Aug 22 Watch 5:37 New exhibit shows how a Massachusetts town helped shape the artist Edward Hopper By Anne Azzi Davenport and Jared Bowen, GBH Edward Hopper stands as a mythical figure in American art. As a new exhibition at the Cape Ann Museum reveals, the artist known for rendering the haunting isolation of urban life mastered his craft by spending summers by the sea. Continue watching
Aug 22 Watch 8:03 Prachi Gupta takes on the model minority myth in new memoir By Amna Nawaz, Cybele Mayes-Osterman Prachi Gupta's new memoir, “They Called Us Exceptional and Other Lies That Raised Us,” explores the model minority myth and its harmful effects on her Indian American family. Gupta joined Amna Nawaz to discuss the book. Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch 3:39 News Wrap: Firefighters have success holding back wildfire threatening Yellowknife In our news wrap Monday, firefighters have had some success holding back a wildfire threatening Yellowknife, two people died in wildfires burning in Washington state, former President Trump agreed to a $200,000 bond in the Georgia election interference case and… Continue watching
Aug 21 Watch 6:24 Artist examines legacy of Vietnam War and its impact on his own life in new exhibition By Jeffrey Brown, Lena I. Jackson An exhibit at The New Museum in New York explores the legacy of the Vietnam War through the films and sculptures of an artist whose own life has been defined by that very legacy. Jeffrey Brown takes a look for… Continue watching
Aug 21 After leaving prison, returning citizens find new ground on this Michigan farm By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang We the People Opportunity Farm is a nonprofit organization and organic farm changing the soil in people’s lives and reducing recidivism one seed at a time in in Ypsilanti Township, Michigan. Continue reading
Aug 20 Watch 5:52 Travel writer Rick Steves shares advice on navigating post-pandemic travel By John Yang, Claire Mufson, Juliet Fuisz, Satvi Sunkara Americans are traveling overseas in record numbers this summer; it’s the first full summer without pandemic restrictions since 2019. For many that will mean long lines, crowded tourist sites and some travel headaches. John Yang spoke with travel writer Rick… Continue watching
Aug 18 Michael Jackson sexual abuse lawsuits revived by appeals court By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press California's 2nd District Court of Appeal found Friday that the lawsuits of Wade Robson and James Safechuck should not have been dismissed by a lower court. Continue reading
Aug 18 Watch 2:55 News Wrap: Hilary could reach Southern California as tropical storm In our news wrap Friday, Hurricane Hilary is brewing over the Pacific and could become the first tropical storm to reach Southern California in 84 years, Russia said it shot down a Ukrainian drone over Moscow, the U.S. gave approval… Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch 7:33 Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka on her journey to the stage and connecting with audiences By Amna Nawaz, Zeba Warsi Turning her interesting, sometimes tumultuous, life story into comedy comes naturally for Atsuko Okatsuka. Amna Nawaz sat down with her recently to see how that humor lands with an ever-growing audience and helps her sort out that life story. It's… Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch 4:41 News Wrap: Tens of thousands flee as wildfire spreads in Canada’s Northwest Territories In our news wrap Thursday, a mass evacuation is underway in Yellowknife, Canada, as a wildfire burns about 10 miles away, survivors on Maui spent another day picking up the pieces a week after fires devastated parts of the island… Continue watching