Sep 28 Why we need to listen to undocumented poets By Corinne Segal When we talk about undocumented immigrants, who are we leaving behind?… Continue reading
Sep 27 'I love the adventure': How painter Alex Katz finds inspiration for his bold works By Phil Hirschkorn At 88, painter Alex Katz is not slowing down. Working from small studies to produce large canvasses, watch as Katz turns a 15x11-feet white canvass into a green, brown, and white depiction of trees, titled "Cross Light 3."… Continue reading
Sep 25 Watch 7:26 Unique mentorship between conductor and pianist sparks musical fireworks By PBS News Hour Pianist Yuja Wang has evolved from prodigy to international superstar, with some help from one of her mentors, music director of the San Francisco Symphony Michael Tilson Thomas. In collaboration with KQED, Jeffrey Brown talks with the 28-year-old Chinese virtuoso… Continue watching
Sep 25 Why the mentor-musician bond is so important for classical pianist Yuja Wang By Abhi Singh, KQED When Michael Tilson Thomas works with precocious young musicians, they generally show up with an entourage. But not Yuja Wang. Continue reading
Sep 25 The time I found death, innocence and a sense of fierceness in Mexico City By Adriana Zehbrauskas I spent two years photographing a Mexico City neighborhood called Tepito, also know as El Barrio Bravo "The Fierce Neighborhood."… Continue reading
Sep 24 Illustrator draws out Syrian life under Islamic State rule By Corinne Segal Illustrator Molly Crabapple and writer Marwan Hisham wanted to capture the scenes of life amid war that often go unreported in Iraq and Syria, where the Islamic State has captured territory. Continue reading
Sep 23 I was at the Stonewall riots. The movie 'Stonewall' gets everything wrong By Mark Segal I’m not sure who “Stonewall” was made for. It wasn’t made for young LGBT people seeking good LGBT history, nor for a community who wishes to see its history portrayed with dignity and respect, and without perpetuating stereotypes and old… Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch 6:48 How Gershwin captured the not-so-simple essence of summer in a lullaby By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 22 What skaters can teach us about U.S.-Cuba diplomacy By Alexandra Hall As the U.S. and Cuba thaw relations, Cuba Skate is connecting skaters from both countries through what they call "skateboard diplomacy."… Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch 3:49 How Cuba Skate is connecting skaters from Cuba and the U.S. By Corinne Segal Continue watching