May 11 Watch 4:48 Artist Masako Miki crafts modern take on ancient Japanese folklore By Jared Bowen, GBH "The Night Parade of One Hundred Demons" is an ancient Japanese folktale about supernatural beings taking over the night. At an art museum in Boston, artist Masako Miki is bringing the tale into a colorful and even cuddly present-day. Jared… Continue watching
May 08 Judge finds Trump's DOGE-led cancellation of humanities grants unconstitutional By Dave Collins, Associated Press The Trump administration's cancellation of more than $100 million in humanities grants to scholars, writers, research groups and other organizations was unconstitutional, and the Department of Government Efficiency had no authority to end the funding, a federal judge ruled on… Continue reading
May 08 Happy birthday, David Attenborough. The man behind the excited but hushed voice of nature programs turns 100 By Danica Kirka, Associated Press The BBC is hosting a party at the Royal Albert Hall, and cinemas are playing his nature films - but despite the accolades, Attenborough prefers the animals to be the stars. Continue reading
May 07 Watch 6:58 An 'accidental' chef traces her unlikely journey into the culinary world in new memoir By Geoff Bennett, Alexa Gold Food can be about comfort, craft or culture, but in Brigid Washington’s new memoir, it’s about survival. Her book traces her unlikely journey into the culinary world, one marked by loss, uncertainty and questions of identity. Geoff Bennett speaks with… Continue watching
May 06 Watch 8:33 Remembering the life and legacy of visionary CNN founder Ted Turner By Judy Woodruff, Meredith Lee, Jackson Hudgins Ted Turner, the founder of CNN, died on Wednesday at the age of 87. A risk-taking entrepreneur known for his outspoken style, Turner revolutionized how billions across the world consumed the news and created the first 24-hour news network. Judy… Continue watching
May 05 Watch 6:46 How author Douglas Stuart's journey to a remote Scottish island inspired 'John of John' By Geoff Bennett, Sam Lane Douglas Stuart won the 2020 Booker Prize for his debut novel “Shuggie Bain,” about a boy in 1980s Glasgow caring for his mother struggling with alcoholism. His latest novel “John of John,” out today, follows a young man returning to… Continue watching
May 05 Watch 7:57 Why Wynton Marsalis thinks jazz is the perfect metaphor for democracy By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport Renowned trumpeter and composer Wynton Marsalis has launched a new project, a kind of call and response for these times. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown met Marsalis at the Jazz at Lincoln Center, for our series Art in Action, exploring… Continue watching
May 05 The Rolling Stones are releasing a new album titled 'Foreign Tongues' By Maria Sherman, Associated Press The Rolling Stones announced a new album on Tuesday. It is titled “Foreign Tongues.” It will arrive July 10 and feature the late Charlie Watts, Steve Winwood, Paul McCartney, The Cure’s Robert Smith and The Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad… Continue reading
May 05 In Douglas Stuart's new novel, an unbridgeable gap between father and son By Geoff Bennett Douglas Stuart won the coveted Booker Prize in 2020 for his debut novel, “Shuggie Bain,” about a boy in 1980s working-class Glasgow caring for his mother as she struggled with alcoholism. Geoff Bennett spoke to Stuart about his latest book,… Continue reading
May 04 PHOTOS: Artistic liberties on display at the Met Gala By Beatrice Dupuy, Associated Press Met Gala guests from Beyoncé to Naomi Osaka to Emma Chamberlain did not play it safe this year for the Met Gala, delivering custom works of art in honor of the dress code “Fashion is art.”… Continue reading