Jan 26 Older, slower Peter Rabbit has cameo in newly discovered Beatrix Potter story By Joshua Barajas A century-old Beatrix Potter tale will be released later this year, after manuscripts describing a black, “who leads a daring double life,” was found amid memorabilia belonging to the British children’s author. Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch 6:02 Vestiges of an ancient Greek art form, preserved by catastrophe By PBS News Hour Fewer than 200 bronze sculptures from the Hellenistic era -- a period that began more than 2,000 years ago -- survive today. About a quarter of those are gathered in an exhibit at the National Gallery of Art called "Power… Continue watching
Jan 25 The problem with how we look at fatness, in one poem By Corinne Segal Poet and body positive activist Rachel Wiley wants to change the way we look at fatness. Continue reading
Jan 24 Prosecutors claim cover up as 8 face trial for damaging King Tut mask By Michael D. Regan Eight people are being charged with gross negligence for allegedly damaging the famed King Tutankhamen mask at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo. Continue reading
Jan 22 Watch 3:35 Why the world could use a Muslim jedi By PBS News Hour How can we relieve anti-Muslim discrimination? Haroon Moghul says that adding a Muslim character to a certain science fiction franchise might go a long way in changing perceptions and offering a vision of a more united future. Continue watching
Jan 22 Frank Underwood would call 2016 campaigns ‘amusing,’ Spacey says By Associated Press Kevin Spacey said that his character Frank Underwood would be amused by this year's campaigns during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch 3:06 A human guinea pig explains why you should experiment in life By PBS NewsHour Journalist and author A.J. Jacobs has been called a "human guinea pig," a title he earned. Continue watching
Jan 21 Watch 6:51 Hotbeds of genius and innovation depend on these key ingredients By PBS News Hour What kind of environment spawns genius? That’s the question Eric Weiner tackles in his latest book, “The Geography of Genius,” in which Weiner journeys around the world and through time, from Plato’s Athens to Leonardo da Vinci’s Florence, to find… Continue watching
Jan 21 ‘Imagine our helpless feeling’ — a Syrian writer’s plea to the world By Corinne Segal Read two new stories from Najat Abdul Samad, a writer living in Syria who has emerged as one of the most striking voices in Syrian literature today. Continue reading
Jan 20 Watch 2:53 Remembering Leila Alaoui, photographer who crossed borders By PBS News Hour When al-Qaida militants attacked a hotel in Burkina Faso, killing 30, one of the victims was an Amnesty International worker and photographer named Leila Alaoui. Aida Alami, a close friend, talked to the NewsHour from Alaoui's funeral. Continue watching