Arts Oct 31 Author Viet Thanh Nguyen's new memoir reflects on family's experience of war and exile The Vietnamese-born, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen has long written on themes of war, refugees and exile. He covers those directly and personally in a new memoir about his own family’s experience, "A Man of Two Faces." Jeffrey Brown…
Arts Oct 18 Filmmaker Werner Herzog writes about his prolific and varied career in new memoir Long recognized as one of the world’s leading independent filmmakers, Werner Herzog is also an actor, opera director and writer. And after filming stories around the world, he now tells his own story in a new memoir, "Every Man for…
Arts Oct 05 Ringo Starr reflects on his legendary career with the Beatles and his new music Ringo Starr is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice, once with a little band you might have heard of, and a second time on his own. He’s been knighted and acted in many films and TV, including…
Arts Sep 29 Actor Cheech Marin helps open permanent showcase of Chicano art and culture For many, Cheech Marin is a household name. The comedian and actor is best known as part of the countercultural duo Cheech and Chong, but he’s also an avid collector of Chicano art and opened the first major museum entirely…
Arts Aug 29 Landscape architect Kate Orff shares visionary goal of nature-based infrastructure If you think of landscape architecture, you might conjure gardens and plantings. But in a rapidly changing climate fueled by intense heat, flooding, fires, smoke and hurricanes, architect and designer Kate Orff is helping redefine her field and push us…
Health Aug 21 States look to involuntarily hospitalize people to confront growing mental health crisis Across the country, states are trying to tackle the growing mental health crisis. Some are enacting laws and policies that would make it easier to hospitalize or detain the severely mentally ill against their will or through voluntary court-ordered treatment.
Arts Aug 21 Artist examines legacy of Vietnam War and its impact on his own life in new exhibition An exhibit at The New Museum in New York explores the legacy of the Vietnam War through the films and sculptures of an artist whose own life has been defined by that very legacy. Jeffrey Brown takes a look for…
Arts Aug 08 James McBride discusses the themes in his new novel, 'The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store' The National Book Award-winning author James McBride has a new novel out, "The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store." Like much of McBride’s work, it’s rooted in race, religion and personal history. Jeffrey Brown turns the page for our arts and…
Nation Jul 24 UPS and unionized workers resume negotiations a week before strike deadline Next week, the contract between 340,000 unionized workers and UPS expires. Workers authorized a strike and say they are ready to walk if the Teamsters and UPS can’t reach a deal. The labor dispute could lead to the largest strike…
Nation Jul 18 Despite owning rights to Colorado River, tribes largely cut off from accessing water A little-known fact about the Colorado River is that American Indian tribes own rights to about a quarter of the river. In reality, for most tribes, they are only “paper rights” not amounting to water they can use. Stephanie Sy…