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
Sep 04 How Alexander McQueen's grotesque creations wrecked the runway By Joshua Barajas Five years since he died by suicide in 2010, McQueen, known to his friends as “Lee,” has been the subject of two biographies this year and an art exhibition called “Savage Beauty” that has opened in New York and, more… Continue reading
Sep 04 Why do tragic photos become iconic? By Corinne Segal A photo of a Syrian boy washed up dead on a Turkish beach has become one of the most powerful images of war. How and why do certain images come to define a global conflict in the public memory?… Continue reading
Sep 03 Watch 2:17 LA mayor says 'drought shaming' is our civic duty By PBS NewsHour LA mayor says 'drought shaming' is our civic duty… Continue watching