Nov 26 Stephen Sondheim, theater icon who reshaped musicals, dies at 91 By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press Sondheim influenced several generations of theater songwriters, particularly with such landmark musicals as "Company," "Follies" and "Sweeney Todd." His most famous ballad, "Send in the Clowns," has been recorded hundreds of times. Continue reading
Nov 26 Egypt unveils renovated ‘Avenue of the Sphinxes’ in Luxor By Haggag Salama, Associated Press Egyptian authorities are unveiling a renovated ancient promenade dating back 3,000 years in the city of Luxor. It connects the famous Karnak and Luxor temples in what was the city of Thebes in antiquity. Continue reading
Nov 25 Watch 5:39 Work of master painter Titian reunited for the first time in more than 400 years By Jared Bowen, GBH An exhibition many have called "the art show of the year" are now on display at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. It includes a collection of masterworks by Titian, which have not been seen together in more than… Continue watching
Nov 24 Watch 2:49 Poet recounts ups and downs of the pandemic — on a literal rollercoaster For many Americans, the COVID-19 pandemic has felt like a rollercoaster. Infections have gone down, then back up. Mask mandates were put in place, then dropped and then required again. Poet Jasmine Gardosi was asked by the British charity National… Continue watching
Nov 23 Musician Jon Batiste surprises with 11 Grammy Award nominations By Jonathan Landrum Jr., Associated Press Jon Batiste might be the Grammys biggest surprise: The multi-genre performer and recent Oscar winner made such an impression on voters that he scored the most nominations with 11 on Tuesday. Continue reading
Nov 23 Waukesha parade crash devastates holiday favorites ‘Dancing Grannies’ By Tim Sullivan, Kathleen Foody, Tammy Webber, Associated Press In the devastation wrought by an SUV driver plowing into a suburban Milwaukee Christmas parade, no group was hit harder than the Dancing Grannies. Continue reading
Nov 22 Kevin Spacey ordered to pay studio $31M for ‘House of Cards’ losses By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press "The safety of our employees, sets and work environments is of paramount importance to MRC and why we set out to push for accountability," MRC, the studio, said in a statement Monday. Continue reading
Nov 22 Prominent poet Robert Bly, author of ‘Iron John’, dies at 94 By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press Bly published his first book of poems, "Silence in the Snowy Fields," in 1962. He won the National Book Award in 1968 for "The Light Around the Body," a book of Vietnam War protest poems. Bly donated the $1,000 prize… Continue reading
Nov 22 Watch 7:54 How friendly experiments led Robert Plant and Alison Krauss to record ‘Raise the Roof’ By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport Legendary singers Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, two of music's greats, have teamed up again for a new album with plans to tour internationally — for the first time in 12 years. Jeffrey Brown went to Nashville to talk about… Continue watching
Nov 22 Rhode Island voters chose to drop ‘Plantation’ from state’s name. A year later it remains on display By Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press Rhode Island dropped "Providence Plantations" from its name a year ago, but not from its buildings. Providence Plantations is written in the script in marble near the State House dome and on bronze plaques in the entryway. Continue reading