Jun 27 Julian Sands, British actor who loved hiking, confirmed dead months after disappearance By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Julian Sands, who starred in several Oscar-nominated films in the late 1980s and 90s including “A Room With a View” and “Leaving Las Vegas,” was found dead on a Southern California mountain five months after… Continue reading
Jun 27 Ryan Seacrest will take a spin at ‘Wheel of Fortune’ after Pat Sajak retires By Associated Press Sajak, 76, has presided over the game show, in which contestants guess letters to try to fill out words and phrases in pursuit of money and prizes, since 1981. Continue reading
Jun 26 Watch 8:44 Critics share the must-see films of the summer movie season By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet It's another summer of movies, with big blockbusters returning to theaters and some comedy and horror indie films too. But will that combination be enough to finally draw people back to theaters? Jeffrey Brown zooms in with two film critics… Continue watching
Jun 26 8 blockbusters and indie gems to watch this summer By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet The summer movie season is heating up with exciting blockbusters and independent films coming soon to theaters. Monday on the PBS NewsHour, Jeffrey Brown speaks with Ann Hornaday, chief film critic of The Washington Post, and Aisha Harris, host of… Continue reading
Jun 25 Hundreds of authors, including Salman Rushdie, Cheryl Strayed endorse anti-censorship initiative By Associated Press Salman Rushdie, Cheryl Strayed, Carl Hiassen and Ibram X. Kendi are among hundreds of authors who have endorsed the announcement by the American Library Association and the Association of American Publishers. Continue reading
Jun 25 Watch 6:42 A conversation with San Francisco drag laureate D’Arcy Drollinger By Ali Rogin, Solveig Rennan This Pride Month is D’Arcy Drollinger’s first year as San Francisco’s official drag laureate. She takes the new post, which was created by the mayor and believed to be the first of its kind, in a year that has seen… Continue watching
Jun 25 Watch 2:14 The writings and activism of Black, bisexual feminist Alice Dunbar-Nelson By John Yang, Winston Wilde, Kaisha Young As we enter the final week of Pride Month, our "Hidden Histories" series takes a look at the works of Alice Dunbar-Nelson, a bisexual Black woman whose writings and activism advocated racial equality and women's suffrage at the turn of… Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch 8:13 Critics share their picks for this summer’s most anticipated reads By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet It's summertime and the reading is easy. At least, we hope you’ll all get the time to enjoy books during vacation and travel. Jeffrey Brown is here to help and speaks to two big-time readers who offer some guidance. It’s… Continue watching
Jun 23 8 books to read this summer By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet A roundup of favorite books to read this summer from NPR book critic Maureen Corrigan and New York Times books editor Gilbert Cruz. Continue reading
Jun 20 Watch 8:03 Drag performer Sasha Velour explains what the art form means to her By Jeffrey Brown, Alison Thoet By many measures, drag is more popular than ever. At the same time, there’s a growing number of states passing or debating laws to restrict or ban the art form. But what is drag? And what does it represent to… Continue watching