Dec 20 Around the Nation Here are four arts and culture videos from public broadcasting partners around the nation. Continue reading
Dec 20 The Daily Frame A dancer from the Scottish Ballet sews on her pointe shoe straps before performing in a dress rehearsal "Sleeping Beauty" at the Theatre Royal in Glasgow. Continue reading
Dec 19 A Warlord’s Quest for Forgiveness Explored in ‘The Redemption of General Butt Naked’ By Saskia de Melker A new documentary follows Joshua Milton Blahyi, aka General Butt Naked, an African warlord who renounced his violent past to become a Christian evangelist seeking forgiveness from his victims. Filmmakers Eric Strauss and Daniele Anastasion talk to NewsHour about making… Continue reading
Dec 19 Weekly Poem: ‘4th Grade Logic’ P.F. Potvin is the author of "The Attention Lesson" (2006, No Tell Books). He serves on the staff of the online literary journal Drunken Boat. and has been a visiting writer at Emory University and the University of Michigan-Dearborn. Continue reading
Dec 19 The Daily Frame Mourners light candles to mark the death of former Czech President Vaclav Havel, gathering at a statue of Saint Wenceslaus in Prague. Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images. Continue reading
Dec 19 Watch A Warlord’s Quest for Forgiveness in ‘The Redemption of General Butt Naked’ For more on this story go to, http://www.pbs.org/newshour/art/blog/… Continue watching
Dec 19 Watch Weekly Poem: ‘4th Grade Logic’ P.F. Potvin reads the poem, "4th Grade Logic," from his book, "The Attention Lesson."… Continue watching
Dec 16 In Anthology, Rita Dove Connects American Poets’ Intergenerational Conversations Former U.S. Poet Laureate Rita Dove was recently given what may be the biggest honor -- and challenge -- of her career: sorting through poems from the last 100 years to create "The Penguin Anthology of 20th Century American Poetry."… Continue reading
Dec 16 Watch In Anthology, Rita Dove Connects American Poets’ Intergenerational Conversations In Anthonogy, Rita Dove Connects American Poets' Intergenerational Conversations… Continue watching
Dec 16 More With David Margolick, Author of ‘Elizabeth and Hazel’ On Thursday's NewsHour, Ray Suarez talked with Vanity Fair contributing editor David Margolick about his new book, "Elizabeth and Hazel: Two Women of Little Rock." The book tells the story of how an iconic civil rights era photograph changed the… Continue reading