Jan 15 '12 Years' writer on how Hollywood does a 'poor job' depicting slavery By Victoria Fleischer At Sunday's Golden Globes ceremony, the movie won Best Motion Picture Drama and was nominated for six other awards, including best screen play. Screenwriter John Ridley spoke to PBS NewsHour's Jeffrey Brown in November about his film, adapted from the… Continue reading
Jan 15 In Detroit, a $330 million deal could save the art and the pensions By Victoria Fleischer While debate raged about the prospect of liquidating the collection at the Detroit Institute of Art, U.S. Chief District Judge Gerald Rosen, the federal mediator in the Detroit bankruptcy, came up with an innovative, alternative solution. Rosen called the head… Continue reading
Jan 13 Foundations pledge $330 million to spare Detroit art collection By Colleen Shalby The Detroit Institute of the Arts holds several thousand works of art valued at hundreds of millions of dollars… Continue reading
Jan 13 Weekly Poem: Michael Davidson reads 'The Terror' By Victoria Fleischer Michael Davidson is a professor of literature at University of California, San Diego. Davidson has published five other books of poetry, including "The Arcades" (O Books, 1998). "Bleed Through: New and Selected Poems" (Coffee House Press, 2013), published in December,… Continue reading
Jan 11 When a raise means losing ground for low-income families As part of NewsHour Weekend's coverage of the rising rates of poverty in American suburbs, we also refer to the "cliff effect." This phenomenon occurs when a family begins to earn above the limits set by the state… Continue reading
Jan 10 National Ambassador of Young People's Literature Kate DiCamillo wants to spread the joy of reading By Victoria Fleischer Kate DiCamillo spoke to chief arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown about her new role as National Ambassador of Young People's Literature. Kate DiCamillo wasn't always a writer. Self-described as a "late-bloomer," she didn't actually start writing until she was… Continue reading
Jan 10 Watch From author to ambassador, Kate DiCamillo approaches reading with celebration Kate DiCamillo talks about her role as National Ambassador of Young People's Literature. Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch Rafael Campo's student physicians embrace poetry to hone art of healing By PBS News Hour Rafael Campo's student physicians embrace poetry to hone art of healing… Continue watching
Jan 09 Mikhail Baryshnikov wields his 'chutzpah' in a new Chekhov adaptation By Victoria Fleischer As a schoolboy in the Soviet Union, Mikhail Baryshnikov grew up reading the works of celebrated Russian writer Anton Chekhov. A few of those short stories resonated with the legendary dancer. Chekov, Baryshnikov explained, "puts his characters in strange situations… Continue reading
Jan 09 Watch For Baryshnikov, theater is a connection of 'heart and mind' By PBS News Hour Continue watching