Sep 29 Watch Authors take aim at Amazon over fight with publisher Hachette By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 29 Weekly Poem: Sam Taylor struggles to speak Chinese By Andrew Troast We've taken our environment for granted for centuries and now we're at a point of "crisis." That is the driving theme in “Nude Descending an Empire,” the new collection by Sam Taylor published in August, which he was inspired to… Continue reading
Sep 28 Hush falls on Atlanta Symphony Hall as musicians remain locked out By Carey Reed The Grammy Award-winning Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO) has canceled its concerts until Nov. 8, following a breakdown in contract negotiations between musician unions and management, and the resulting lockout of musicians. Continue reading
Sep 25 Paramedic training, poetry change lives for California youth with few options By Cat Wise EMS Corps is relatively new Alameda County program that trains young men from disadvantaged backgrounds how to be EMTs. For a community where unemployment and incarceration rates are among the highest in the nation for men of color, the program… Continue reading
Sep 25 Drones to soar into movie making with new FAA permits By Joan Lowy, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Federal Aviation Administration is expected to announce Thursday that it is granting permits to seven movie and television production companies to fly drones, an important step toward greater use of the technology by commercial operators, said attorneys… Continue reading
Sep 24 Watch Protecting ancient treasures from becoming casualties in Iraq and Syria By PBS News Hour Northern Iraq boasts thousands of archaeological sites dating to the beginning of civilization, and they are being destroyed by the Islamic State militants. Meanwhile, more than three years of civil war in Syria has laid waste to much of the… Continue watching
Sep 24 Amtrak Residency offers 24 writers a desk during a long train ride By Victoria Fleischer For some, writing is best tackled in solitude. For others, linguistic discoveries are best made with a little ambient noise in the background. Today, Amtrak named 24 writers who will get free access to the sounds of human chatter and… Continue reading
Sep 23 Dallas artist creates rainbows with 60 miles of thread By Alison Jardine, KERA Dallas artist Gabriel Dawe makes physically imposing and yet nebulous sculpture of thread stretched between points on the ceiling and points on the floor. He creates a multifaceted geometric shape, the color changing like a rainbow as the viewer’s eye… Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch 'Obsessive' artist builds sculptures out of 40 miles of sewing thread By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 22 'Lion King' musical makes history as top-grossing production of all time By Sarah Corapi In the world of box office hits, one title now reigns supreme. Disney’s stage musical adaptation of “The Lion King” has raked in over $6.2 billion in its 17-year run. Continue reading