Apr 21 Nintendo's Game Boy turns 25 By Justin Scuiletti It was more or less muscle memory: put in a fresh pair of double-A batteries, slide in the square, gray cartridge of your favorite game into the open slot, then flip on the little power switch on the top. Continue reading
Apr 21 100-foot-tall steel horses pay tribute to Scotland's equine past By Lorna Baldwin The massive horse heads tower over the landscape, glinting in the sun or glistening in the rain, depending on what the ever-changing Scottish skies have in store. Named "The Kelpies," the 100-foot tall, 300-ton structures officially opened to the public… Continue reading
Apr 21 Student reporters honored as #NextGen public media producers By Thaisi Da Silva What do an eighth grade news anchor from Newark, N.J., a three-time student Emmy winner from Michigan and Montana's Journalist of the Year scholarship winner all have in common? These students, along with eight other youth journalists from across the… Continue reading
Apr 21 Weekly Poem: Yusef Komunyakaa reads 'I Am Silas' By artsdesk Yusef Komunyakaa's poem "I Am Silas" 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 commissioned 12… Continue reading
Apr 18 Watch Remembering Gabriel Garcia Marquez, storyteller who resonated with readers around the world By PBS News Hour Spanish-language author and Nobel laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez drew worldwide admiration for the poetic style and magical realism of his many novels and stories. Marquez died Thursday in Mexico City at the age of 87. Hari Sreenivasan talks to writer… Continue watching
Apr 18 Writers remember Gabriel Garcia Marquez By Justin Scuiletti #GabrielMarquezGarcia and #LatinAmerica in a nutshell pic.twitter.com/EN3VuRlSU3— Sony Kapoor (@SonyKapoor) April 18, 2014 Many took to the Internet Thursday and Friday to post tributes Gabriel Garcia Marquez, the Colombian novelist and Nobel laureate,… Continue reading
Apr 17 Nobel laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez dies at 87 By Ariel Min Colombian novelist and Nobel laureate Gabriel Garcia Marquez died Thursday, according to a source close to the family. He was 87. The author, affectionately called “Gabo,” was well-known for defining the genre of magical realism. He exposed readers around the… Continue reading
Apr 17 Ballerina bids adieu by performing in public spaces around Portland By John Rosman, OPB Principal dancer Alison Roper has decided to hang up her pointe shoes after 18 years with the Oregon Ballet Theatre. Her last performance will be Celebrate, a production in part honoring her storied career with the company. Oregon Public Broadcasting… Continue reading
Apr 17 In photos: Saving Timbuktu's treasures from extinction By Larisa Epatko When Islamist militants took control of northern Mali in 2012, they left their mark by vandalizing the sacred sites of Timbuktu. Now, an international effort is underway to repair the damages. Continue reading