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(From left) Command Sgt. Maj. Gabriel Cervantes and Col. Burt Thompson of the 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, with Interpreter John Mardo. 2008. (Center) Pfc. Casey Long of the Tennessee Army National Guard. 2008. (Right) Sgt. Tim Johannsen and his wife, Jacquelyne Kay, at Walter Reed Army Medical Center, where Johannsen spent 2 1/2 years after losing his legs on his second tour in Iraq. 2008.

In 'Service,' A Celebrated Photographer Turns His Lens On U.S. Troops

Platon, best known for his portraits of leaders and celebrities, focuses on U.S. troops and their loved ones in his new book, Service. "It's time to celebrate a new set of cultural heroes," he says.

Maggie Gyllenhaal Takes On The Power Imbalance Of Sex Work In 'The Deuce'

Gyllenhaal produces and stars in the HBO series, now in its third season, about sex work, porn, organized crime, politics, police and feminism in 1970s New York. Originally broadcast Sept. 20, 2018.

In Dua Lipa's ever-expanding world, 'there's no time limit and there's no what-ifs'

The pop star is returning to stages two years after releasing an acclaimed second album, Future Nostalgia, and being forced like everyone else to hunker down for the long chill.

Director Bo Burnham On Growing Up With Anxiety — And An Audience

The former YouTube star says he wanted his film, Eighth Grade, to take an "emotional inventory" of what today's adolescents are experiencing. Originally broadcast July 18, 2018.

A Filmmaker's 'Quest' For A Quiet Family Portrait Is Pierced By Unforeseen Trauma

Jonathan Olshefski spent 10 years filming Christopher Rainey and his family, who run a recording studio in North Philadelphia. Then their daughter was shot. Originally broadcast Dec. 20, 2017.

'Beautiful Day' Director On Mister Rogers' 'Radical Notion': Telling Kids The Truth

Marielle Heller's film A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhoodcenters on Fred Rogers' unlikely friendship with a cynical journalist. Originally broadcast Nov. 20, 2019.

Helen O'Neal-McCray: Civil Rights Worker

Growing up in the Mississippi Delta in the 1950s Helen O'Neal-McCray saw discrimination all around her. By the time she was a student at Jackson State…

Caitlin Moran's previous books include <em>How to Be a Woman</em> and <em>Moranthology.</em>

Exclusive First Read: Caitlin Moran's 'How To Build A Girl'

Read an exclusive excerpt of Caitlin Moran's rollicking new autobiographical novel about a girl who, after a terrible embarrassment, reinvents herself as a hard-drinking, wild-living music critic.

Preethi Pal of India celebrates winning a bronze medal in the Women's 100m - T35 Final during the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games on August 30. She won a second bronze in the 200m final two days later -- and became an instant hero in her homeland.

'Never lose courage': A Paralympian who could barely walk as a kid takes 2 track medals

Neighbors told Preeti Pal's parents she'd never marry because she was born with cerebral palsy. She just won two bronzes and is now a hero in India. Oh, and she has no interest in marriage.

Missy Mazzoli's next opera, Lincoln in the Bardo, was commissioned by the Metropolitan Opera and is slated for a 2025 production.

For Missy Mazzoli, composing is the hard work of making life easier

The composer of Breaking the Waves speaks candidly about equity in her field, the importance of role models and the unglamorous side of writing music every day.

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