Arts Oct 26 Spoon survives and thrives in the new music economy Few bands have navigated the profound digital disruption of the music industry quite as well as Spoon. After being dropped by a major label in the late 1990s, the group began recording for an independent label, which led to 20…
Education Oct 26 ‘Girls Rock Austin’: A different take on summer camp A week-long day camp in Austin, Texas offers an A-to-Z education in rock n' roll for children ranging in age from 8 to 17. Called the "Girls Rock Austin" camp, the campers are not only asked to pick up instruments,…
Arts Oct 19 John Hodgman’s new book explores the gift of losing status From frequent flyer programs to customer loyalty rewards to secret clubs, there are many ways some Americans chase status. But to author and comedian John Hodgman, losing that status can be as illuminating as the journey. Hodgman recently spoke to…
Arts Sep 21 Finding your game at the Pinball Hall of Fame Once widely popular, pinball machines have mostly become relics of the past. But the Pinball Hall of Fame in Las Vegas is proving they still hold nostalgic appeal, with more than 250 of them now on public display, and plans…
Nation Sep 08 The culture of masculinity and its negative impacts on men The American Psychological Association in 2018 published its first-ever psychological practice guidelines for boys and men. The guidelines look at how concepts of masculinity and the socialization of men may be contributing to higher rates of suicide, depression, health issues…
Arts Sep 07 An Austrian art exhibit explores the value of nature This weekend, an Austrian art project described as a “temporary art intervention” transforms a soccer stadium into a field of trees. In “For Forest: The Unending Attraction of Nature,” spectators will see 300 trees in a setting designed to both…
Arts Aug 11 Santana on Woodstock at 50: ‘Kumbaya will kick your ass’ This month marks the 50th anniversary of the famed music festival Woodstock, and a half-century after playing there, musician Carlos Santana is still going strong. In the second of our two-part series on the guitar legend, NewsHour Weekend's Tom Casciato…
Nation Jul 21 Overlooked Americans: Scenes from the country’s back row After nearly 20 years on Wall Street, Chris Arnade left his high-paying career to document Americans living on the margins. Traveling all over the country, he took photographs and wrote about the America that is overlooked. Christopher Booker recently spoke…
Nation Jul 07 Utah restaurateurs fight Trump cuts to national monument In Boulder, Utah the co-owners of the Hell’s Backbone Grill, a restaurant in the shadow of the Grand Staircase- Escalante National Monument, are fighting the recent Trump administration decision to remove almost one million acres from the monument. NewsHour Weekend’s…
Science Jun 23 The race to develop quantum technology is getting crowded Quantum mechanics looks at how particles smaller than atoms interact. At this minuscule scale, entirely different laws of physics apply. But in the global race to develop quantum technology, the U.S. is competing in an increasingly crowded field. NewsHour Weekend's…