Aug 07 To Gloria Estefan, wearing a mask is as simple as taking care of each other By Isabelle Di Rita At home in Vero Beach, Florida, Estefan spoke about her new album, which explores the musical connection between her birthplace, Cuba, and Brazil’s samba culture. She also wants you to wear a mask. Continue reading
Aug 06 Watch 2:32 An essay on power and the police The killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis this past May sparked protests nationwide, and even across the globe, about racism and police brutality. But for many Black Americans, more frequent and mundane interactions cause a permanent sense of fear. In… Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch 6:17 'Caste' author Isabel Wilkerson on America's race and class hierarchy Racism, both past and present, remains at the forefront of the American national conversation. Now, a new book by a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist examines how hierarchy and class are substantially intertwined with race in America. Jeffrey Brown talks to Isabel… Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch 2:59 A Brief But Spectacular take on surviving coronavirus at age 102 Throughout the pandemic, Americans in elder care facilities have been at a high risk of contracting COVID-19. But there are also those residents of nursing homes who have survived the disease in spite of their age. Centenarian Grace Weissman-Spiegel-Davis is… Continue watching
Aug 04 Neil Young sues Trump campaign for playing his songs at events By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press Neil Young has sued President Donald Trump's reelection campaign, saying he doesn't want his music used as a theme song for what he calls a divisive un-American campaign of ignorance and hate. Continue reading
Aug 04 'Mulan' will now premiere on Disney Plus for $30 By Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press "Mulan" is no longer headed for a major theatrical release. The Walt Disney Co. said Tuesday that it will debut its live-action blockbuster on its subscription streaming service, Disney+, on Sept. 4. Continue reading
Aug 04 What are the rules of a pandemic wedding? It depends on whom you ask By Rhana Natour “As a wedding photographer, I was like ‘let's encourage people to have weddings’ because I wanted to go back to work. And now, after actually going to a wedding, I am in a different head space ... things are not… Continue reading
Aug 03 Former wrestling star Dwayne Johnson acquires XFL By Associated Press Former wrestling star Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson said he has acquired the XFL. The 48-year-old actor made the announcement on Twitter. Reportedly the price is $15 million. Continue reading
Aug 03 Watch 5:34 Why James Baldwin's work is attracting renewed attention in 2020 Sunday marked what would have been literary icon James Baldwin’s 96th birthday, in a year when the resurgence of Black Lives Matter protests across the world has renewed interest in his work. A new book, “Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America… Continue watching
Aug 03 Notre Dame Cathedral's organ will undergo a 4-year-long cleaning By Nadine Achoui-Lesage, Angela Charlton, Associated Press The mammoth task of dismantling, cleaning and re-assembling France’s largest musical instrument started Monday and is expected to last nearly four years. Amazingly, the 8,000-pipe organ survived the 2019 fire that consumed the cathedral’s roof and toppled its spire. Continue reading