Jan 26 Watch 7:36 Virtual reality bursts through the movie screen at Sundance By PBS News Hour What if watching a movie was more like being inside the movie? With virtual reality, your brain can be tricked into believing that you’re flying or in a different country -- a powerful creative tool for storytellers. Jeffrey Brown visits… Continue watching
Jan 26 Poet Saskia Hamilton on vinyl records and the ‘warmth of the scratches’ By artsdesk Saskia Hamilton reads her poem "Once" from her new collection, “Corridor.”… Continue reading
Jan 26 That time I ended up in a womb with a baby and other virtual reality ‘immersions’ By Jeffrey Brown This was in the New Frontier exhibition that’s showcasing a new world of virtual reality technology and its use in filmmaking. There was plenty of video game-like ‘immersion,’ Filmmakers are beginning to think through how to tell a complex story… Continue reading
Jan 23 Watch 8:25 Unapologetic rockers of Sleater-Kinney return with new songs to fight lagging stereotypes By PBS News Hour Indie-rock band Sleater-Kinney, part of the ‘90s riot grrrl movement, has released its first album, “No Cities to Love,” in nearly a decade. Hari Sreenivasan asks the band what led to their surprise reunion. Continue watching
Jan 23 Reporter’s Notebook: Back at Sundance By Jeffrey Brown Chief arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown returns to Sundance to report on several stories for the NewsHour on the state of independent filmmaking. Continue reading
Jan 23 Say what? Half the world’s languages will vanish by the end of the century By Frank Carlson There are over 6,000 languages spoken around the world today. But by the end of this century, fewer than half of them will remain. That's the driving concern of the new documentary "Language Matters," from poet Bob Holman and filmmaker… Continue reading
Jan 23 Sleater-Kinney on how they kept their new album a secret By Victoria Fleischer Sleater-Kinney, the iconic punk-rock trio, talk about how they kept their new album, "No CIties to Love" a secret for nearly two years. Continue reading
Jan 20 Ohio photographer creates smartphone surrealism By Jackie Shafer, WOSU Amy Leibrand creates surrealistic images with her smartphone camera and editing apps. She's now a recognized figure in the mobile photography movement. Continue reading
Jan 20 Chast, Piketty, Rankine among 2014 National Book Critics Circle nominees By Victoria Fleischer On Monday, 30 finalists were named for the National Book Critics Circle awards. The NewsHour has talked to many of the authors whose works are being considered, including Roz Chast, Hector Tobar, Thomas Piketty and Claudia Rankine. Continue reading