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
Jan 20 Watch 4:47 Columbus photographer manipulates images with her smartphone By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 19 Watch 7:13 How John Cleese got his accidental start in comedy By PBS News Hour Known for his work in Monty Python, on “Fawlty Towers” and in various movies, comedian and writer John Cleese was originally on a path to becoming a lawyer before finding himself “accidentally” in a comedy troupe. Jeffrey Brown talks with… Continue watching
Jan 19 Poet Jane Hoogestraat writes intimate dispatches from America's hinterlands By Ashira Morris In "Border States," her first published collection of poetry, published in November, Jane Hoogestraat's native state of South Dakota and her current home of Missouri, are as front and center as their geography. Continue reading
Jan 16 Grateful Dead doin' that rag one final time By Mike Melia To mark the 50th anniversary of the Grateful Dead, the four original members announced they will be playin’ in the band together for a final performance at Chicago’s Soldier Field. Continue reading
Jan 15 Watch 7:08 How the Oscars' lack of diversity reflects who runs Hollywood By PBS News Hour Continue watching