Oct 06 Watch Lev Grossman's 'Magicians' series casts spell on adult readers By PBS News Hour Lev Grossman’s bestselling series “The Magicians” proves that fantasy literature isn’t only for kids, having captured a new generation of readers with new worlds and mature, complicated characters. Grossman joins Jeffrey Brown to discuss his work and why the genre… Continue watching
Oct 04 Watch Photographers use Instagram to paint more complete picture of life in Africa By PBS News Hour Instead of focusing on only hardships, a group of photographers living and working in Africa have started an Instagram campaign to show the rest of the world what life in Africa is really like. Saskia de Melker reports. Continue watching
Oct 03 Freewheelin' Swedish scientists sneak Bob Dylan lyrics into scholarly articles By Nora Daly Five professors at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm have entered into a competition to see who can incorporate the most Bob Dylan lyrics into their work before retirement. Continue reading
Aug 16 Slogging through the Met, one Instagram post at a time By Hannah Yi "Museum Hack" aims to recruit a new wave of millennial visitors to museums in New York City. NewsHour Weekend tagged along at the Metropolitan Museum of Art to learn more. Here's our behind-the-scenes look at the highly-"Instagramable" tour. Continue reading
Aug 16 Poll: What do you think of millennial-friendly museum tours? By PBS News Hour NewsHour Weekend asks: How do you feel about the idea of making museums more appealing to millennials with unconventional museum tours?… Continue reading
Aug 15 Watch Beyond Einstein: Exhibit challenges scope of genius By PBS News Hour How common are geniuses? An exhibit on display at the Morgan Library in New York City features dozens of priceless manuscripts and artifacts -- all reflecting the idea of genius throughout world history. But experts say society may be returning… Continue watching
Aug 13 Golden Age of Hollywood's Lauren Bacall dead at 89 By News Desk Husky-voiced actress Lauren Bacall, who leapt to fame after starring in her first movie at age 19, died Tuesday in New York City at the age of 89. Continue reading
Aug 10 Islam a German secret weapon? New book uncovers forgotten POW camp By Tracy Wholf In author Eugene Rogan’s forthcoming book, The Fall of the Ottomans, Rogan writes about a small and relatively unknown prisoner-of-war camp called Halbmondlager, or ‘Half Moon Camp’ that was specifically designed for Muslim captives. Continue reading
Aug 10 Watch From JFK to Warhol, contemporary artist Jamie Wyeth paints what he knows By PBS News Hour Painter Jamie Wyeth, a descendant of one of the country's most famous artist families, recounts the rich details of 60-year career, spanning from the rugged coast of Maine to painting President John F. Kennedy to befriending Andy Warhol. WGBH's Jared… Continue watching
Aug 09 Study: Learning a musical instrument boosts language, reading skills By samantha abramowitz Learning to sing or play a musical instrument can improve language and reading skills of disadvantaged children, according to a new study released Friday. Continue reading