Feb 25 Painter immortalizes last meals of 600 prisoners put to death By Anya van Wagtendonk While living in Oklahoma, Julie Green learned about the final meals for inmates on death row. Deeply affected, she began painting those meals onto second-hand porcelain plates. To date, Green has completed 600 plates, which will be on display this… Continue reading
Feb 24 In her unromantic memoir, Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon leaves her breakups behind By Joshua Barajas After their final show in Brazil in 2011, Sonic Youth was no more. And so was the 27-year marriage between the band's co-founders, Kim Gordon and Thurston Moore. Continue reading
Feb 24 Time-lapse artist shows us his vivid California dreams By KVIE Sacramento photographer Justin Majeczky has a knack for capturing beautiful scenes in and around his city. Continue reading
Feb 23 Watch 7:56 When memory misses a beat, music can offer dementia patients new meaning By PBS News Hour Special correspondent Judy Muller reports on a band of musicians who also have Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and dementia. They use music to stay active, socially connected and to find new purpose. Continue watching
Feb 23 Poet embraces eastern philosophy to heal from sexual abuse By Anya van Wagtendonk Poet Afaa Michael Weaver’s newest book,“City of Eternal Spring,” concludes a trilogy dealing with a painful childhood that included sexual abuse. Continue reading
Feb 23 #AskHerMore asks us to rethink awards show conversation on women By Colleen Shalby #AskHerMore demands reporters to ask better questions of women. Continue reading
Feb 23 Good night for ‘Birdman’ and ‘Budapest,’ but no big winners at last night’s Oscars By Victoria Fleischer At last night’s 87th annual Oscar ceremony, all eight best picture nominees went home with at least one award. Continue reading
Feb 22 Photos: Oscar gets red carpet-ready for the Academy Awards By News Desk The 87th Academy Awards is set to take place Sunday, Feb. 22 presented at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, Calif. In the days and hours leading up to the ceremony, workers meticulously prepare for Hollywood's biggest night of the… Continue reading
Feb 22 Jazz legend Clark Terry dies at 94 By Rebecca Lee Legendary jazz trumpeter and composer Clark Terry, who played alongside jazz greats such as Count Basie and Duke Ellington over a 70-plus year career, died on Saturday. He was 94. Continue reading
Feb 21 Watch 7:36 Praise for the printed page: Will Amazon leave French bookstores in peril? By PBS News Hour In France, even though the price of books was fixed years ago to prevent price differentiation, some worry the country's thousands of bookstores may now be in jeopardy as more customers flock to online retailers, such as Amazon. The online… Continue watching