Arts Dec 26 ‘The Fire Inside’ chronicles boxer Claressa Shields’ journey to Olympic gold and beyond One of the biggest names in women’s boxing, Claressa Shields, is getting the Hollywood treatment in a new biopic. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown discussed "The Fire Inside" with Shields, director Rachel Morrison and actress Ryan Destiny for our arts…
Nation Dec 16 Arizona farmers forced to adapt as main water source dries up Yuma County, Arizona, is known as the "Winter Salad Bowl Capital." From lettuce to cilantro to broccoli, the region produces almost all the leafy green vegetables consumed in the U.S. during winter months. Farmers there rely on the nearby Colorado…
Arts Dec 06 Rebirth of Detroit’s Michigan Central train station serves as symbol of city’s comeback A restoration of past glory, a renovation toward future growth and potential consequences and conflicts in the present. That’s the story of Michigan Central, a grand addition to Detroit’s economic and cultural life. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown reports for…
Arts Nov 27 ‘Brains and Beauty’ exhibit explores how the mind processes art and aesthetic experiences Visual art is a subjective experience, but what draws one person into an artwork and turns off another? A new exhibit, "Brains and Beauty: At the Intersection of Art and Neuroscience," explores that question by examining how the brain processes…
Politics Nov 05 A tribute to the unelected An art installation in Phoenix displays signs from 58 failed presidential campaigns on the front yard of a private residence. Photo by Lena Jackson/PBS News On Election Day, campaign signs adorn yards, roadways and other areas outside “no…
Arts Nov 01 Universities transform art museums into spaces for voting and political discourse During the final days of this tense election, we take a look at a project fostering a different type of civic space to encourage young people to discuss issues, engage each other and vote. Jeffrey Brown visited the University of…
Arts Oct 18 Art exhibit ‘For Dear Life’ shows new perspectives on disability and medicine in the U.S. “For Dear Life” is the first exhibition to survey the themes of illness and disability in American art from the mid-20th century to the COVID pandemic. It’s part of PST Art, an enormous collaboration of Southern California arts institutions around…
Arts Oct 10 Art and science collide in enormous project at dozens of museums and galleries In 2011, some 60 art institutions in Southern California got together to create a region-wide art collaboration called Pacific Standard Time. PST Art, as it is now known, is on its third iteration and is an enormous undertaking, the largest…
Arts Oct 09 ‘The Boys of Riverside’ chronicles school for the deaf’s rise to state football champions In 2021, the football team at the California School for the Deaf made it to the state championship but suffered a disappointing loss. In 2022 and 2023, they made it back and won. A new book chronicles that run and…
Education Oct 07 How the next generation of auto techs is preparing for the electric vehicle transition From self-driving cars to electric vehicles, automobiles are becoming more technologically advanced and there’s a shortage of workers with the skills needed to keep them on the road. One college is focused on training the next generation of the automotive…