May 02 What does (insert your race here) look like? Impossible answers to an impossible question By Victoria Fleischer Here at Art Beat, we don’t want to shy away from difficult conversations and sensitive topics when they are depicted in art. Such was the case when we posted the story “Photographer examines what being white looks like.” It elicited… Continue reading
May 01 Photographer examines what being white looks like By Victoria Fleischer In 2007, photographer Myra Green had just finished “Character Recognition,” a collection of images of her face printed through a historical photographic process called ambrotype on black glass. The project sparked a conversation with one of her friends about race. Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch Telling the stories behind the Supreme Court ‘gamble’ on same-sex marriage By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 30 Bryan Cranston answers viewer questions on life after ‘Breaking Bad’ By Tracy Wholf Bryan Cranston answers a few questions from viewers like you, including about his time on Broadway and life after "Breaking Bad."… Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch Bryan Cranston answers viewer questions on life after ‘Breaking Bad’ By Elisabeth Ponsot Continue watching
Apr 30 Join Library of Congress for discussion on poetry By Colleen Shalby In celebration of National Poetry Month, PBS NewsHour’s Mike Melia will join the Library of Congress for a webcast discussion at 12 p.m. EDT Wednesday about that very question. Continue reading
Apr 29 Watch Egyptian scholar fights archaeological looting with exposure on social media By PBS News Hour In the aftermath of Egypt's 2011 revolution and resulting political turmoil, the nation's treasured antiquities have been increasingly under threat of looting, vandalism and violence. In our series Culture at Risk, Jeffrey Brown examines the emergency facing Egypt’s rich archaeological… Continue watching
Apr 29 ‘Mockingbird for a new generation’: A classic text goes digital By Anya van Wagtendonk Though its themes of justice, honor and tolerance are timeless, “To Kill a Mockingbird” will take on a distinctly 21st-century form later this year when, half a century after its publication, the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel will be released electronically. Continue reading
Apr 28 American History in 17 syllables and 140 characters By Victoria Fleischer For historian H. W. Brands, there are many ways to write about history. When teaching his students at the University of Texas the different tried and true formats for a good paper, Brands, who is known for his books Andrew… Continue reading
Apr 28 Weekly Poem: Nikki Giovanni reads ‘The Lost Cause … Lost’ By artsdesk Nikki Giovanni's poem "The Lost Cause ... Lost" is published in "Lines in Long Array: A Civil War Commemoration: Poems and Photographs, Past and Present." In recognition of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the Smithsonian's National Poetry Gallery… Continue reading