Sep 11 Watch 7:28 Looking back at Frank Gehry's building-bending feats By PBS News Hour Frank Gehry, the most famous architect today, has brought art and flair to monumental designs around the world. Now he's being honored in his longtime hometown with a retrospective exhibit at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Jeffrey Brown… Continue watching
Sep 11 Why I jumped the caution tape to photograph an abandoned roller coaster By Matthew Clark This shot is all that's left of the iconic Jet Star roller coaster. Continue reading
Sep 10 Family speaks out against white poet who allegedly used their daughter's Chinese name to get published By Corinne Segal Poet Michael Derrick Hudson was published in "The Best American Poetry 2015" this week under the name Yi-Fen Chou, prompting criticism in the poetry community. Continue reading
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