Feb 19 Watch 9:14 Blues musician Keb' Mo' on his musical journey By Tom Casciato Blues musician Keb’ Mo’ has been a star for decades, but achieved little recognition until he was in his forties. Now 70, he gives a career-spanning interview to NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Tom Casciato. Continue watching
Feb 18 Watch 1:26 Yo-Yo Ma and Gabby Giffords perform 'Sound of Silence' to honor lives lost to gun violence By Anne Azzi Davenport NewsHour profiled former Rep. Gabby Giffords' journey to "retrain her brain" after she was shot in 2011. Part of her routine includes playing her childhood instrument, the French horn. That piece caught the eye of cellist Yo-Yo Ma, who then… Continue watching
Feb 17 Beijing Olympics committee declines answering questions on Taiwan and Uighur treatment By Stephen Wade, Graham Dunbar, Associated Press For two weeks and more at daily news briefings, China’s stance on questions about its politics and policies has been straightforward: It’s the Olympics, and we’re not talking about these things. Continue reading
Feb 17 Donald Glover's 'Atlanta' to end with season 4 By Associated Press There won’t be a long wait for the fourth season of FX’s “Atlanta,” but it will be its last. The Emmy-winning series created by Donald Glover begins its third season in March. Continue reading
Feb 17 Yoko Ono, and the art of survival By Brigid Cohen, The Conversation Ono’s commitment to regenerative rituals is instructive in an era of turmoil and instability. Continue reading
Feb 17 Peter Paul Rubens' 'Portrait of a Lady' will be auctioned in Warsaw By Monika Scislowska, Associated Press Poland's top auction house says it is putting up for sale Rubens' 17th century masterpiece “Portrait of a Lady” next month. Continue reading
Feb 17 More LGBTQ characters on TV thanks to boost from streaming platforms, study finds By Lynn Elber, Associated Press A new study says that LGBTQ representation on TV series has grown along with the footprint of streaming services. The study by the advocacy group GLAAD found that Netflix topped the streaming field in LGBTQ inclusivity with 155 LGBTQ characters… Continue reading
Feb 17 Elliot Page's memoir 'Pageboy' will be published in 2023 By Hillel Italie, Associated Press Elliot Page is working on a memoir, in which he will write about everything from his Oscar-nominated film career to becoming a prominent transgender person. Continue reading
Feb 17 Mikaela Shiffrin's Olympic journey included 5 individual races, no medals and 3 DNFs By Howard Fendrich, Associated Press Mikaela Shiffrin skied out in the Alpine combined and once again was unable to finish a race at the Beijing Olympics. She will leave the 2022 Games without an individual medal after participating in all five women’s events. Continue reading
Feb 17 Overlooked champion Shcherbakova wins figure skating gold as newcomer Valieva collapses By Dave Skretta, Associated Press Anna Shcherbakova won a stunning gold medal in women’s figure skating at the Beijing Games on Thursday night, while Russian teammate Kamila Valieva tumbled all the way out of the medals after a mistake-filled end to her controversial Olympics. Continue reading