Ringo Starr is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice, once with a little band you might have heard of, and a second time on his own. He's been knighted and acted in many films and TV, including as Mr. Conductor on PBS. Now at 83, Starr has a new recording out this month and is on tour. Jeffrey Brown joined him in Los Angeles for our arts and culture series, CANVAS. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Jeanann Verlee uses her work to bring awareness to issues surrounding mental health. She has authored three books of poetry and writes about mental health awareness, trauma survival and domestic abuse and domestic violence. She shares her Brief But Spectacular take on destigmatizing mental illness through poetry. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Monday, European Union leaders gathered in Kyiv and insisted they're still united over supporting Ukraine's war effort, the last of some 100,000 people from Nagorno-Karabakh crossed into Armenia and the Nobel Prize for medicine goes to two scientists whose discoveries paved the way for vaccines against COVID-19. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

The Center For Performing Arts Medicine is an unusual partnership of a world-class hospital and world-class performing arts organizations. It was founded in 1992 with a focus on singers, but then something unexpected happened. Jeffrey Brown reports from Houston for our arts and culture series, CANVAS. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Mahogany Browne is a poet, writer, organizer and educator. Recently, she became the first-ever poet-in-residence at the Lincoln Center in New York City. She shares her Brief But Spectacular take on poetry as ritual. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Friday, the United Auto Workers strike expanded to two more Ford and GM plants in the Midwest, suicide bombings in Pakistan killed at least 57 people, the World Court called for Azerbaijan to withdraw troops from sites in Nagorno-Karabakh and the U.S. military's top officer, Army General Mark Milley, formally ended a four-year tenure with a strongly worded defense of democracy. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

For many, Cheech Marin is a household name. The comedian and actor is best known as part of the countercultural duo Cheech and Chong, but he's also an avid collector of Chicano art and opened the first major museum entirely devoted to that. Jeffrey Brown visited "The Cheech" for our arts and culture series, CANVAS. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In our news wrap Thursday, an American soldier who ran away to North Korea has been returned to the U.S., NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg urged the allies to provide Ukraine with more air defense systems and scientists in Switzerland sounded an alarm on rapidly melting glaciers caused by record-low snowfall and extreme summer heat. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

The blues guitar legend Buddy Guy once wrote, "Funny thing about the blues. You play 'em cause you got 'em. But when you play 'em, you lose 'em. The blues chase the blues away." That's especially true for 32-year-old Kentuckian Nat Myers. Special correspondent Tom Casciato has the story for our arts and culture series, CANVAS. A warning: some racial slurs Myers was called are named in this piece. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Writers and the major studios reached a tentative deal after nearly five months of striking. In the coming days, members of the Writers Guild of America will vote to approve the new contract, which includes pay increases to keep up with streaming and protections around the use of artificial intelligence. Geoff Bennett discussed the deal and the ongoing actors' strike with Janice Min of The Ankler. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders