Apr 11 This photographer chronicles what gun violence looks like, for those who survive By Elizabeth Flock Photographer Kathy Schorr has photographed 101 survivors of gun violence across America, many of them in the locations where they were shot. Continue reading
Apr 10 Watch 4:59 After fame, magic and controversy, Ringling Bros. Circus will take its last bow By PBS News Hour For 146 years, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus has been awing audiences with acrobatic spectacles and animal stunts. But next month, “the greatest show on earth” will take its final bow after its parent company pulled the plug… Continue watching
Apr 10 What does it mean to have no homeland? This haunting poetry searches for answers By Elizabeth Flock By the measure of a year, Mai Der Vang was not born in a refugee camp, as her sister was. But she's always felt pulled between different worlds. In 1981, when Vang was born in Fresno, California, her parents had… Continue reading
Apr 10 Here's the full list of 2017 Pulitzer Prize winners By Elizabeth Flock There are 14 categories for journalism, and seven categories for the arts. Continue reading
Apr 09 5 books for troubled times from this indie bookstore in Pakistan By Elizabeth Flock "The Last Word," an independent bookseller in Lahore, Pakistan, recommends five books that "celebrate the provocateur, the vilified, and the misunderstood."… Continue reading
Apr 07 This Passover, make a flourless chocolate cake from Joan Nathan By Meredith P. Garretson It’s a rich, elegant cake, wonderfully delicate yet sturdy and a relatively simple finale to your Passover Seder -- or any other gathering. Continue reading
Apr 07 Why do actors and actresses have separate award categories? MTV just eliminated theirs By Dayana Morales Gomez When the MTV Movie and Television Awards airs May 7, acting categories will be non-gendered. Continue reading
Apr 07 WATCH: That time comic legend Don Rickles roasted PBS By Joshua Barajas Just watch the clip, ya hockey puck. Continue reading
Apr 06 Watch 3:21 Having a 'different' voice didn't stop her from singing at the top of her lungs By PBS News Hour Singer-songwriter Valerie June says inspiration comes to her in all forms, at all times of the day. The Memphis, Tennessee, native reflects on her unique voice. Continue watching
Apr 06 Watch 4:13 How photographer Platon gets up close to capture a person's truth By PBS News Hour Photographer Platon has captured portraits of the most famous and powerful people on the planet: Bill Clinton, Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump and many others. How does he break down the personal barriers his subjects put up? Platon gives his Brief… Continue watching