The Minnesota legislature opened its session this week with a special ceremony for Rep. Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, who were victims of a political assassination eight months ago.

Rev. Jesse Jackson was at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis on April 4, 1968, when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated there.

Junot Díaz's The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao was removed from an English class at the public school. PEN America says it's part of a trend of scrubbing literature dealing with uncomfortable topics.

Wiseman's narration-free documentaries, including Titicut Follies, Hospital and Central Park, examined institutions and neighborhoods. He died Feb. 16. Originally broadcast in 1986.

Duvall, who died Feb. 15, often played intense, combative characters. His film credits include The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, The Great Santini and Lonesome Dove. Originally broadcast in 1996 and 2010.

Sit down with pop culture critic Linda Holmes as she watches the 2026 Winter Games. She is exhausted by cross-country, says "ow ow ow" during moguls, and makes the case, once and for all, for curling.

Trump announced his plans to close the Kennedy Center entirely for two years "for Construction, Revitalization, and Complete Rebuilding." The announcement came after many prominent artists canceled existing scheduled appearances.

An NPR reporter covering the Olympics in Milan takes us on cultural side quests, to a hospitality house and a candy store.

"Consciousness is under siege," says author Michael Pollan. His new book, A World Appears, explores consciousness on both a personal and technological level.

Sketchers say making art together in urban environments allows them to create a record of a moment and to notice a little bit more about the city they see every day.