Oct 31 Watch Taylor Swift shake, shake, shakes up a slowing music industry By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 30 Watch Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Galway Kinnell dies at 87 By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 30 Watch 6:36 ‘Disgraced’ interrogates definitions of identity and Islam in America By PBS News Hour Amir is a successful corporate lawyer living a version of the American Dream, who has turned his back on the Muslim faith of his parents. The Broadway play "Disgraced," by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Ayad Akhtar, tells the story of how… Continue watching
Oct 30 Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Galway Kinnell dies at 87 By Joshua Barajas American poet Galway Kinnell, whose work emphasized the ordinary over the fantastical, died from leukemia Tuesday at his home in Sheffield, Vermont. He was 87. Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch After many regenerations, the Allman Brothers Band goes out on a high note By PBS News Hour One of the most legendary bands in rock ‘n’ roll took the stage for the last time Tuesday. Founded by Gregg Allman and his late brother Duane, the Allman Brothers Band has been synonymous with Southern rock and musicianship since… Continue watching
Oct 29 Photos: These punk hippies prefer horses to cars By Victoria Fleischer Photographer Iain McKell spent the last 10 years closely documenting UK’s Horsedrawn “tribe,” a group of nomads who live with their families on wagons. His images are on display at New York's Clic Gallery and collected in the 2011 book,”… Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch New thriller breaks into the Federal Reserve By PBS News Hour Matthew Quirk’s “The Directive,” a sequel to his bestselling novel “The 500,” imagines a heist to steal billions from a trading desk at the Federal Reserve. Jeffrey Brown talks to Quirk about how he researched the high-stakes break-in. Continue watching
Oct 28 Bringing South Asian stories to Seattle’s screens By Laila Kazmi, KCTS When Rita Meher screened her first short film, she had no idea that it would lead to a career devoted to bringing South Asian stories to the Pacific Northwest. Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch Music Maker eases the blues for down-and-out artists By PBS News Hour For every American musician who makes it big, there are many, many more who eke out a living to be able to afford new guitar strings. The Music Maker Foundation, based in North Carolina, helps struggling blues artists meet their… Continue watching
Oct 27 Blues man ‘Ironing Board Sam’ sings ‘Over the Rainbow’ By Frank Carlson 75-year-old Sammie Moore, aka “Ironing Board Sam,” has been playing and singing the blues for 55 years. Listen to him sing "Over the Rainbow."… Continue reading