Sep 10 When streets signs tell you to walk, yield and stop racism By Corinne Segal An organization is harnessing the authority of street signs in New York City to urge the public to stop participating in racist systems. Continue reading
Sep 09 Why Salman Rushdie is probably quitting Twitter By Frank Carlson, Corinne Segal Salman Rushdie will be the first to tell you that free expression is imperative to society. But there's one way the award-winning author does not always enjoy speaking out: on Twitter. Continue reading
Sep 09 Stephen Colbert debuts his new take on late night TV By David Bauder, Associated Press NEW YORK — Stephen Colbert began his tenure as host of the CBS "Late Show" Tuesday with a tribute to predecessor David Letterman, a brief conversation with rival Jimmy Fallon and a surprise cameo from Comedy Central buddy Jon Stewart. Continue reading
Sep 08 Watch 7:10 Salman Rushdie unleashes the genies in his new novel By PBS News Hour, Frank Carlson In "Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights," the genies are out of the bottle and on the loose in New York City. Author Salman Rushdie combines magic and reality, myth and history in his latest novel. Jeffrey Brown interviews… Continue watching
Sep 08 Why a white male poet was just published in 'The Best American Poetry 2015' as 'Yi-Fen Chou' By Corinne Segal When Michael Derrick Hudson had his poem “The Bees, the Flowers, Jesus, Ancient Tigers, Poseidon, Adam and Eve” rejected 40 times, he decided to try a different tack. He submitted it under the name “Yi-Fen Chou.”… Continue reading
Sep 08 This DJ has an equally cool day job By Twin Cities PBS By day, Minneapolis native Drew Erickson works as a charter pilot. At night, he spins under the name DJ LAST WORD. Continue reading
Sep 07 When the people meant to protect us become our enemy By Corinne Segal Aja Monet's poem examines the "reckoning of power" in an interaction between her brother and the police. Continue reading
Sep 06 Watch 1:51 Pilot recalls childhood fascination with flying in new memoir By PBS News Hour Pilot and author Mark Vanhoenacker's book "Skyfaring: A Journey with a Pilot" introduces readers to what it's like to pilot one of the largest commercial airliners: the 747. NewsHour's Stephen Fee has the story. Continue watching
Sep 05 The dy(e)ing art of Mexico's Mixtecs By Carey Reed For centuries, the indigenous Mixtec people of Mexico's Oaxaca region have used the purple dye that comes from milking a sea snail to make their brightly colored clothing, but the snail – and their way of life – is in… Continue reading