Mar 26 Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins dead at 50 By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Taylor Hawkins, the longtime drummer for the rock band Foo Fighters, has died at 50. There were no immediate details about how Hawkins died. The band said in a statement that his death was a “tragic and untimely loss.”… Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch 4:34 With deep roots in Ukraine, candlemaker realigns business to raise money for emergency aid By Marisa Wojcik, Wisconsin Public Television Since Russia invaded Ukraine one month ago, people around the world have been seeking innovative ways to support Ukrainians facing the horrors of war. PBS Wisconsin's Marisa Wojcik reports on how one artisan candlemaker's fundraising effort has garnered much more… Continue watching
Mar 25 Dropkick Murphys file cease and desist order to stop neo-Nazis from using their music By Associated Press The Dropkick Murphys are hitting back against a neo-Nazi group that used one of the band's songs in a video posted on social media. Continue reading
Mar 24 'CODA' actor Troy Kotsur's road to making history at the Oscars By Jake Coyle, Associated Press Troy Kotsur's performance in the best-picture nominee "CODA" has elevated the 53-year-old Kotsur to Hollywood's biggest stages while making history for the Deaf community. Continue reading
Mar 24 Stephen Wilhite, inventor of the GIF format, has died By Tali Arbel, Associated Press Wilhite, who lived in Milford, Ohio, won a Webby lifetime achievement award in 2013 for inventing the GIF, which decades after its creation became omnipresent in memes and on social media, often used as a cheeky representation of a cultural… Continue reading
Mar 24 New Orleans school board looks to undo little-known 1922 rule banning jazz music By Associated Press During Carnival season, flocks of marching bands parade through the city streets even though jazz music and dancing has been banned in New Orleans public schools for almost a century. Continue reading
Mar 24 Watch 3:54 Marlee Matlin's Brief But Spectacular take on deaf actors in Hollywood At the Academy Awards this weekend, the film "CODA" was nominated for three awards including best picture. One of the main actors is Marlee Matlin, who has brought strong characters to the screen for 35 years. She shares her Brief… Continue watching
Mar 23 Oscar-nominated film 'CODA' to be adapted to the stage by Deaf West Theatre By Jake Coyle, Associated Press "CODA," the Oscar-nominated film about a singing teenage daughter in a deaf family, is being developed as a stage musical by the Los Angeles-based Deaf West Theatre. Continue reading
Mar 22 Beyoncé, Billie Eilish to sing nominated songs at Oscars By Associated Press Beyoncé and Billie Eilish are headed to the Oscars. The film academy says Tuesday that the superstars will be among the nominees for best original song who will perform at Sunday’s Academy Awards. Continue reading
Mar 22 Disney takes on balancing act as workers walk out in protest of Florida's anti-LGBTQ legislation By Mike Schneider, Brendan Farrington, Associated Press With some workers across the U.S. staging a walkout, The Walt Disney Co. finds itself performing a high-wire act of balancing the expectations of a diverse workforce against demands from an increasingly polarized and politicized marketplace. Continue reading