Jun 07 Watch 'The Tiger's Wife' Mixes Realism, Fantasy in Larger-Than-Life Tale From Balkans In her first novel, Tea Obreht mixes realism and fantasy in a larger-than-life story about her native Balkans. Jeffrey Brown sits down with the author to discuss her debut book, "The Tiger's Wife."… Continue watching
Jun 07 Watch To Combat Human Rights Abuses, California Company Looks to Computer Code A California company using high-tech tools to combat human rights abuses across the globe. Continue watching
Jun 07 30 Years of HIV/AIDS: Progress, but No Answer By Maureen Hoch This week marks 30 years that the HIV virus has been with us. Continue reading
Jun 06 Watch Weiner Admits to Sending Lewd Photos, Faces Call for Ethics Investigation Rep. Anthony Weiner, D - N.Y., went before cameras Monday to admit to sending sexually explicit photos and messages to several different women. Jeffrey Brown discusses the scandal with NewsHour Political Editor David Chalian. Continue watching
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