Nov 24 Watch 3:27 Remembering the life and influential career of reggae icon Jimmy Cliff By Geoff Bennett, Winston Wilde Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff has died. His family said it was from a “seizure followed by pneumonia.” The native son of Jamaica, two-time Grammy winner and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame helped turn his country's signature… Continue watching
Nov 24 Jimmy Cliff, reggae giant and star of landmark Jamaican film 'The Harder They Come,' dead at 81 By Hillel Italie, Associated Press Cliff was nominated for seven Grammys and won twice for best reggae album. Continue reading
Nov 21 Watch 7:06 Clyburn spotlights trailblazing Black members of Congress in 'The First Eight' By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman, Alexa Gold Congressman James Clyburn has spent more than three decades in Congress. In his new book, he turns his attention to the trailblazing Black men who were the first to walk those halls. Geoff Bennett sat down with Rep. Clyburn to… Continue watching
Nov 21 $54.7M sale of Frida Kahlo self-portrait breaks auction record for female artists By Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press The self-portrait is among the few Kahlo pieces that have remained in private hands outside Mexico, where her body of work has been declared an artistic monument. Continue reading
Nov 21 Mexico contestant claims Miss Universe crown after standing up to pageant bullying By Tian Macleod Ji, Associated Press The issues at this year’s event sprang from a sharp-tongued scolding of Fátima Bosch Fernández, which sparked a controversy marked by a walkout, feminist solidarity and a teary, melodramatic apology from the local organizer who set it all off. Continue reading
Nov 20 Novelist Rabih Alameddine and poet Patricia Smith win National Book Awards By Hillel Italie, Associated Press The night’s honorees expressed gratitude for prizes bestowed and for literature itself, and horror and disenchantment at the political and social climate, from immigration raids in the U.S. by masked agents to the carnage in the Middle East. Continue reading
Nov 19 Watch 5:17 Exhibition showcases pioneering work of fashion designer Andrew Gn By Jared Bowen, GBH Andrew Gn, the pioneering Singaporean fashion designer known for his uncompromising attention to detail, is featured in a new retrospective at the Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. Jared Bowen of GBH Boston takes us there for our arts and… Continue watching
Nov 19 Gustav Klimt portrait that spared its subject from Nazis breaks modern art record with $236M sale By Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press The pieces were up for auction Tuesday evening at Sotheby’s in New York. The painting “Portrait of Elisabeth Lederer” helped save its Jewish subject from the Nazis during the Holocaust. Continue reading
Nov 19 Louvre to set up new cameras and anti-intrusion systems after stunning crown jewels heist By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press Louvre director Laurence des Cars said on Wednesday that the cameras — about 100 of them — will be up and running by the end of next year while anti-intrusion systems will start to be put in place within two… Continue reading
Nov 18 Watch 2:15 A Brief But Spectacular take on finding a place where you belong By Brief But Spectacular Sometimes, the right learning environment can change everything. For Courtney Irwin, that place was a youth development center in Salinas, California. She shares her Brief But Spectacular take on how cooking and community helped her find her way. Continue watching