Jun 06 AIDS at 30: In Early Years, Uncertainty Fueled Fear and Confusion By Maureen Hoch When AIDS began sweeping through communities in the early 1980s, little was known about the disease -- except its deadly cost. Continue reading
Jun 06 Weekly Poem: 'Home Brew' Tony Barnstone is a professor of English at Whittier College. He is the author of several books, including "Tongue of War: From Pearl Harbor to Nagasaki," which won the John Ciardi Prize. Continue reading
Jun 06 Watch Weekly Poem: 'Home Brew' by Tony Barnstone Tony Barnstone is the author of several books, including "Tongue of War."… Continue watching
Jun 02 Watch Marsalis Pays Homage to Jazz's Past by Ensuring Its Future Part-competition, part-celebration, 110 high school bands entered this year's Essentially Ellington Jazz Competition, submitting recorded performances for the judges. Just 15 were chosen. Jeffrey Brown sits down with the man behind it all: jazz great Wynton Marsalis. Continue watching
Jun 01 NASA Celebrates 50 Years of Space Art By PBS News Hour The Smithsonian Air and Space Museum opened an exhibit of space art this week. We take you on a behind-the-scenes tour of the artwork. Continue reading
May 31 Gertrude Stein Collected More Than Roses By PBS News Hour Spencer Michels reports on the art collection of Gertrude Stein and her family, on display now at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Continue reading
May 31 Watch San Francisco Exhibit Reunites Gertrude Stein's Remarkable Art Collection During her time in Paris, American writer Gertrude Stein and her family amassed an amazing assemblage of groundbreaking art, including works from Picasso, Matisse and other notable artists. Spencer Michels reports. Continue watching
May 30 Watch Fredericksburg Battlefield Lights Up in Memorial of Civil War Fallen Fredericksburg Battlefield lights up 15,300 luminaries for Memorial Day. Continue watching
May 30 Watch Poet Honors American Service Personnel Killed in War Wyatt Prunty's poem, "The Returning Dead," is a response to the NewsHour's Honor Roll of service personnel killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. The poem first aired in 2006. Continue watching
May 27 Conversation: Summer Movies By Tom LeGro Washington Post film critic Ann Hornaday joined us by phone to discuss the strong roster of films at this year's Cannes Film Festival, and, as we kick off the season this holiday weekend, what we can expect and look forward… Continue reading