Sep 04 Why do tragic photos become iconic? By Corinne Segal A photo of a Syrian boy washed up dead on a Turkish beach has become one of the most powerful images of war. How and why do certain images come to define a global conflict in the public memory?… Continue reading
Sep 03 Watch 2:17 LA mayor says ‘drought shaming’ is our civic duty By PBS NewsHour LA mayor says 'drought shaming' is our civic duty… Continue watching
Sep 03 Do you know who took these photos? By Corinne Segal We don’t know who took these photos, or exactly when, or why. Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch 7:57 Palmyra, where East met West, is symbolic target for Islamic State By PBS News Hour Satellite images released by the U.N. confirmed the destruction of the Temple of Bel in Palmyra by Islamic State forces, part of a pattern of targeting ancient sites in Syria and Iraq. Jeffrey Brown talks to Michael Danti of Boston… Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch 3:51 What the Internet’s free culture has cost us in art By PBS News Hour In the burgeoning days of the Internet, everything was free, says author Joshua Cohen. Or at least it felt free. And then he started writing for himself, learning the pride of making something and receiving the spark of recognition. In… Continue watching
Sep 02 Photos give powerful visibility to chronic illness By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins “Suffering the Silence” is aimed at enabling those with chronic illness to discuss their illness publicly and on their own terms. Continue reading
Sep 02 WATCH LIVE: Jeffrey Brown covers the National Book Festival By artsdesk The NewsHour's Jeffrey Brown interviews Azar Nafisi, Tom Brokaw, David McCullough and other authors attending the 15th Annual Library of Congress National Book Festival. Continue reading
Sep 01 Watch In ‘Purity,’ Jonathan Franzen dismantles the deception of idealism By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 01 Video: A six-story sculpture comes down in two minutes By Jerome Weeks, KERA Artist Mark di Suvero's "Proverb" sculpture was 60 feet tall and stood at the corner of Woodall Rodgers and Pearl Street in Dallas, T.X. for nearly 13 years. Continue reading
Aug 31 Obama to take wilderness trip with Bear Grylls By Associated Press Survival expert Bear Grylls has bagged his biggest celebrity yet for a walk in the wilderness — President Barack Obama. Continue reading