In this modern take on the historical documentary, the mythical Thoreau – the hermit of Walden Pond, the imitator of Ralph Waldo Emerson, the nag, the saint – will give way to the human Thoreau: ...

Narrated by frequent Burns collaborator Peter Coyote, “The American Revolution” starts well before that fateful July day in 1776 when the Second Continental Congress formally adopted the Declaration ...

David J. Burns, age 81, of Mentor, passed away November 11, 2025. He was born on July 29, 1944.David dedicated 44 years of his life to Lincoln Electric before retiring in 2009. A graduate of ...

David Rubenstein, a Baltimore philanthropist and owner of the Orioles baseball team, is once again helping Ken Burns shape his stories of America — this time, honing in on its bloody beginning. The ...

There’s a neon sign in Ken Burns’s editing room that reads, “It’s complicated.” Even the prolific documentarian, who spends more time than most exploring the difficult truths of our nation’s history, ...

In Ken Burns’s newest documentary, the war for independence was also a civil war. Amid a bitter fight over history, its timing feels urgent. Critic’s Notebook In Ken Burns’s newest documentary, the ...

The new Ken Burns documentary "The American Revolution" premieres Nov. 16 on PBS (check local listings). Celebrities including Tom Hanks, Meryl Streep and Ethan Hawke voice historical figures in the ...

Co-anchor, "CBS Evening News;" Chief political analyst and senior national correspondent; Contributo Award-winning journalist and author John Dickerson is co-anchor of the" CBS Evening News" and chief ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

David Byrne is not a guy who’s frightened by a high bar. Over a 48-year recording career he’s responsible for two touring shows that are regularly in the discussion of greatest concerts of all-time — ...