Oct 20 Chappelle’s anti-transgender comments in Netflix special draws protest By Alex Veiga, Lynn Elber, Associated Press A small number of people gathered in advance of a planned walkout by Netflix employees. The action Wednesday is intended to highlight objections to Chappelle's stand-up special "The Closer" and the company's handling of it. Continue reading
Oct 20 R. Kelly’s Chicago trial on federal sex charges set Aug. 1 By Associated Press A federal judge has ordered R&B superstar R. Kelly to stand trial in Chicago on child pornography and obstruction of justice charges next year after the scheduled sentencing for his conviction in an earlier sex trafficking trial in New York. Continue reading
Oct 19 Watch 4:03 Roger Dangel’s replica Oval Office holds historical artifacts that transcend time By Maya Trabulsi, KPBS For many Americans during the pandemic, the home office has seen a lot of activity. But, as Maya Trabulsi of station KPBS reports, one San Diego man dedicated his home's workspace to his passion: American history. It's part of our… Continue watching
Oct 19 Denis Villeneuve’s dreams of ‘Dune’ reach the big screen By Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press Frank Herbert's 1965 novel about intergalactic power struggles, space worms and an all powerful spice had captivated the filmmaker since he was a teenager. Continue reading
Oct 19 Grammys release inclusion requirement to ensure diverse show By Jonathan Landrum Jr., Associated Press The Recording Academy released on Tuesday an eight-page document detailing the inclusion rider’s purposes and objectives. The agreement requires producers to recruit and hire more diverse candidates backstage and in front of the camera for the upcoming annual awards ceremony. Continue reading
Oct 18 McCartney, Swift to induct new members into Rock Hall By Associated Press Paul McCartney and Taylor Swift will induct newcomers into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame during its annual ceremony, set for Cleveland on Oct. 30. Continue reading
Oct 18 Posthumous Chuck Berry live album to be released in December By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press "Live From Blueberry Hill" is taken from performances recorded between July 2005 and January 2006 at Blueberry Hill café in St. Louis, one of Berry's favorite places to play. Continue reading
Oct 18 British Museum to display the world’s oldest map of stars By Associated Press The British Museum says it will display what it says is the world’s oldest surviving map of the stars in a major upcoming exhibition on the Stonehenge stone circle. Continue reading
Oct 17 Watch 5:23 Stevie Van Zandt’s new memoir documents his life in music and show business By Christopher Booker To call Stevie Van Zandt a renaissance man may be a bit of an understatement. He’s in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, was an E Street Band guitarist, an actor, an activist and a producer Van Zandt joins… Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch 8:33 Lost to history, Questlove documentary brings iconic 1969 concert back to life By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet In the summer of 1969 cameras captured a series of concerts in Harlem featuring artists who would go on to become musical legends, like Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone and Gladys Knight. But for decades no one was interested in the… Continue watching