Apr 15 Watch 6:33 From poverty to prodigy: star violinist turns to other musicians in need By PBS News Hour Rachel Barton Pine is one of the most accomplished violinists in the world, but her upbringing wasn't one of privilege -- as a ten-year-old prodigy with an out-of-work father, she bought her concert clothes in thrift stores and relied on… Continue watching
Apr 09 WATCH: Jeffrey Brown interviews authors at LA Times Festival of Books By artsdesk More than 500 authors are set to appear at the LA Times Festival of Books this weekend for one of the largest literary events of the year. Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch 6:16 Experts weigh in on the outlook for the EU’s migrant deal with Turkey By PBS News Hour Turkey and the European Union reached an agreement Friday over solutions to the ongoing migrant crisis in Eastern Europe, with Turkey taking back Syrian refugees currently stranded in Greece in exchange for financial aid and closer travel and political ties… Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch 7:03 ‘Eye in the Sky’ film puts the use of drones in the spotlight By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 17 Watch 9:00 No more Shamu — SeaWorld to end breeding of killer whales By PBS News Hour SeaWorld has made headlines several times in the past decade: trainer Dawn Brancheau was killed by a captive orca during a live show in 2010, and a 2013 documentary focused intense scrutiny on the family-oriented theme park over the use… Continue watching
Mar 16 Watch 8:10 Why did Bowe Bergdahl leave his post? Army transcript sheds light By PBS News Hour Is Bowe Bergdahl a misguided young soldier or a deserter and a traitor? A military court will soon answer that question, as Bergdahl -- an Army sergeant who left his post in June 2009 and was captured by the Taliban… Continue watching
Mar 15 Watch 7:20 How three iconic North Carolina coaches helped shape a state’s athletic legacy By PBS News Hour March Madness has arrived once more -- and yet again, the University of North Carolina Tar Heels are in the hunt for a national championship. A new book by sportswriter John Feinstein takes an inside look at one of UNC’s… Continue watching
Mar 14 Watch 9:19 Syrian peace talks begin, but the migrant crisis remains dire By PBS News Hour The first round of UN-backed Syrian peace talks began in Geneva Monday morning -- but for those trapped in overcrowded refugee camps, seeking to enter Europe through the Balkans’ closed borders, help seems far away. Chief foreign affairs correspondent Margaret… Continue watching
Mar 11 Watch 5:53 Surrounded by violence, Syrians seek solace in art By PBS News Hour As the fighting in Syria approaches a fifth year, leaving hundreds of thousands dead and displaced, the nation’s artists have sought ways to respond to the destruction of their homeland. Some try to tell the stories of their fellow Syrians,… Continue watching
Mar 07 Watch 6:14 A chronicle of Afghanistan’s modern-day Romeo and Juliet By PBS News Hour Zakia and Ali are Afghanistan’s Romeo and Juliet -- with all the heartache that description implies. Separated by religion, ethnicity and their own families, the young couple defied them all by eloping. Rod Nordland of the New York Times chronicles… Continue watching