Dec 09 What New Orleans' abandoned homes mean to me as a local photographer By Asia-Vinae Palmer This house in particular was also next to another abandoned house which was totally in shambles. I just felt like there was a history there and I wanted to connect with it, even if I didn't know what the history… Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch 6:20 Why Salem bought in to witchcraft hysteria By PBS News Hour In 1692, the colonial town of Salem, Massachusetts, became caught up in a fervor over alleged witchcraft. In her new book “The Witches,” Stacy Schiff explores what led a group of Puritans to execute 19 people. She sits down with… Continue watching
Dec 08 These comics put Native American stories at the front and center By Rocky Mountain PBS Native American comics are working to bring fresh attention to Native cultures and people in a country where many people have limited or inaccurate knowledge about them. Continue reading
Dec 07 Watch How Art Basel helped transform Miami's art scene By PBS News Hour Now in its 14th year, Art Basel Miami Beach is a huge gathering of artists, dealers, collectors and galleries. The show has helped expand Miami’s art scene, spawning satellite fairs across the city, and bringing in millions of dollars for… Continue watching
Dec 07 Refugee life is hard enough on a kid, this artist is trying to brighten up their school By Corinne Segal More than 2.6 million Syrian children are not in school, many of them having left in the midst of a war now in its fifth year. Continue reading
Dec 07 Poet H. Melt shows why gender isn't always simple By Corinne Segal Gender is often not as simple as it seems. This principle underlies the work of H. Melt, a 25-year-old trans poet who uses the pronoun “they” and released “The Plural, The Blurring,” their debut poetry collection, last week. Continue reading
Dec 07 Watch How comics change mainstream narratives about Native Americans By Corinne Segal Continue watching
Dec 07 Kendrick Lamar leads the Grammy pack with 11 nominations By Corinne Segal Kendrick Lamar led at the 2016 Grammy nominations this morning with 11 nominations, including Album of the Year and Best Rap Album for "To Pimp a Butterfly."… Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch 6:53 Women take a stand against violence in Spike Lee's 'Chi-Raq' By PBS News Hour "Chi-Raq," the latest film from Spike Lee, uses satire to explore the problem of gun violence in America. The movie is set in Chicago, a city that's been wracked by tensions with police as well as a very high number… Continue watching
Dec 04 Scott Weiland, former frontman for the Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, dead at 48 By Corinne Segal Scott Weiland, who fronted the Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver, died on Thursday at 48, his wife Jamie Weiland confirmed to the L.A. Times. A post on the musician's Facebook page said Weiland "passed away in his sleep… Continue reading