Arts Dec 26 Author Sarah Broom on 'The Yellow House' and putting New Orleans East on the map Sarah Broom’s 2019 memoir, “The Yellow House,” won the National Book Award for non-fiction. Jeffrey Brown sits down with Broom to discuss her mother and how an obsession with houses passed down two generations to the author herself, why Broom…
Arts Dec 16 Firearms museum takes aim at understanding history, culture of guns Wyoming is the least populous state in the U.S. but ranks near the top in per capita gun ownership. It’s also home to the nation's most comprehensive collection of historical firearms. Jeffrey Brown reports from Cody, where a renovated firearms…
Arts Dec 10 We read these 29 books in 2019. You should too As the year draws to a close, PBS NewsHour staff members suggest some of the books that made them slow down and enjoy reading this year.
Arts Dec 06 How van Gogh became van Gogh: Rare show presents artist alongside those who inspired him An exhibit at South Carolina's Columbia Museum of Art shows Vincent van Gogh in a new light. “Van Gogh and His Inspirations” presents the younger, wayward artist who learned from looking hard at the world -- and the work of…
Nation Dec 02 Why millennials are moving away from large urban centers For years, rural areas and small towns consistently lost some of their most talented young people, who moved to urban centers. But recent census data indicates that this “brain drain” phenomenon is subsiding as both millennials and more Americans of…
Arts Nov 29 What new film 'The Report' says about the CIA and post-9/11 torture tactics Five years ago, a report was released on the torture tactics used against suspects of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Now, that investigation is the subject of a new film, “The Report.” Jeffrey Brown speaks with director Scott Z. Burns about…
Arts Nov 22 How Tom Hanks and Matthew Rhys got into character for Mister Rogers movie The film “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” out Friday, examines the life and career of Fred Rogers, better known as Mister Rogers from the beloved children’s television program seen for decades on PBS. Jeffrey Brown sits down with Tom…
Arts Nov 22 WATCH: Tom Hanks on how he became Mister Rogers Tom Hanks plays Rogers in the new film “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” which centers on the friendship between the namesake of the long-running PBS TV series and his real-life journalist friend Tom Junod.
Arts Nov 21 Trump honors the arts and humanities, after a strained history For more than three decades, the president annually bestowed one of the highest honors in the world of arts. But the National Medals of Arts and Humanities have not been awarded since President Trump took office -- until Thursday, when…