Jul 16 Watch 6:14 Crime novelist of ‘The Cartel’ calls for end to war on drugs By PBS News Hour The escape of Mexican drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán felt to novelist Don Winslow like it came straight out of the pages of his new book, "The Cartel." Winslow has been writing about the drug wars for years, sharing… Continue watching
Jul 16 ‘Game of Thrones’ leads Emmy nominations; ‘Mad Men’ and ‘Transparent’ receive nods By Corinne Segal "Game of Thrones" netted the most Emmy nominations on Thursday with 24 nominations, along with 11 nominations each for "Mad Men," "House of Cards" and "Transparent."… Continue reading
Jul 16 Why Samantha Bee lets her 5-year-old watch ‘Kill Bill’ and ‘Jaws’ By artsdesk Samantha Bee is a comedian, writer, former correspondent for The Daily Show and official cool parent. Continue reading
Jul 16 Watch 2:05 Samantha Bee’s typical family movies? ‘Kill Bill’ and ‘Jaws’ By Corinne Segal Continue watching
Jul 16 Poets answer Pluto fly by with #PlutoHaiku By Corinne Segal As NASA's spacecraft / reached Pluto this week, poets / on Twitter received / a challenge: to write / new Pluto-inspired verse / in #PlutoHaiku. Continue reading
Jul 15 Rita Moreno, George Lucas among 2015 Kennedy Center Honorees By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins Here’s a closer look at this year’s Kennedy Center nominees. Continue reading
Jul 15 Artist keeps Austin weird by combining his love of skater culture with fine art By KLRU An exhibit at the University of Texas in Austin asks viewers to look at skateboarding as a process of creation. Continue reading
Jul 15 Watch 3:22 In Austin, using skateboarding as an inspiration for art By Corinne Segal Continue watching
Jul 14 After 25-year hiatus, comic strip ‘Bloom County’ returns … to Facebook By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins “Bloom County” is back. Comic strip fans woke up Monday morning to the news, posted as a single new strip on author Berkeley Breathed’s Facebook page. Continue reading
Jul 13 Watch 6:57 How Harper Lee’s alternative take on Atticus Finch may resonate with readers By PBS News Hour Harper Lee’s newly published novel "Go Set a Watchman" offers a dramatically different tone and take on the character Atticus Finch from her beloved work "To Kill a Mockingbird." Jeffrey Brown talks to former U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey and… Continue watching