Jan 18 The poem that led Missy Elliot to surprise a young fan with a visit By Corinne Segal What do you do when Missy Elliot shows up at your door? Poet Ashlee Haze found herself asking that earlier this month, after one of her poems caught Elliot's attention. In "For Colored Girls (The Missy Elliot Poem)," Haze… Continue reading
Jan 15 Watch In 'Mercy Street,' Civil War trauma meets modern medical drama By PBS News Hour "Mercy Street," a new original series on PBS, tells the story of a one-time hotel turned Union army hospital, and is based on memoirs and letters of real Civil War medical staff. Jeffrey Brown takes a look at how its… Continue watching
Jan 15 Watch 0:54 Library lets you check out a millennium of images By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, you can now view more than 180,000 images from the New York Public Library, with treasures dating back to the 11th century. Continue watching
Jan 14 Watch 3:02 What makes a photographer when everyone is taking pictures By PBS News Hour When photographer Ken Van Sickle was 23 and living in Paris, he could barely afford rolls of film. One night, hearing that jazz great Chet Baker was playing, he went and took only two pictures, and one was blurry. So… Continue watching
Jan 14 Watch 6:56 This year's Oscars list short on diversity again By PBS News Hour This year’s Academy Award nominations have been announced and “The Revenant” and “Mad Max: Fury Road” are among the most honored films. But the lack of diversity among the contenders is raising eyebrows. Jeffrey Brown takes a look at the… Continue watching
Jan 14 Quiz: What are critics saying about this year's Oscar nominees? By Joshua Barajas Take our quiz to find out which Oscar-nominated films these critics thought earned a place in Valhalla or were simply mediocre. Continue reading
Jan 14 #OscarsSoWhite, the sequel By Joshua Barajas For the second year in a row, all nominees in all four acting categories were white. So #OscarsSoWhite began trending again on Twitter. Continue reading
Jan 14 Alan Rickman, the villain you loved to love, dies at 69 By Joshua Barajas British actor Alan Rickman, known for the rich intonations he brought to his stage and cinema characters, died in London, his family confirmed Thursday. He was 69. Continue reading
Jan 14 'Mad Max: Fury Road,' 'The Revenant' sweep Oscar nominations By Corinne Segal In an announcement that surprised and delighted fans this morning, "Mad Max: Fury Road," which follows the road warrior Max as he battles for survival in a dystopian wasteland, received 10 Oscar nominations. Continue reading
Jan 13 Watch 6:22 Architecture becomes a tool to fight poverty through this Pritzker winner By PBS News Hour Architecture's highest prize was awarded to Chile's Alejandro Aravena, a man little known outside his field who is working to address real world problems of urban housing. Jeffrey Brown sits down with Aravena to discuss his philosophy as a designer. Continue watching