Arts Dec 29 What were your favorite books, films and TV shows of 2016? What outstanding works of literature, television, art, and film captured your attention in 2016? Our arts correspondent, Jeffrey Brown, spoke this week with leading voices in the arts about some of the most compelling contributions in these fields. Now we… By Dave Berndtson
Science Dec 28 Watch 7:37 The science that shaped 2016 What did 2016 mean for science? Science correspondent Miles O’Brien sits down with William Brangham to discuss some of the more remarkable discoveries, innovations and setbacks this year, including the confirmation of one of Einstein's major predictions, the global outbreak… By PBS NewsHour
Arts Dec 27 Watch 7:05 The best books of 2016, according to 2 best-selling authors What were the best books of 2016? Jeffrey Brown recently sat down with best-selling authors Jacqueline Woodson and Daniel Pink at popular Washington, D.C., bookstore Politics and Prose to discuss their picks. By PBS NewsHour
Arts Dec 27 4 more books our critics loved this year What were the best books of 2016? Best-selling authors Jacqueline Woodson and Daniel Pink shared their favorites on our show, but we couldn't fit all their picks. Here are 4 more favorites. By Travis Daub
Dec 26 13 undeniably good things that happened in 2016 By Laura Santhanam, Travis Daub It’s worth looking back through the debris of the last year to remember that it wasn’t all bad. Continue reading
Dec 23 Why ‘negative partisanship’ is flipping politics on its head By Harry Zahn The negativity on display in the 2016 election – from the candidates, their surrogates and the public alike – also exposed a trend in American politics that predates Clinton and Trump’s brutal showdown. Increasingly, Democratic and Republican voters are motivated… Continue reading