May 18 Five years after taking its last bow, Ringling Bros. is back - this time, without animals By Associated Press "The Greatest Show on Earth" is making a comeback — without animal acts — five years after shutting down its three-ring circus. Continue reading
May 16 Watch 6:48 Young playwrights use the theater to confront the trauma of gun violence By Jeffrey Brown, Lena I. Jackson, Madison Staten In 2021, more than 1,500 children and teenagers in the United States were killed by gunfire. Activists across the country are working to shed light on that issue through a series of plays written and performed by young adults, many… Continue watching
May 14 Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra wins Eurovision with a show of support for a nation gripped by war By Paolo Santalucia, Colleen Barry, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy welcomed the victory, Ukraine’s third since its 2003 Eurovision debut, and said “we will do our best” to host next year’s contest in the hotly contested port city of Mariupol. Continue reading
May 14 Watch 5:52 'Faces Of COVID' memorializes Americans who have died during the pandemic By Sam Weber, Maea Lenei Buhre Each day the Twitter thread “Faces Of COVID” posts the names, images and a short remembrance of Americans who have died from COVID-19. The project was started by Boston-based communications consultant Alex Goldstein, who has posted more than 7,000 remembrances… Continue watching
May 13 Detention of WNBA star Brittney Griner in Russia extended another month, lawyer says By Associated Press The lawyer for WNBA star Brittney Griner says her pre-trial detention in Russia has been extended by one month. Continue reading
May 12 Watch 5:58 'Philip Guston Now' portrays art of controversial and confrontational painter By Maureen Barillaro, Robert Judge and Jared Bowen, GBH Two years ago, four museums were set to present a retrospective of painter Philip Guston. But then, in one of the biggest controversies to hit the art world in the last few years, it all imploded. Now, the show has… Continue watching
May 11 Watch 3:35 A Brief But Spectacular take on the power of documentary filmmaking By Melissa Williams, Alyssa Ortega Coppelman, Ana Davila, Moe Sattar As wildfires continue to rage in the western United States, we look at how these increasingly common events are affecting the people in the midst of them. Lucy Walker is a documentary filmmaker whose most recent work, "Bring Your Own… Continue watching
May 10 WATCH: Art is all around us in the latest episode of Beyond the Canvas By Amna Nawaz, Anne Azzi Davenport In the season three premiere of Beyond the Canvas, we feature five creators who prove that art is not just on a stage, screen, or page. Each sees the potential for art where the everyday person may not, and their… Continue reading
May 10 Celebrity chef Mario Batali acquitted of sexual misconduct allegations By Philip Marcelo, Associated Press Celebrity chef Mario Batali has been cleared of sexual misconduct following a criminal trial in Boston. Continue reading
May 10 Coalition of librarians, teachers and publishers forms to fight book bans By Associated Press The American Library Association, the American Federation of Teachers and more than a dozen other organizations have formed a coalition to fight the nationwide wave of book bans and challenges. Continue reading