May 13 Surrealist, sculptor and ‘Alien’ designer H.R. Giger dies at 74 By Justin Scuiletti Artist, surrealist and sculptor H.R. Giger, known for designing the titular creature that first came to life in the 1979 horror film “Alien,” has died at the age of 74, his museum announced Tuesday. Continue reading
May 12 Watch Preserving the cultural treasures of Los Angeles, one block at a time By PBS News Hour Continue watching
May 12 Weekly Poem: Mark Bibbins takes ‘little pieces’ to craft layers of meaning By Victoria Fleischer Bibbins writes poems like collages -– using words or anecdotes to create new layers of meaning. Continue reading
May 11 Celebrating spring with Martha Graham on her 120th birthday By News Desk May 11 marks the 120th anniversary of the birth Martha Graham, the mother of modern dance and the founder of one of the most influential dance schools in America. Continue reading
May 09 Watch Carrie Mae Weems on using photography to peel back the image of power By PBS News Hour Artist Carrie Mae Weems has used photography to explore national and personal history, using herself and her family as stand-ins to explore common narratives, and using the medium as a tool to challenge stereotypes. Chief arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown talks… Continue watching
May 08 Obama guest of honor at star-studded benefit for genocide survivors’ stories By Sandy Cohen, Associated Press President Obama was the guest of honor Wednesday at a fundraising gala celebrating the USC Shoah Foundation, which Spielberg established 20 years ago to collect video testimonies from survivors of the Holocaust and other genocides. Inspired by the making of… Continue reading
May 05 Shakespeare loses to the Wu-Tang Clan in vocabulary duel By Colleen Shalby “To be, or not to be” could have been the perfect start to a rap song. Some have even called Shakespeare the original rapper, his use of iambic pentameter the first dropped beat. So, it seems fitting that when comparing… Continue reading
May 05 Weekly Poem: Kevin Powers approaches war with ‘unadorned honesty’ By Victoria Fleischer In his first collection of poems, “Letter Composed During a Lull in the Fighting,” former Army machine gunner Kevin Powers writes about combat and the consequences of conflict. Continue reading
May 03 Watch ‘Breaking Bad’ star Bryan Cranston steps into LBJ’s shoes on Broadway By PBS News Hour Actor Bryan Cranston is best known for his role on the hit AMC drama, "Breaking Bad." But today he plays President Lyndon B. Johnson in the Broadway show, "All the Way." In a candid interview, NewsHour's Jeffrey Brown sits down… Continue watching
May 03 Watch Q&A with ‘All the Way’ playwright Robert Schenkkan By PBS News Hour In his latest play "All The Way," playwright Robert Schenkkan takes on the complexities of President Lyndon B. Johnson during in his first year in office. In this web exclusive interview, NewsHour sits down with the Pulitzer prize-winning author to learn… Continue watching