Oct 08 It's National Poetry Day, so we asked for your haikus By News Desk In honor of National Poetry Day, we asked you to tweet us a haiku. We received many clever creations. Continue reading
Oct 08 Svetlana Alexievich, investigative journalist from Belarus, wins Nobel Prize in Literature By Corinne Segal The Swedish Academy awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature on Thursday to Svetlana Alexievich, a Belarusian investigative journalist who has collected hundreds of firsthand accounts on international conflicts including World War II, the Soviet War and the Chernobyl disaster. Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch 7:28 Josh Groban indulges his inner musical theater geek with 'Stages' By PBS News Hour Multi-platinum artist Josh Groban is on tour for his latest album, “Stages,” which features covers of Broadway songs. He joins Jeffrey Brown to discuss how he picks his songs, the influence of early arts exposure in shaping his love of… Continue watching
Oct 07 This is what happens when Native Powwow meets electronic dance music By Anya van Wagtendonk The indigenous Canadian DJ group A Tribe Called Red carries on Native heritage by mixing traditional Powwow with other genres, including dubstep and hip hop. Continue reading
Oct 06 Watch 6:00 Why 'Over the Rainbow' takes us to a magical, musical place By PBS News Hour What makes the song "Over the Rainbow" an indelible classic? Jeffrey Brown talks to composer and musician Rob Kapilow, who helps explain why we love the story of a girl caught yearning for both home and adventure. Continue watching
Oct 06 Thousands gather to create human peace sign for John Lennon's 75th birthday By Corinne Segal Thousands of people gathered in Central Park's East Meadow today as Yoko Ono led an attempt to create the largest-ever human peace sign in commemoration of what would have been John Lennon's 75th birthday. Continue reading
Oct 06 Writing workshop empowers teens to defy stereotypes By KLRU The Barrio Writers program began in 2009 with small workshops at El Centro Cultural de Mexico in Santa Ana, Ca., to give teenagers a voice to speak out on the issues they normally would not address in a classroom. Continue reading
Oct 05 What we lose when we forget Native American history By Corinne Segal Lisa Yankton, a Minneapolis-based poet and member of the Spirit Lake Dakota, carries Dakota history and tradition forward through poetry. Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch 6:55 Seeking her kitchen's comforts, food writer Ruth Reichl rediscovers the awe of cooking By PBS News Hour Ruth Reichl, one of the country's most prominent food writers, was editor of the nation's oldest food and wine magazine for a decade. Then in 2009, Gourmet was abruptly shut down by the publisher. Out of a job, what did… Continue watching