Oct 19 Watch 2:59 A Brief But Spectacular take on Brooklyn, art and magic By Melissa Williams, Elizabeth Burton Whether on stage or in front of a canvas, multidisciplinary artist Patrick Dougher sees the importance of celebrating the world around him. Dougher offers his Brief But Spectacular take on Brooklyn, art and magic, as part of our arts and… Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch 6:05 Photographer documents immigration and life inside detention facility By Laura Barrón-López, Henry Brannan, Maea Lenei Buhre U.S. authorities reported that there have been more than two million apprehensions at the southern border in the last year, a record high. Since 2018, photographer Pablo Allison has documented the human stories behind these statistics. Laura Barrón-López talked to… Continue watching
Oct 17 Watch 7:20 Playwright Tom Stoppard grapples with his hidden past in latest work By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport In a new Broadway play, one of the world’s greatest writers grapples with his own hidden past and its implications for our time. Sir Tom Stoppard's “Leopoldstadt” chronicles a family history he only learned about in his 50s when a… Continue watching
Oct 17 Kanye West offers to buy conservative social media platform Parler By Michelle Chapman, Associated Press The rapper formerly known as Kanye West is offering to buy right-wing friendly social network Parler shortly after he was blocked from posting on Twitter and Instagram for antisemitic posts. Continue reading
Oct 17 In testimony, Kevin Spacey denies sexual abuse claims By Tom Hays, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Kevin Spacey has testified in a New York courtroom that he never made a sexual pass at the actor Anthony Rapp. Rapp has sued, claiming the Academy Award-winning actor tried to take him to bed when he was 14. Continue reading
Oct 17 Korean-pop group BTS members will perform mandatory military service in South Korea By Kim Tong-Hyung, Associated Press The management agency of K-pop group BTS says the singers will serve their mandatory military duties as required under South Korean law, effectively ending a public debate on whether they should be granted exemptions because of their artistic accomplishments. Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch 7:48 Afghan poets find inspiration in exile, using art to channel their pain By Ali Rogin Poetry has a special place in the heart of Afghans. It has played a prominent role from the country's ancient history to its present day. But when the Taliban took over, many of Afghanistan’s most popular poets had to flee. Continue watching
Oct 14 Robbie Coltrane, ‘Cracker’ and ‘Harry Potter’ actor, dies at 72 By Associated Press Scottish actor Robbie Coltrane, who played a crime-solving psychologist on TV series “Cracker” and the half-giant Hagrid in the “Harry Potter” movies, has died. He was 72. Continue reading
Oct 14 Climate protesters throw tomato soup on Van Gogh’s ‘Sunflowers’ By Associated Press The soup splashed across the glass covering the painting and its gilded frame. Continue reading
Oct 14 Dolly Parton’s donation strategy is to ‘just give from my heart’ By Glenn Gamboa, Associated Press Parton believes she gets too much attention for her philanthropic work. Continue reading