May 07 Broadway readies imminent ticket sales for a fall reopening By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press Many Broadway productions are scrambling to resume ticket sales in the coming days to welcome theater-goers this fall after city and state leaders have green-lit a reopening of the Great White Way at full capacity. Continue reading
May 06 Watch 7:24 The ‘ignored characters’ of the pandemic and why their premonitions were pushed aside By William Brangham, Alison Thoet A new book shows that there were a handful of researchers, scientists and public health officials who seemed to have an early, prescient understanding of how bad the pandemic would hit the U.S., and what we could do to avert… Continue watching
May 06 A lightning round with Ziwe, late-night’s newest host By Lynsey Jeffery Ahead of the premiere of Ziwe's new late-night show, we had some rapid-fire questions of our own. Continue reading
May 05 Watch 6:18 New book explores cultural forces at play in the 1970’s, and how they influenced America By Jeffrey Brown, Alison Thoet A new book argues the 1970's was a moment when TV, movies, and music all shifted into a new gear, changing the cultural landscape in ways that continue to today. Jeffrey Brown has a conversation with author Ron Brownstein about… Continue watching
May 04 Watch 6:18 What Breonna Taylor’s name and image is teaching America about Black lives By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport A year and a half after the police killing of Breonna Taylor during a raid of her home, no one has been charged in her death. Now her life, death, and the larger questions they raise about policing, and the… Continue watching
May 04 Watch 2:23 Remembering the legend of dance, ballet star Jacques d’Amboise By Jeffrey Brown, Amber Partida We take a moment to look back at the career of dancer Jacques d’Amboise, who died Sunday at age 86 in his Manhattan home following complications from a stroke. His work with the New York City Ballet, on film and… Continue watching
May 01 Olympia Dukakis, Oscar-winning ‘Moonstruck’ star, dies at 89 Dukakis won her Oscar through a surprising chain of circumstances, beginning with author Nora Ephron’s recommendation that she play Meryl Streep’s mother in the film version of Ephron’s book “Heartburn.”… Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch 5:30 How big waves are helping this female surfer overcome her biggest fears By Stephanie Sy, Lorna Baldwin Like many extreme sports, big wave surfing is male-dominated. Portuguese surfer Joana Andrade is one of a handful of women trying to change that, and the documentary "Big vs. Small" follows her in her endeavor. Stephanie Sy gives us a… Continue watching
Apr 30 In major decision, Grammys cut nomination review committees By Mesfin Fekadu, Associated Press The major change comes months after The Weeknd blasted the Grammys and called them "corrupt" after he earned zero nominations for the 2021 show despite having the year's biggest single with "Blinding Lights."… Continue reading
Apr 29 Watch 7:45 ‘This IS Kalapuyan Land’: Museum in Oregon has local communities tell their own story By Cat Wise Museums have been hit hard over the past year during the pandemic, with a fall survey finding more than 30 percent remain closed and a third were at risk of permanently closing. But one museum on the outskirts of Portland,… Continue watching