More than 30 years after his death, Jean-Michel Basquiat remains one of America's most influential contemporary artists. He carved a…
Jeffrey Brown
Traditionally, movies and books about Native American life have focused on tragedy and defeat. Now, a new work of history…
Between producing recordings for major music stars, writing soundtracks for films and TV and releasing a new album of his…
PBS "Masterpiece" has a new spin on an old story, with a six-hour serial version of "Les Miserables." Unlike recent…
The melting of polar ice masses is a prominent topic in the news lately, but it's difficult to imagine what…
As spring takes hold, sparking thoughts of budding plants and new life, we explore how one of the world's preeminent…
Loretta Lynn's six decades of boundary-breaking country music and a 1980 film adaptation of her life, "Coal Miner's Daughter," took…
Robert Caro is one of the nation's preeminent biographers, known for meticulous research and taking his time with a subject.…
Singer-songwriter Patty Griffin has developed a faithful following as well as critical acclaim for her folk and Americana music. But…
Naomi Alderman, author of our March pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey…
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