Nov 09 Dean Stockwell, of ‘Quantum Leap and’ ‘Blue Velvet’ fame, dies at 85 By Jake Coyle, Associated Press In a career that spanned seven decades, Stockwell was a supreme character actor whose performances didn’t have to be lengthy to be mesmerizing. Continue reading
Nov 09 Astroworld deaths spur calls for independent review By Michael Kunzelman, Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press The Houston police and fire departments were deeply involved in safety measures for the music festival where a surging crowd killed eight people. Continue reading
Nov 08 Watch 6:05 How photographer Jeff Wall’s pictures duplicate ‘magic’ of large-scale paintings By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport Photographer Jeff Wall has helped change the perception of his art form. Jeffrey Brown goes to Glenstone Museum outside of Washington to look at the unusual process behind Wall’s large-scale works. This segment is part of our arts and culture… Continue watching
Nov 08 Astroworld concert victims in weekend tragedy identified By Juan A. Lozano, Jamie Stengle, Associated Press Authorities have released the names of the eight people who died at a Houston music festival over the weekend. Continue reading
Nov 08 Aspiring border agent, dancer, engineer identified among Astroworld concert dead By Randall Chase, Mike Catalini, Associated Press Clearer pictures began to emerge Sunday of some of the eight young people who died when fans at a Travis Scott concert in Houston suddenly surged toward the stage. Continue reading
Nov 07 Watch 4:39 An international mural festival brings art to Cleveland’s walls By Karla Murthy, Sam Weber Over a week earlier this summer, artists descended on a Cleveland, Ohio neighborhood to paint murals on buildings. Part of an international mural festival that has taken place in cities around the world, Cleveland was the first city in the… Continue watching
Nov 07 Watch 3:41 Houston music reporter’s eyewitness account of concert tragedy and investigation By PBS NewsHour A chaotic crush of fans rushing toward the stage at a Travis Scott show at Houston’s Astroworld music festival is being blamed for a ‘mass casualty event,’ that killed at least eight people and injured dozens more. Houston Chronicle music… Continue watching
Nov 06 Crowd surge kills at least 8 at Houston music festival By Juan A. Lozano, Associated Press The crowd at a Houston music festival suddenly surged toward the stage during a performance by rapper Travis Scott, squeezing fans so tightly together that they could not breathe or move their arms, witnesses said Saturday, hours after at least… Continue reading
Nov 06 Watch 7:22 The hilarious Nick Offerman on acting, the pandemic, and hiking ‘on purpose’ By Christopher Booker Most widely known as the curmudgeonly libertarian Ron Swanson on NBC’s hit comedy ‘Parks and Recreation,’ Nick Offerman admits to several similarities with his character: a love of carpentry, whiskey, and the great outdoors. Now, Offerman is turning his attention… Continue watching
Nov 05 Watch 6:28 Louise Erdrich’s ‘The Sentence’ explores racial tensions in a divided Minneapolis By Jeffrey Brown, Sam Lane 2020 was a time of upheaval in Minneapolis — from the pandemic, to the police killing of George Floyd. A new novel, ‘The Sentence,’ by Pulitzer Prize-winning author and Minneapolis resident Louise Erdrich, reflects on that tumultuous period. Jeffrey Brown… Continue watching