Arts Aug 03 ‘Eighth Grade’ captures our need to connect Following a week in the life of a middle schooler, the new film "Eighth Grade" sets the familiar fumblings of adolescence against the constant glare of a glowing screen or Snapchat filter. Jeffrey Brown takes a look at why it’s…
Nation Aug 01 Unearthing Sally Hemings’ legacy at Monticello Visitors have long come to Monticello to see and admire Thomas Jefferson's mansion, but a new silhouette and exhibition bring a largely hidden life into the open. No portrait exists of Sally Hemings, an enslaved woman who had a decades-long…
Arts Jul 27 The wisdom of hip-hop gets respect in a new museum exhibit At the Oakland Museum of California, a new exhibit traces decades of history of hip-hop, an industry and culture that's both mainstream and underground, global but rooted in the local. Jeffrey Brown reports.
Arts Jul 26 ‘Writing out of a loneliness,’ novelist explores the range of native experiences Tommy Orange's acclaimed debut novel "There There" explores through a dozen characters what it means to be Native American in an urban setting. Jeffrey Brown reports.
Arts Jul 23 This new and ‘old’ artist offers a self-portrait in starting over At 64, Princeton University professor Nell Irvin Painter became a painter. Moving away from the confines of historical research to embrace the freedoms of visual art, Painter confronts her own internal struggles in a new book, "Old in Art School:…
World Jul 18 Nelson Mandela’s prison letters reveal his unwavering vision This week marks 100 years since the birth of Nelson Mandela, who led a struggle against apartheid and brought his country to a new democratic future, while setting a political and moral example recognized around the globe. Now a new…
Arts Jul 16 Inside Robin Williams’ lightning mind and creative soul Madcap, frenetic, lightning fast: On stage, Robin Williams was seemingly impossible to contain. But a new documentary, "Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind," tries to pin down the man whose public persona was often quite different from the private life.
Arts Jul 13 Lost recordings uncover John Coltrane’s timeless talent The lost recordings of jazz titan John Coltrane have been rediscovered and shared with the world. Jeffrey Brown visits the jazz great’s recording studio where the mystery began to take a listen to "Both Directions at Once: The Lost Album,"…
Nation Jul 06 Dave Chappelle on comedy in the #MeToo moment: ‘We’re all figuring this out’ Dave Chappelle doesn't think audiences "want to pay to see somebody worried about the repercussions of what they say." A comedian who made a name for himself as one of the smartest and sharpest comedians around, Chappelle's latest comedy sets…
World Jun 26 Can Easter Island’s treasures withstand storms of climate change? Spectacular giant statues evoke history and mystery on Easter Island, a place that has symbolized what humans can achieve and then destroy. Now everywhere you look on the island, home to about 6,000 residents, there are signs of coastal erosion…