Before she was a best-selling writer, Amy Tan was “making up” astrology for her friend’s astrology hotline business. Tune in to Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir Monday, May 3 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings), pbs.org/amytan and the PBS Video app in honor of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month.
Oliver Sacks was a polymath and had bookshelves stocked with volumes on subjects ranging from neuroscience to botany to literature and beyond. Here are a just a few of the books he had on his shelves. Oliver Sacks: His Own Life is streaming now. Photo: Bill Hayes
The legendary jazz composer Duke Ellington used music as a subtle but compelling way to tell stories of racial injustice to wide-reaching audiences. Read on to learn how Ellington was a musical revolutionary. Portrait of Duke Ellington and Sonny Greer, Aquarium, New York, N.Y., ca. Nov. 1946 (LOC) Photo: William P. Gottlieb
How did Garland become such a beloved gay icon? And did she really start performing as a toddler? Read on for some surprising facts about the star's life. Judy in Concert, Las Vegas 1962. Courtesy of “The John Fricke Collection.”
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