Jul 30 U.K. grants 6-month visa to Ai Weiwei, reversing earlier decision By Corinne Segal Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has been denied a 6-month visa to the U.K., who made disputed claims that he lied on his application. Continue reading
Jul 29 50,000-flower display marks 125th anniversary of van Gogh's death By Gabby Shacknai On the 125th anniversary of Vincent van Gogh's death, institutions across the world are celebrating the Dutch artist's legacy. Continue reading
Jul 29 Man Booker Prize unveils 2015 longlist By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins The Man Booker Prize for Fiction this morning released its longlist of 13 titles that will compete for the world's most prestigious award for fiction written in English. Continue reading
Jul 28 Watch 6:26 How Dr. Seuss's publisher helped finish a forgotten book By PBS News Hour In 2013, an unfinished book by Theodor Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, was discovered in a box. Now “What Pet Should I Get” has been published and become an instant bestseller. It was completed by Cathy Goldsmith, who worked… Continue watching
Jul 28 Not everyone's sold on Seuss By Joshua Barajas Parents have worried about whether it is confusing to introduce nonsense words while their children are actively learning dictionary words. Continue reading
Jul 28 Twitter removes plagiarized jokes, sparking copyright debate By Corinne Segal Joke about a juice cleanse on Twitter, and you just might begin a national conversation on copyright laws. Continue reading
Jul 27 Poet creates first class for transgender poetry By Corinne Segal Trace Peterson, a poet at the forefront of the push for transgender representation in poetry, will soon pioneer what she says is the country's first course in transgender poetry. Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch 4:26 What happens when Photoshop goes too far? By PBS News Hour A New York exhibit chronicles prominent cases of images altered by journalists and asks: If seeing is believing, how often are you, the viewer or reader, being misled? Saskia de Melker reports. Continue watching
Jul 25 Watch 3:58 Feeling electric: Inside Bob Dylan's rock 'n' roll breakthrough 50 years ago By PBS News Hour Fifty years ago, Bob Dylan stunned the crowd at the annual Newport, Rhode Island, folk festival by using an electric guitar. The influential singer-songwriter who made his mark singing with an acoustic guitar and harmonica was booed, but it was… Continue watching
Jul 24 Watch 6:17 Aziz Ansari wants to help you find a mate. Seriously. By PBS News Hour In the modern world, romance is just a click away. Dating sites have sprung up, and the Internet and cell phones allow for quicker communication than ever before. This can make dating easier than ever, but also more awkward than… Continue watching