Oct 15 Van Gogh artwork looted by Nazis to be auctioned in New York By Karen Matthews, Associated Press Christie's is auctioning the 1888 work, "Wheatstacks," after facilitating negotiations between the Texas oilman's heirs who own it now and the heirs of two Jewish art collectors who owned it before it was looted by the Nazis. Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch 5:48 Film and TV workers are on the verge of a massive strike. Here’s why Tens of thousands of American film industry workers are preparing for a possible strike Monday that could stop production of movies and shows nationwide as The International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees union tries to negotiate better working conditions and… Continue watching
Oct 14 Watch 6:04 Industrial sites often create toxic waste. Julie Bargmann uses it to transform landscapes By Jeffrey Brown, Alison Thoet Landscape architect Julie Bargmann, a woman who has made a career of turning toxic and industrial sites into usable, community spaces, has won the first prize of its kind in landscape architecture. Jeffrey Brown has more for our arts and… Continue watching
Oct 14 Gary Paulsen, celebrated children’s author, dies at 82 By Hillel Italie, Associated Press Paulsen received the Newbery Honor prize for "Hatchet," "The Winter Room" and "Dogsong," a story about a young native Alaskan in search of a simpler past. Continue reading
Oct 14 Shredded Banksy artwork sells for $25.4 million at auction By Associated Press A work by British street artist Banksy that sensationally self-shredded just after it sold for $1.4 million has sold again for $25.4 million at an auction on Thursday. Continue reading
Oct 13 Film TV workers union says strike to start next week By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press The union representing film and television crews says its 60,000 members will begin a nationwide strike on Monday if it does not reach a deal that satisfies demands for fair and safe working conditions. Continue reading
Oct 13 Sally Rooney holds off on Hebrew translation of new novel By Hillel Italie, Associated Press Author Sally Rooney is holding off on allowing her current book to be translated into Hebrew, citing Israel’s “system of racial domination and segregation against Palestinians.”… Continue reading
Oct 12 WATCH: William Shatner goes to space on Blue Origin rocket By Marcia Dunn, Rick Taber, Associated Press Shatner became the oldest person in space, eclipsing the previous record — set by a passenger on a similar jaunt on a Bezos spaceship in July — by eight years. The flight included about three minutes of weightlessness and a… Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch 3:02 How poetry helps this young Afghan refugee ’empty’ her pains and share her dreams By Rawan Elbaba, Student Reporting Labs October 11 is the International Day of the Girl. Tonight, we hear from one girl, a young Afghan poet, who left her country a few years ago with her family for security reasons. Aryan Ashory now lives in a refugee… Continue watching
Oct 11 Murano glassblowing model shattered by methane price surge By Colleen Barry, Associated Press Dozens of furnaces that remain on the lagoon island must burn around the clock, or the costly crucible inside the ovens will break. But the price for methane that powers the ovens has skyrocketed fivefold. Continue reading