Arts Jan 17 Jesmyn Ward on the moment in ‘Sing, Unburied, Sing’ that changes her character forever Author Jesmyn Ward isolates a pivotal moment from her novel, and explains the writing choices she made.
Arts Jan 12 6 books to read with your kids that celebrate differences and diversity Children’s books can offer vital visibility and representation, as well as teach us to see experiences beyond our own.
Arts Dec 22 Is ‘Die Hard’ a Christmas movie? 5 great (but debatable) holiday films What makes a holiday movie? We asked a pop-culture blogger for non-traditional holiday recommendations.
Poetry Dec 04 His wife worked at Sandy Hook. Now this poet is helping start a conversation about gun violence The shooting “changed our lives that day, and we became activists.” In a new collection, 54 poems address gun violence in America.
Arts Nov 22 A short history of the audiobook, 20 years after the first portable digital audio device Twenty years after the first audio player, PBS NewsHour looks at back at the history of audiobooks and where they’re headed next.
Poetry Nov 20 In poet John Keats’ letters, a man full of life just before he died Romantic poet John Keats is best known for his odes, epics and sonnets. But in his short lifetime he also wrote dozens of letters to siblings and friends, which are now surfacing together online for the first time, 200 years…
Arts Nov 20 PHOTOS: These gruesome dollhouse death scenes reinvented murder investigations 20th century heiress Frances Glessner Lee's parents pushed her toward feminine crafts. She used that to build dollhouse scenes of death that would help future investigators do forensic crime analysis.
Arts Nov 03 5 mystery novels you should seek out now From "Rebecca" to "Strangers on a Train," here are 5 mystery novels you need to read now.
Arts Oct 27 The 5 classic horror films you need to watch this Halloween Early films like the 1929 "Nosferatu" set the archetype for today's horror movies, said Jacob McMurray, curator for a new exhibit on horror cinema. These classics are guaranteed to send chills down your spine.
Arts Oct 20 200 years since ‘Frankenstein’ and it’s still alive. Here are 5 of the best adaptations Since the classic 1931 film, “Frankenstein” has been spun off into hundreds of plays, television shows, books and films.