Aug 17 How poetry can empower people living with chronic illness By Corinne Segal For Camisha Jones, the managing director of Washington, D.C.-based poetry organization Split This Rock, poetry helped give voice to the experience of living with chronic illness. Continue reading
Aug 17 Watch 2:18 Camisha Jones reads ‘Ode to a Chronically Ill Body’ By Corinne Segal Continue watching
Aug 14 Watch 6:21 Does Sesame Street’s new address change its mission? By PBS News Hour Sesame Street, the beloved children's television series and PBS staple since 1969, will have a new address coming this fall. A five-year partnership with HBO means episodes will air first on the premium pay cable channel before appearing on public… Continue watching
Aug 14 Watch 7:16 ‘Straight Outta Compton’ calls out racial divide that lingers today By PBS News Hour The album "Straight Outta Compton" by rap group NWA burst onto the hip hop scene in 1988, evoking the turmoil of gang violence, crack cocaine and poverty and the tension between young black Americans and the police. A new movie,… Continue watching
Aug 14 Watch 2:31 Thousands gather for a big flute blowout By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares video of the day, more than 3,000 flutists gather for an annual conference, setting off a symphony of sound. Continue watching
Aug 13 The perfect shade of red comes from a bug you’ve never heard of By Kathleen McCleery It’s the red seen in a British Red Coat, an El Greco master, an Andean textile and a contemporary designer evening gown. Continue reading
Aug 12 Watch 7:48 Transforming Boston’s untapped talent into mini maestros By PBS News Hour If you take a look at orchestras around the country, you'll find a striking lack of black and Latino players. Changing the face of classical music is the mission of Project STEP, a Boston organization that for more than 30… Continue watching
Aug 11 Watch Strangers step inside this portal to make global connections By PBS News Hour Imagine a piece of art that connects you instantly in conversation to a stranger living around the world. Artist and former television news producer Amar Bakshi created an installation called "Portals" that invites people to come together for chit chat… Continue watching
Aug 11 Why a Japanese performance art celebrates weakness By Twin Cities PBS Butoh, a form of Japanese performance art, brings weakness and sadness to the surface in a society that often suppresses those feelings. Continue reading