Jul 10 Mentally ill shackled and neglected in Africa's crisis regions By Victoria Fleischer Robin Hammond had never considered the long-term mental health effects on the Africans whose stories of war, famine and conflict he had covered for 12 years as a documentary photographer. But on a 2011 reporting trip to Sudan, he witnessed… Continue reading
Jul 08 Watch Why 'Doctor Zhivago' was dangerous By PBS News Hour When Boris Pasternak finished his novel “Dr. Zhivago” in 1956, Soviet authorities refused to publish the tale of an individual’s struggle amid the Russian Revolution. A new book, “The Zhivago Affair,” tells the story of how Pasternak’s novel came to… Continue watching
Jul 08 With knives and hammers, Pakistani sculptor chisels away at taboos for women By Laila Kazmi, KCTS Humaira Abid is a sculptor and painter. Based in the Seattle area, she spends several months out of each year in Lahore, Pakistan, where she grew up and still maintains her main studio. Her work is a reflection of her… Continue reading
Jul 07 The historical novel celebrates 200 years, thanks to Sir Walter Scott By Lorna Baldwin The author of one of the world's first bestsellers carved out a distinctive identity for Scotland through his writing, an image that persists 200 years later. Continue reading
Jul 07 Weekly Poem: Rachel Zucker reads 'wish you were here you are' By artsdesk "The Pedestrians," a collection of prose and poetry, is Rachel Zucker's ninth book. She has published several books of poetry, including "Museum of Accidents," which was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. She also recently authored a… Continue reading
Jul 07 Rum Tum Tugger to return as a rapping feline in 'Cats' revival By Joshua Barajas Andrew Lloyd Webber said Monday that the musical will undergo a few changes before its 12-week run at London's Palladium beginning Dec. 6, including the character of Rum Tum Tugger revamped as a "contemporary street cat."… Continue reading
Jul 06 Watch New opera tells story of Auschwitz prisoner and her SS overseer By PBS News Hour "The Passenger," an opera opening at the Lincoln Center Festival in New York on Thursday, is based on a radio play and novel by a concentration camp survivor, Zofia Posmysz. The opera tells the story of two women during the… Continue watching
Jul 05 Public radio's iconic 'Prairie Home Companion' celebrates 40 years By Megan Thompson A three-day anniversary event kicked off Friday at Macalester College in St. Paul, MN, where Garrison Keillor first broadcast "A Prairie Home Companion" on July 6, 1974. Back then, there were about 12 people in the audience. Today the show… Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch Documenting gay rights activists at dawn of the movement By PBS News Hour KQED presents a report on photographer Anthony Friedkin and his efforts to document gay life more than 40 years ago. Friedkin's photographs were ahead of their time and most galleries wouldn’t show them -- until now. The culmination of Friedkin’s… Continue watching