Frustrated by society's erasure, the Lesbian Avengers fought back
They were secretaries, cab drivers, teachers and artists — brought together on a mission for lesbian visibility and political change.
Arts
Gabby Giffords documentary comes as gun debates stay on center stage
The film on the former Arizona congresswoman and her recovery from the 2011 shooting explains how she navigated gun control campaigns and later a Senate campaign.
'Learning To Talk' focuses on growing up in mid-20th-century England
It's a testament to Hilary Mantel's brilliance as an author that even though the moments in these stories are subtle, the book somehow feels epic in its own way.
An Aquinnah Wampanoag elder is restoring some land to what it was before colonists
On the island of Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, members of the Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe are trying to restore land to the way it looked, smelled and sounded pre-colonialism.
An artist in Ukraine captures the war in black and white
Vladyslav Krasnoshchok describes himself as a "geopolitical surrealist" painter. Since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began, he's been photographing the war with a vintage Olympus 35 mm camera.
Why overturning Roe isn't the final goal of the anti-abortion movement
Law professor Mary Ziegler explains how the anti-abortion movement upended the GOP establishment and helped push the courts to the right. Her new book is Dollars for Life.
In 'Elvis,' an icon remains an icon, and little else
Baz Luhrmann's latest spectacle tackles the life of Elvis Presley, as filtered through his shady longtime manager.
50 years ago, PFLAG's founder marched with her gay son. How's it keeping up in 2022?
PFLAG was started almost 50 years ago when gay people and their families were isolated and stigmatized. Now, the organization is finding new families to support and new legal battles to fight.
Encore: Exhibit takes visitors closer to the National Museum of the American Latino
The National Museum of the American Latino in Washington won't be finished for a decade. For now, a pop-up exhibit at the National Mall highlights Latino history. (Story aired on WeSAT on 6/18/22.)
Trumpet the bloodhound wins Westminster Kennel Club dog show
The winner becomes the first bloodhound to win the annual canine competition.