Jan 30 ‘Laverne & Shirley’ actor Cindy Williams dies at 75 By Associated Press Williams credits included the films "American Graffiti" and "The Conversation." But she was by far best known for playing the straitlaced Shirley Feeney on the ABC sitcom "Laverne & Shirley."… Continue reading
Jan 30 Watch 7:46 New book ‘The Aftermath’ examines the political influence and legacy of the baby boomers By Geoff Bennett, Cybele Mayes-Osterman The impact of the baby boom generation is impossible to ignore. The roughly 76 million people born between 1946 and 1964 have reshaped American society at each stage of their lives. Philip Bump of The Washington Post takes a closer… Continue watching
Jan 30 Watch 3:03 Rainesford Stauffer’s Brief But Spectacular take on rethinking ambition Rainesford Stauffer is a freelance writer and Kentuckian. She is the author of “An Ordinary Age,” and her upcoming book, “All the Gold Stars: Reimagining Ambition and the Ways We Strive,” looks to examine and dismantle the concepts of ambition… Continue watching
Jan 30 Why luck is a self-fulfilling prophecy, according to this expert By Casey Kuhn, Megan McGrew, Nicole Ellis A big part of luck is the way someone is thinking and behaving, psychology professor and author Richard Wiseman said. Continue reading
Jan 30 Inspired by their mothers’ stories, how 3 Iranian film directors at Sundance told powerful tales of resilience By Maea Lenei Buhre Although “Shayda” was written four years ago and set in the Australian coastal city of Brisbane three decades ago, the scene mirrors one of the enduring symbols of the ongoing protests against repression of women’s rights by Iranian theocratic authorities. Continue reading
Jan 27 Watch 5:59 A look inside the acclaimed new theater production of ‘Life of Pi’ By Jared Bowen, GBH The play "Life of Pi" opened this winter at the American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts. You may know the story from the bestselling book or the Oscar-winning film. But the creative team of the play wants you to reconsider… Continue watching
Jan 27 Why a world champion ‘speedcuber’ says the violin helped his success By Mike Householder, Associated Press A University of Michigan student is one of the world’s foremost “speedcubers,” a person capable of quickly solving a Rubik’s Cube and he also is an accomplished violinist. Continue reading
Jan 26 Watch 6:25 Exhibit showcases Puerto Rican artists’ reaction to Hurricane Maria and its aftermath By Jeffrey Brown, Alison Thoet A response from artists to Hurricane Maria and its aftermath is billed as the first major U.S. Museum exhibition of Puerto Rican art in nearly 50 years. The 2017 disaster inspired some 50 works by 20 Puerto Rican artists based… Continue watching
Jan 26 Lloyd Morrisett, co-creator of ‘Sesame Street,’ dies By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press Morrisett and Joan Ganz Cooney worked with Harvard University developmental psychologist Gerald Lesser to build the show's unique approach to teaching that now reaches 120 million children. Continue reading
Jan 26 A statue honoring a Native ballerina was stolen in Oklahoma. This artist is piecing it together again By Adam Kemp A bronze statue of a Native ballerina was stolen, dismantled and sold for scrap in Tulsa, Oklahoma. One artist is piecing the sculpture back together in hopes that it will continue inspiring Native dancers today. Continue reading