May 19 Watch 8:49 Ada Ferrer reflects on family history and forces shaping Cuba and the U.S. in new memoir By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold Historian and Pulitzer Prize winner Ada Ferrer has spent her career exploring history, identity and memory. In her new book, "Keeper of My Kin," she turns inward, tracing her own family story across generations, while examining the larger forces that… Continue watching
May 19 Watch 7:34 Russians who fled after Ukraine invasion stage fresh take on classic play in U.S. By Jeffrey Brown, Zeba Warsi, Anne Azzi Davenport Two Russians who left their country after the invasion of Ukraine and are now rebuilding their lives and careers in the U.S. Senior Arts Correspondent Jeffrey Brown reports on a recent production in New York for our Art in Action… Continue watching
May 14 Watch 7:02 Bellevue Literary Review celebrates 25 years of stories on illness and recovery By Jeffrey Brown, Sam Weber Three doctors, two poets and a fiction writer walk into a windowless hospital conference room. Not the start of a joke, but of a prestigious journal, “Bellevue Literary Review”, now celebrating its 25th anniversary. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown reports… Continue watching
May 11 Watch 4:48 Artist Masako Miki crafts modern take on ancient Japanese folklore By Jared Bowen, GBH "The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons" is an ancient Japanese folktale about supernatural beings taking over the night. At an art museum in Boston, artist Masako Miki is bringing the tale into a colorful and even cuddly present-day. Jared… Continue watching
Apr 28 Watch 7:33 Tessa Thompson and Adrien Brody on Broadway debuts in 'The Fear of 13' By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport In 2004, Nick Yarris walked out of a Pennsylvania prison after 22 years on death row. His was the first death row case in Pennsylvania overturned by DNA evidence. His wrongful conviction is now the focus of the new play… Continue watching
Apr 28 Taylor Swift files new trademark applications. One expert says it is to curb AI threats By Maria Sherman, Associated Press Swift has been a target of AI misuse in the past. Continue reading
Apr 24 Watch 9:01 Adm. William McRaven reflects on American spirit and the nation's future in new book By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold Retired Navy Adm. William McRaven served for nearly four decades in a highly decorated career, from Navy SEAL to commander of the Joint Special Operations Command. He is also widely known for his 2014 speech, “Make Your Bed.” More of… Continue watching
Apr 23 Watch 7:09 Art exhibition shines light on Romani persecution during Holocaust By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Hunter Bonaparte It's a lesser-known chapter of the Holocaust, the murder of some 500,000 Roma and Sinti people, members of a long-marginalized and often persecuted minority in Europe. One way into that history is through the work of an artist who survived… Continue watching
Apr 21 Watch 2:51 New growth in logged forests inspires photographer's hope By Julinna Wu, Derek Maly, Aliyah G. Bynum, Savannah Wissner Scott Rinckenberger is a photographer from North Bend, Washington, who shares his passion for the natural world and highlights how trees that were logged more than a century ago can be surprising sources of inspiration and hope. Julinna Wu of… Continue watching
Apr 17 Watch 8:17 Ex-Kennedy Center staffer alleges chaos and cronyism under Trump leadership By Geoff Bennett, Azhar Merchant Unless courts intervene, the Kennedy Center will shut down this July for two years, as part of a roughly $250 million renovation. In the lead-up, there’s been a wave of layoffs and a controversial rebranding by President Trump’s allies. Josef… Continue watching