Nov 19 Sharon Jones, who led a soul revival as Dap-Kings frontwoman, dies at 60 By Corinne Segal Sharon Jones, whose albums and electrifying live performances with her backup band the Dap Kings helped lead a soul and funk revival, died Friday at the age of 60. Continue reading
Nov 19 WATCH: Jeffrey Brown interviews authors at the Miami Book Fair By artsdesk The 33rd annual Miami Book Fair, hosted at Miami Dade College, has gathered hundreds of authors and readers for a three-day event that lasts Nov. 18-20. Continue reading
Nov 18 Honored for songwriting, Motown legend Smokey Robinson proves he really got a hold on pop music By Joshua Barajas The Library of Congress honored Smokey Robinson in a tribute concert, awarding the soul legend with the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. PBS stations nationwide will air the event tomorrow, Feb. 10, 2017. Check your local listings. Smokey Robinson was… Continue reading
Nov 18 Marilyn Monroe 'birthday dress' fetches $4.8 million at auction By Alison Thoet The skin-tight, crystal-covered gown Marilyn Monroe wore during her 1962 performance of “Happy Birthday Mr. President” picked up $4.8 million at auction Thursday night. Continue reading
Nov 17 Watch 2:38 How cartoons remind us that life goes on By PBS News Hour New Yorker magazine cartoon editor Bob Mankoff says he and his staff spend an extraordinary amount of time selecting and editing the cartoons that readers might not find funny. Mankoff offers his Brief But Spectacular take on the cartoons that… Continue watching
Nov 17 Congressional commission proposes women's history museum By Alison Thoet A bipartisan congressional commission is calling for a women’s history museum to be erected on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Continue reading
Nov 17 Column: How colors get their names By Claire Bowern, The Conversation A Yale linguist explains how many colors exist in your language’s rainbow. Continue reading
Nov 16 Watch 2:31 Capitol dome's 3-year facelift unveiled By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, the most recent restoration of the Capitol building is complete. We take a tour of the painstaking improvements. Continue watching
Nov 16 National Geographic makes hazardous journey to 'MARS' in new miniseries By Nsikan Akpan The myriad strains of a future deep space journey percolate through ‘MARS’ — a new six-part miniseries on the National Geographic Channel. Continue reading
Nov 16 Bob Dylan does think twice, decides to skip Nobel ceremony in Stockholm By Joshua Barajas It ain't you, babe. Dylan said he had "pre-existing commitments."… Continue reading