Mar 21 Watch 6:19 50 years on, a Monday night tradition keeps the Village Vanguard swinging By PBS News Hour, Frank Carlson At the world famous Village Vanguard jazz club in New York City, Monday nights have meant big band music for 50 years, stretching back to the days of Thad Jones and Mel Lewis. For the jazz impresarios there today, playing… Continue watching
Mar 21 In this poem, Beth Copeland shows what it’s like to have Alzheimer’s By Corinne Segal Writing poems helped Beth Copeland understand more about her father's experience with Alzheimer's disease. Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch 5:39 Fit as a ‘Fiddler’: Broadway’s Sheldon Harnick looks back on 50 years of tradition By Zachary Green, Ivette Feliciano More than 50 years after the Broadway premiere of "Fiddler on the Roof," the musical's universal story continues to resonate with audiences seeing its fifth revival, which opened in December. NewsHour's Zachary Green sits down with the musical's 91-year-old lyricist,… Continue watching
Mar 18 Daredevil comic takes on a demon of a different sort: postpartum depression By Vic Pasquantonio The stigma of postpartum depression is addressed in the pages of a comic book-turned-web-series, which begins its second season on Friday. Continue reading
Mar 17 Photographer enters hidden world of East London skate culture By Corinne Segal The Stratford Centre, a 24-hour shopping center in East London, might not be the first place you look for an example of the city's skate culture. Continue reading
Mar 16 Hacker who stole nude photos of female celebrities will plead guilty By Corinne Segal Ryan Collins, a 36-year-old from Lancaster, Pennsylvania, used a phishing scheme to collect nude photos of female celebrities, including Jennifer Lawrence. Continue reading
Mar 15 Watch 7:20 How three iconic North Carolina coaches helped shape a state’s athletic legacy By PBS News Hour March Madness has arrived once more -- and yet again, the University of North Carolina Tar Heels are in the hunt for a national championship. A new book by sportswriter John Feinstein takes an inside look at one of UNC’s… Continue watching
Mar 15 Watch 1:54 Acclaimed musical ‘Hamilton’ visits the White House — and Obama joins in By PBS News Hour Lin-Manuel Miranda, creator and star of the critically acclaimed musical “Hamilton,” has scored a presidential first. Miranda and the rest of the “Hamilton” cast met and performed for high school students at the White House Monday, but the highlight of… Continue watching
Mar 15 Watch 53:57 PBS NewsHour full episode March 15, 2016 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, a new round of primary voting is likely to breathe new life into failing campaigns or push frontrunners past challengers. Also: Why one Tar Heel family is backing Trump, drastic changes mark the fifth anniversary of… Continue watching
Mar 15 Oscars were ‘tone-deaf’ on Asians, Academy members say By Corinne Segal The Oscars drew on Asian stereotypes in a "tone-deaf" approach to the community this year, 25 members of the Academy who are of Asian descent said in a letter. Continue reading