Arts Jun 21 8 movies to watch for a summer escape It’s not the summer of Barbenheimer, but Hollywood is still hoping to lure moviegoers with breakneck blockbusters and smaller charmers.
Arts Jun 20 Our critics pick their favorite new books for your summer reading list Whether you’re on vacation at the beach or find yourself with a little more time for reading, summer is always a good time to pick up a new book. Jeffrey Brown has recommendations from two News Hour regulars for our…
Arts Jun 20 Need a summer read? Here are 17 books from our experts If you’re lucky enough to have a quiet place to retreat from the heat this summer, we’ve got a symphony of suggestions for novels and nonfiction to keep you entertained.
Arts Jun 13 Inside Oscar-winning filmmaker Steve McQueen’s new immersive art exhibit In 2022, Steve McQueen, a British-born son of Caribbean immigrants, was knighted for his work as a filmmaker and artist, the two worlds in which he’s achieved commercial and critical success. His latest work takes his art in yet a…
Arts Jun 10 Revival of Sondheim’s ‘Merrily We Roll Along’ gains rave reviews and Tony nominations When Stephen Sondheim died in 2021, he was remembered as one of musical theater’s all-time greats, creator of such works as “Sweeney Todd” and “A Little Night Music.” But one of his musicals, “Merrily We Roll Along,” never achieved that…
Arts Jun 07 Theater adapts ‘An Enemy of the People’ to address public health after the pandemic Actors, experts and community members are turning to a classic play to address contemporary trauma and tensions from the pandemic. Jeffrey Brown has a look for our new series, Art in Action, exploring the intersection of art and democracy and…
Arts May 28 Māori poet Tayi Tibble draws on guidance of Polynesian ancestors in ‘Rangikura’ There’s a new, original voice in the world of poetry. Indigenous New Zealander Tayi Tibble’s poems about what it means to be a young Māori woman have resonated with audiences far beyond her home in the Pacific. Jeffrey Brown met…
Arts May 22 Amy Tan turns her literary gaze on the world of birds in ‘The Backyard Bird Chronicles’ She’s a novelist turned naturalist. New York Times best-selling author Amy Tan has turned her intense gaze to the world of birds and shared her private drawings and musings in a new book. Jeffrey Brown joined Tan at her Northern…
Arts May 13 Doris Kearns Goodwin on her personal history and ‘An Unfinished Love Story’ "An Unfinished Love Story" is the story of the love of two people for one another and their country. The new book is by an author well-known to NewsHour audiences, Doris Kearns Goodwin. She spoke with Jeffrey Brown for our…
Arts May 09 ‘The Loves of Theodore Roosevelt’ looks at the women who shaped a future president A new book offers a new way to understand one of America's most important presidents. Jeffrey Brown sat down with author Edward O'Keefe to discuss, "The Loves of Theodore Roosevelt: The Women Who Created a President." It's for our arts…