May 27 Gregg Allman, who expanded the definition of rock, dies at 69 By Michael D. Regan Gregg Allman co-founded the legendary rock 'n roll group the Allman Brothers Band in 1969 along with his older brother Duane, becoming the architects of Southern rock. Continue reading
May 26 Watch 3:29 That time Mister Rogers comforted me in real life By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, in the aftermath of the terror attack in Manchester, writer Anthony Breznican took to Twitter to recount how the late television icon Fred Rogers of “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” comforted him during a… Continue watching
May 26 19 summer books that will keep you up all night reading By Elizabeth Flock It’s almost summer -- a time to catch up on missed readings, turn back to old favorites, and discover new ones. For the best summer reads, we turned two authors who own independent bookstores: Louise Erdrich, who owns Birchbark Books… Continue reading
May 25 Why the lessons of Mister Rogers never go away By Lora Strum Children's TV icon Mister Rogers became a lesson in kindness after the Manchester attack. Continue reading
May 24 Watch 6:40 At Moogfest, the music revolution will be synthesized By PBS News Hour Moogfest, named after inventor Robert Moog, is a celebration of the art, engineering and technology of synthesizers, machines that create sounds electronically. Jeffrey Brown takes us to the gathering for a look at how experiments in technology and music can… Continue watching
May 23 Goodbye, 007: Roger Moore, longest-running James Bond, dies at 89 By Elizabeth Flock Roger Moore, who played the role of James Bond in seven films, more than any actor, has died at 89, after a short battle with cancer. Continue reading
May 22 Watch 7:10 How a new generation is reviving the old heart of Tunis By PBS News Hour, Frank Carlson Nestled within the sprawling modern city of Tunis, the Medina, the historical urban center dating back to the 7th century, evokes the Arab world's rich past. After decades of decay in the 20th century, changes in the country are also… Continue watching
May 22 What these humble one-liners can teach us about the times we live in By Elizabeth Flock Yahia Lababidi said the 140 character age of Twitter has turned many of us into aspiring aphorists. And he believes the form is more important than ever. Continue reading
May 19 Watch 3:35 To Richard Ford, writing a memoir is to utter what must not be erased By PBS News Hour Richard Ford's parents were ordinary people, "all but un-noticeable to the world's disinterested eye." But the acclaimed writer still decided to write a memoir of their lives because, to him, being their son felt like a privilege. And more simply,… Continue watching