Jan 29 Watch 2:50 Deaf since birth, artist Christine Sun Kim explores the social rules of sound By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 28 Happy National Kazoo Day from PBS NewsHour By News Desk The PBS NewsHour celebrates National Kazoo Day the only way we know how. Continue reading
Jan 28 Which actresses made the cut for the all-female 'Ghostbusters'? By Ashira Morris Four women are headlining the third 'Ghostbusters' film with 'Bridesmaids' director Paul Feig at the helm. Continue reading
Jan 27 Watch 7:02 What does the world lose when a language dies? By PBS News Hour “Language Matters,” a new PBS documentary, explores how linguistic heritage and traditional cultures around the world are at risk of being lost forever. Jeffrey Brown talks to the show’s host, poet Bob Holman, about the fight to revive languages on… Continue watching
Jan 27 Meet Amy Sacka, who took 500 photos of Detroit in 500 days By WTVS, Detroit Public Television Photographer Amy Sacka captures the beauty and stories of Detroit in daily pictures. Continue reading
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