Poetry Jul 27 Poet creates first class for transgender poetry Trace Peterson, a poet at the forefront of the push for transgender representation in poetry, will soon pioneer what she says is the country's first course in transgender poetry.
Arts Jul 24 KEXP breaks down Beastie Boys’ ‘Paul’s Boutique’ all day today From 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. EDT today, Seattle-based KEXP is live on the airwaves with everything you ever wanted to know about the Beastie Boys' album "Paul's Boutique."…
Politics Jul 23 Need to destroy your phone? Lindsey Graham has some ideas Set it on fire. Put it in a blender. Toast it with some Bagel Bites. These are just some of the ways Graham destroys a phone in a video by the conservative news website IJReview, created after presidential hopeful Donald…
Arts Jul 22 Chinese artist Ai Weiwei gets his passport back The Chinese government returned artist and activist Ai Weiwei's passport Wednesday after holding it since 2011.
Arts Jul 22 Photos: Why visibility matters to these LGBTQ youth Five years ago, photographer Laurel Golio and journalist Diana Scholl launched a mission to tell as many young LGBTQ people's stories as possible.
Arts Jul 21 E.L. Doctorow, acclaimed author of historical fiction, dies at 84 E.L. Doctorow, an author beloved for his works of historical fiction including "Ragtime," "World's Fair," "Billy Bathgate" and "The March," died Tuesday of complications from lung cancer.
Arts Jul 21 How a dissident Cuban artist is helping to empower NYC’s disenfranchised As a Cuban embassy opens in the U.S. this week for the first time in decades, Cuban dissident artist Tania Bruguera is preparing for some important transitions of her own.
Arts Jul 20 The NewsHour has a new theme song, and we assume you’ll want to talk about it NewsHour has a new look and a new sound. Check out the process behind our new theme music, which debuts tonight.
Poetry Jul 20 A detail you may not have known about Eric Garner blossoms in poem Eric Garner's last words, "I can't breathe," are the backdrop for "A Small Needful Fact," a poem by Indiana University professor and poet Ross Gay.
Arts Jul 17 Photo essay: Jacques d’Amboise and the early days of the National Dance Institute Back in the 1970s, the National Dance Institute was Jacques d'Amboise's fledgling project. Today, it educates thousands of students each week. See snapshots from its early days.