Oct 21 How Louise Glück’s quietly devastating poetic voice speaks to us from beyond the grave By Amy Cannon, The Conversation A celebrated poet and Nobel laureate, Louise Glück's lyric voice still reverberates after her death, in part because of how consistently she turned her attention to questions of mortality. Continue reading
Oct 20 Watch 4:02 News Wrap: Judge fines Trump for violating gag order in New York civil fraud trial In our news wrap Friday, a judge in New York fined former President Trump $5,000 for violating a gag order in his civil fraud trial, another co-defendant of Trump pleaded guilty in the Georgia election interference case and a court… Continue watching
Oct 20 Watch 8:41 Darius Rucker reflects on his diverse career and his personal new album By Geoff Bennett, Anne Azzi Davenport Darius Rucker first achieved multi-platinum status with the band Hootie and the Blowfish, selling more than 25 million albums worldwide. As a solo artist, he's won big awards and just added more accolades to the list. Geoff Bennett caught up… Continue watching
Oct 19 Hollywood’s actors strike persists as it nears 100 days By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Film and TV actors are still on strike in what has become the longest walk-off in their history. The strike by the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists hits its 100th day on… Continue reading
Oct 18 Watch 8:13 Filmmaker Werner Herzog writes about his prolific and varied career in new memoir By Jeffrey Brown, Lena I. Jackson Long recognized as one of the world’s leading independent filmmakers, Werner Herzog is also an actor, opera director and writer. And after filming stories around the world, he now tells his own story in a new memoir, "Every Man for… Continue watching
Oct 17 Watch 3:36 News Wrap: Belgian police kill Tunisian man accused in deadly Brussels shooting In our news wrap Tuesday, police in Brussels killed a Tunisian man accused of gunning down two Swedish soccer fans on Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in China to visit a top ally in his war against Ukraine, the… Continue watching
Oct 17 Watch 3:47 Melinda French Gates’ Brief But Spectacular take on making birth safer for moms and babies Melinda French Gates envisions a world where women and their newborns remain healthy before, during and after childbirth. The Gates Foundation reported staggering numbers surrounding maternal mortality and offers several interventions that have the potential to save the lives of… Continue watching
Oct 16 Watch 7:14 How a translation of ‘The Iliad’ into modern language reinforces its relevance By Jeffrey Brown, Alison Thoet "The Iliad" is one of the foundational works of Western literature and thought. It’s an old story that continues to resonate in our time and has been given new life in a translation by distinguished classical scholar Emily Wilson. She… Continue watching
Oct 16 Largest Hindu temple outside India in the modern era opens in central New Jersey By Luis Andres Henao, Deepa Bharath, Associated Press After 12 years of planning and construction, the largest Hindu temple outside India in the modern era is ready to open to the public in Robbinsville, New Jersey. Continue reading
Oct 15 Watch 2:57 The groundbreaking work of Ecuadorian American graffiti artist Lady Pink By John Yang, Lorna Baldwin, Azhar Merchant On this last weekend of Hispanic Heritage Month, as part of our “Hidden Histories” series, we hear the story of Lady Pink, a graffiti artist who has helped bring the medium into the mainstream and give voice to Latina artists… Continue watching