Sep 02 Why every football player should read Plato By Margaret Myers Football may have replaced baseball as America’s pastime, but it’s also become a sport mired in controversy -- from the reported risks of concussions to the off-field behavior of its players. But author Mark Edmundson says the game can also… Continue reading
Sep 01 Watch Football’s grip on America is a double-edged sword By PBS News Hour By far the most popular sport in America, football instills a spirit of resilience and teamwork. But the sport also continues to garner headlines for its violence, health risks from concussions and cases of domestic abuse by players. Jeffrey Brown… Continue watching
Sep 01 Watch U.S. optimism lags behind economic gains, study finds By PBS News Hour For many months now, the number of new jobs created has risen and the jobless rate has fallen substantially. But despite what appears to be a slow and steady recovery, a new study finds that 71 percent of Americans believe… Continue watching
Jun 21 So you want to create your own Rubik’s Cube By Tracy Wholf In honor of four decades of the Rubik’s Cube, Google has created a “Chrome Lab” where you can build your own Rubik’s Cube. Continue reading
May 14 Lost and found identities in Dinaw Mengestu’s ‘All Our Names’ By Victoria Fleischer Life in post-colonial Africa and the civil rights era in the United States aren’t typically compared, but Dinaw Mengestu, author of the new novel “All Our Names,” saw those moments in history as an echo of each other. Continue reading
Jan 27 Watch Author explores how Pussy Riot arrest marked new phase in Russian politics By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 10 National Ambassador of Young People’s Literature Kate DiCamillo wants to spread the joy of reading By Victoria Fleischer Kate DiCamillo spoke to chief arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown about her new role as National Ambassador of Young People's Literature. Kate DiCamillo wasn't always a writer. Self-described as a "late-bloomer," she didn't actually start writing until she was… Continue reading
Dec 24 A Poetic Odyssey: Dick Davis translates Hafez in “Faces of Love,” his new installment in a life dedicated to medieval Persian literature By Arts Desk // Dick Davis spoke to PBS NewsHour chief arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown about his new book "Faces of Love: Hafez and the Poets of Shiraz." According to Dick Davis, Hafez is the poetry world's version of Bach. "People say… Continue reading
Dec 17 The magic behind ‘Masterpiece’: Rebecca Eaton shares memories of bringing British dramas to PBS By Arts Desk Rebecca Eaton, executive producer of Masterpiece on PBS, talks to chief arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown about her decades long career creating British dramas. Rebecca Eaton grew up an Anglophile, reading British novels and “pretending to be the heroines.”… Continue reading