Aug 14 Watch 7:16 'Straight Outta Compton' calls out racial divide that lingers today By PBS News Hour The album "Straight Outta Compton" by rap group NWA burst onto the hip hop scene in 1988, evoking the turmoil of gang violence, crack cocaine and poverty and the tension between young black Americans and the police. A new movie,… Continue watching
Aug 14 Watch 2:31 Thousands gather for a big flute blowout By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares video of the day, more than 3,000 flutists gather for an annual conference, setting off a symphony of sound. Continue watching
Aug 13 The perfect shade of red comes from a bug you've never heard of By Kathleen McCleery It’s the red seen in a British Red Coat, an El Greco master, an Andean textile and a contemporary designer evening gown. Continue reading
Aug 12 Watch 7:48 Transforming Boston's untapped talent into mini maestros By PBS News Hour If you take a look at orchestras around the country, you'll find a striking lack of black and Latino players. Changing the face of classical music is the mission of Project STEP, a Boston organization that for more than 30… Continue watching
Aug 11 Watch Strangers step inside this portal to make global connections By PBS News Hour Imagine a piece of art that connects you instantly in conversation to a stranger living around the world. Artist and former television news producer Amar Bakshi created an installation called "Portals" that invites people to come together for chit chat… Continue watching
Aug 11 Why a Japanese performance art celebrates weakness By Twin Cities PBS Butoh, a form of Japanese performance art, brings weakness and sadness to the surface in a society that often suppresses those feelings. Continue reading
Aug 11 7 things you didn't know about alcohol in America By Colleen Shalby From colonial times, to Prohibition, to the "Mad Men" era, alcohol’s storied relationship with the United States dates back to the dawn of the nation. Continue reading
Aug 11 Driver was awake for 28 hours before crash that injured Tracy Morgan By Joan Lowy, Associated Press The highway crash that severely injured comedian Tracy Morgan and killed another comedian last year raises significant safety issues involving driver fatigue and truck safety, federal accident investigators said Tuesday. Continue reading
Aug 11 100-year-old J.R.R. Tolkien book to be published this summer By Corinne Segal A 1914 manuscript that formed the early basis for J.R.R. Tolkein's works of epic fantasy will be widely published for the first time this summer. Continue reading
Aug 10 Watch 6:22 The secular parent's guide to talking to kids about faith By PBS News Hour Continue watching