Jul 15 Watch 3:22 In Austin, using skateboarding as an inspiration for art By Corinne Segal Continue watching
Jul 14 After 25-year hiatus, comic strip 'Bloom County' returns ... to Facebook By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins “Bloom County” is back. Comic strip fans woke up Monday morning to the news, posted as a single new strip on author Berkeley Breathed’s Facebook page. Continue reading
Jul 13 Watch 6:57 How Harper Lee's alternative take on Atticus Finch may resonate with readers By PBS News Hour Harper Lee’s newly published novel "Go Set a Watchman" offers a dramatically different tone and take on the character Atticus Finch from her beloved work "To Kill a Mockingbird." Jeffrey Brown talks to former U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey and… Continue watching
Jul 13 Watch 1:50 Harper Lee's 'Go Set a Watchman' offers surprising shift By PBS News Hour The first surprise was the manuscript itself: an unpublished novel by Harper Lee that predated "To Kill a Mockingbird." The existence and subsequent publication of "Go Set a Watchman" has spurred huge national interest, as well as record book orders. Continue watching
Jul 13 How newspapers reviewed 'To Kill A Mockingbird' in 1960 By Joshua Barajas At a time when Jim Crow laws still gripped the U.S. southern states and the civil rights movement was beginning to hit its stride, Harper Lee was quietly developing two books that told the story of racism in the South. Continue reading
Jul 13 Weekday morning dance parties are now a thing By Colleen Shalby I went to a dance party at 7 a.m. Why go to a dance party at 7 a.m.? Because it's fun and energizing and you don't feel hungover at work. Continue reading
Jul 13 Pulitzer winner Gregory Pardlo on the intersection of public and private By artsdesk Watch Gregory Pardlo read his poem "Written by Himself" from his Pulitzer Prize-winning collection "Digest."… Continue reading
Jul 13 A gamer at heart, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata dies at 55 By Justin Scuiletti Satoru Iwata, president and CEO of video game giant Nintendo, died on Saturday at the age of 55 from a bile duct growth, the company announced on Sunday. Continue reading
Jul 13 Watch 1:20 Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Gregory Pardlo reads 'Written by Himself' By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 11 Watch 3:53 'To Kill A Mockingbird' sequel reveals dark side of Atticus Finch By PBS News Hour After months of anticipation, Harper Lee’s second novel, “Go Set A Watchman” will be released on Tuesday. The book takes place 20 years after the events of “To Kill A Mockingbird.” But early reviews reveal that the story takes an… Continue watching