May 05 Nellie Bly honored in Karen O penned-Google doodle By Colleen Shalby One hundred and fifty-one years after her birth, Google is honoring American reporter Nellie Bly in an original ditty of a doodle penned by singer-songwriter Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Continue reading
May 04 Watch 6:17 Revisiting the Great Migration through paintings and poetry By PBS News Hour The Great Migration of 6 million African-Americans from the rural South to the urban North was a shift that reshaped America forever. Artist Jacob Lawrence captured that story in an epic work of art known as the Migration Series. Now… Continue watching
May 04 Arielle Greenberg reads 'I'm Not Saying Your Mother is a Vampire' By artsdesk Arielle Greenberg is the author of three poetry collections, including "Slice," "My Kafka Century" and "Given." Watch Greenberg read her poem “I’m Not Saying Your Mother is a Vampire” at the 2015 AWP Conference and Bookfair in Minneapolis. Continue reading
May 01 Photos: Playground drama is the same for kids around the world By Ariel Min When photographer James Mollison set out to capture different school playgrounds across the world, he was surprised by something that in retrospect was obvious but which hadn't occurred to him before. Continue reading
May 01 R&B singer Ben E. King dies at 76 By Nora Daly American R&B and soul singer Ben E. King, who is best known for his song "Stand By Me," died Thursday at the age of 76. Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch 5:53 Whitney Museum re-opens with more space for risk-taking artists By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 30 Photo essay: Exploring the genderqueer community By Corinne Segal A project by photographer Chloe Aftel aims to give greater visibility to the diversity of gender beyond "male" and "female." For her series "Genderqueer," Aftel photographed self-identified genderqueer individuals in their homes in an effort to explore a community that she says… Continue reading
Apr 29 Chef, author Eddie Huang says TV needs to add more variety to its menu By Nora Daly Growing up, celebrity chef, restaurateur, author and TV producer Eddie Huang says, "I never watched television with any Asian-Americans that I related to or felt like were real people." Has the new ABC sitcom based on Huang's memoir, "Fresh Off… Continue reading
Apr 29 Watch 3:44 Restaurateur Eddie Huang says TV needs to add more variety to its menu By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch 3:41 'Disgraced,' 'Wolf Hall' among Tony nominees for Best Play By PBS News Hour This year’s Tony nominations are out and we’re revisiting two of the nominees. “Disgraced,” nominated for Best Play, examines questions of identity and Islam in America after September 11. “Wolf Hall,” which tells the story of King Henry VIII and… Continue watching