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
Mar 22 Judge ends 9-year conservatorship for actor Amanda Bynes By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Actor Amanda Bynes has been released from a court conservatorship that put her life and financial decisions in her parents' control for nearly nine years. Continue reading
Mar 22 'West Side Story' star Rachel Zegler is now invited to present at Oscars By Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press “West Side Story” star Rachel Zegler has been invited to be a presenter at the ceremony, according to a report in The Hollywood Reporter. The gesture came two days after Zegler posted on social media that she had not been… Continue reading
Mar 21 Latin reggaeton star Daddy Yankee announces retirement By Associated Press Daddy Yankee has surprised his fans by announcing his retirement from music with an album and a tour, more than three decades after he started a career that put reggaeton on the world map and made him one of the… Continue reading
Mar 21 Watch 3:34 A Brief But Spectacular take on bridging communities with art Shawn Dunwoody is a local artist and activist born and raised in Rochester, New York. Early in his career he found success in galleries and at universities. But he's now returning his focus to his own neighborhood, hoping to ignite… Continue watching