Sep 05 A poet's ode to the meaning of work By Mary Jo Brooks Philip Levine wrote 20 collections of verse, won a Pulitzer Prize and served as Poet Laureate of the United States. Yet he always considered his main mission was to document and honor the lives of working-class people. Continue reading
Sep 04 Rebecca Sugar, Cartoon Network's first female creator, on writing LGBTQ stories for kids By Corinne Segal Rebecca Sugar, creator of Steven Universe, spoke with us about her new book, attitudes toward LGBTQ themes in children's media and her personal history with fairy tales. Continue reading
Sep 04 Watch 8:02 What caused Mexico's drug war? By Ivette Feliciano Mexico's government has been waging a war against the country's drug cartels, whose territorial fights have left tens of thousands dead. "Kingdom of Shadows," a POV documentary that comes out this month, looks at the root causes of the violence… Continue watching
Sep 03 Light show turns primeval Kyoto forest, shrine into a kaleidoscope By Corinne Segal For a few brief days this summer, a sacred shrine and forest in Kyoto, Japan, became a technicolor dreamscape. Continue reading
Sep 02 Luddites rejoice! Americans still prefer printed books By Joshua Barajas The printed book remains the popular choice for readers over their digital counterparts, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center. Continue reading
Sep 01 Watch 3:26 How Lemony Snicket channels his bewilderment into words By PBS News Hour You may not have heard of Daniel Handler, but you’ve probably heard of his pen name: Lemony Snicket. Handler, author of the children’s book series “A Series of Unfortunate Events,” says much of children's literature is about “enforced morality,” but… Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch 6:09 An author's eulogy for 'White Christian America' By PBS News Hour The demographic makeup of America is undergoing a visible change, and with it, America’s culture -- dominated by white Christian culture -- and American power structures are shifting, too. That’s the premise of Robert Jones’ new book, “The End of… Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch 10:26 As a past accusation comes to light against filmmaker Nate Parker, will viewers want to watch? By PBS News Hour A new film, “The Birth of a Nation,” tells the story of Nat Turner, a historical figure who led a bloody slave rebellion in 1831. But lately this highly anticipated movie has been in the news because of revelations that… Continue watching
Aug 30 Watch 3:44 For creating travel memories, Russell Banks prefers words to images By PBS News Hour Novelist and poet Russell Banks used to feel guilty about not taking pictures to document his trips. Now, he doesn't even bring a camera with him, believing that visually recording an experience would effectively remove him from it. In contrast,… Continue watching
Aug 30 Column: A trans singer makes a 'most precious' sacrifice By David Kroman, Crosscut.com For Julian Morris, music and song writing has been a refuge as he's struggled with his sexual identity. He knew once he started taking hormones to transition to a male body, his voice would change. Making the decision to give… Continue reading