Jan 28 Watch 7:34 Samara Joy, already a Grammy winner, creates more awards buzz with latest album By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Simon Epstein Already a three-time winner, jazz vocalist Samara Joy is up for two more Grammys at Sunday’s awards ceremony. Her latest album is receiving critical acclaim and creating more awards buzz. All this and Joy only turned 25 in November. Senior… Continue watching
Jan 28 Mona Lisa to get dedicated room in the Louvre in museum renovation, Macron says By Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press Macron did not disclose the cost, estimated to run into hundreds of millions of euros, to modernize the most visited museum in the world. Continue reading
Jan 27 Watch 7:48 Museum works to preserve shoes belonging to Auschwitz’s youngest victims By Malcolm Brabant On the 80th anniversary of its liberation, survivors of the Holocaust gathered at the extermination camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland. Of the more than six million Jews murdered by the Nazis, 1.1 million were killed at Auschwitz, nearly a quarter… Continue watching
Jan 23 Netflix musical ‘Emilia Pérez’ leads Oscar nominations with 13, setting record for a non-English language film By Jake Coyle, Associated Press The nominees for best picture are: "Anora"; "The Brutalist"; "A Complete Unknown"; "Conclave"; "Dune: Part Two"; "Emilia Pérez"; "I'm Still Here."; "Nickel Boys"; "The Substance"; "Wicked."… Continue reading
Jan 22 Watch 3:15 A Brief But Spectacular take on the art of bringing people together By Brief But Spectacular During the pandemic, a project called “Artists and Elders” was formed to connect artists to isolated older adults in their community. The founders share their Brief But Spectacular take on the art of bringing people together. Continue watching
Jan 21 Watch 7:08 ‘Just a Dream’ offers glimpse of tragedy and triumph of life in contemporary America By Jeffrey Brown, Lena I. Jackson The exhibition, "Just a Dream,” presents 25 years of work from Vincent Valdez in a series of chapters that look at both personal and collective histories. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown met with Valdez for our arts and culture series,… Continue watching
Jan 21 Jules Feiffer, acclaimed cartoonist and writer, dies at 95 By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Artistically limber, Feiffer hopscotched among numerous forms of expression, chronicling the curiosity of childhood, urban angst and other societal currents. To each he brought a sharp wit and acute observations of the personal and political relations that defined his readers'… Continue reading
Jan 21 Garth Hudson, last surviving member of The Band, dies at 87 By Hillel Italie, Associated Press Hudson, the Band's virtuoso keyboardist and all-around musician who drew from a unique palette of sounds and styles to add a conversational touch to many rock standards, has died at age 87. Continue reading
Jan 20 WATCH: Carrie Underwood performs ‘America the Beautiful’ at Trump’s inauguration By Associated Press “I love our country and am honored to have been asked to sing at the Inauguration and to be a small part of this historic event,” Underwood said in a statement. Continue reading
Jan 17 Watch 4:30 Poet Amanda Gorman pens tribute to crews battling the Los Angeles wildfires By Amna Nawaz, Karina Cuevas Renowned poet and Los Angeles native Amanda Gorman has penned a heartfelt tribute to first responders battling the wildfires and helping those in need. In "Smoldering Dawn," she expresses her fears and hopes and celebrates how the community is coming… Continue watching