Apr 02 Watch 7:28 Percival Everett on his novel retelling ‘Huckleberry Finn’ from Jim’s point of view By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alexa Gold “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' by Mark Twain is one of the cornerstones of American literature. "James," a new novel by Percival Everett, takes another look at the story and brings an unheard voice to the forefront. Jeffrey Brown sat… Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch 3:13 A Brief But Spectacular take on inspiring a love of learning By Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet Joan Wicks is a sixth-grade humanities teacher in Los Angeles who helped her students rebound from COVID learning loss through her devotion and advocacy. The school was recently recognized with the California Distinguished Schools Award. Wicks shares her Brief But… Continue watching
Apr 01 Watch 5:21 Rhode Island artist fuses design and accessory to create art you can carry By Pamela Watts One artist has taken popular designer handbags to a whole new level by transforming the accessories into artwork. Instead of his creations hanging on the wall, Kent Stetson decided to put them right in your hand. Pamela Watts of Rhode… Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch 3:33 A Brief But Spectacular take on rural America’s vanishing structures By Katie Hodgman, Mira Kittner For more than two decades, Vermont-based photographer Jim Westphalen has documented old farmhouses, barns, churches and homes that have fallen into disrepair — he calls it “finding beauty in decay.” His works are collected in a book and film, both… Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch 4:38 The inspirations behind Beyoncé’s genre-defying album ‘Cowboy Carter’ By Jeffrey Brown, Courtney Norris, Ryan Connelly Holmes, Eliot Barnhart Beyoncé’s highly-anticipated album that’s deeply rooted in country music, “Cowboy Carter," just dropped. It’s Beyoncé, it’s big and it’s venturing into an unexpected arena of music. "Cowboy Carter" also features some of country music’s biggest stars. Jeffrey Brown discussed the… Continue watching
Mar 29 Louis Gossett Jr., 1st Black man to win supporting actor Oscar, dies at 87 By Beth Harris, Associated Press Gossett's nephew told The Associated Press that the actor died Thursday night in Santa Monica, California. No cause of death was revealed. Continue reading
Mar 28 Watch 6:51 Cuban musicians struggle to reach American audiences amid shifting diplomatic relations By Mike Cerre The on-again, off-again diplomatic relations between the U.S. and Cuba have made it more difficult for Cuban musicians to travel to the U.S. for this year’s summer music festivals. Special correspondent Mike Cerre reports from Havana for our arts and… Continue watching
Mar 27 Famed American artist and sculptor Richard Serra, ‘poet of iron,’ has died at 85 By Susan Haigh, Trân Nguyễn, Associated Press Known for turning curving walls of rusting steel and other malleable materials into large-scale pieces of outdoor artwork across the world, Serra was one of his generation's most preeminent sculptors. He became known as the "poet of iron."… Continue reading
Mar 26 Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyer says raids of the rapper’s homes were ‘excessive’ use of ‘military-level force’ By Jonathan Landrum Jr., Associated Press The public statement Tuesday is the first from the music mogul's team since his properties were raided Monday as part of an ongoing sex trafficking investigation. Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch 8:21 War reporter Rod Nordland on his memoir ‘Waiting for the Monsoon’ and facing death By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi After decades of covering war, traveling the world and being estranged from his family, journalist and author Rod Nordland was in New Delhi when he was struck by a grand mal seizure and given a diagnosis of incurable cancer. Nick… Continue watching