Nov 10 Upcoming Frida Kahlo auction could fetch up to $60 million, potentially setting a new record for a woman artist By Berenice Bautista, Associated Press Frida Kahlo’s "El sueño (La cama)" is causing a stir among art historians as its estimated $40 million to $60 million price tag would make it the most expensive work by any female or Latin American artist when it goes… Continue reading
Nov 10 Protesters disrupt opening of major West African art museum in Nigeria By Ope Adetayo, Associated Press Protesters in Nigeria have disrupted this week’s opening of a major museum of West African art, where local disputes over the world-renowned Benin Bronzes have already kept them from being put on display. Continue reading
Nov 07 Watch 8:03 In new book, Michael McFaul explores the global fight between autocracy and democracy By Amna Nawaz, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold The former U.S. ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul, has been analyzing the rise of autocracies and the threats they pose to democracy for decades. Amna Nawaz sat down with McFaul to discuss his new book, “Autocrats vs. Democrats: China, Russia,… Continue watching
Nov 07 2026 Grammy Award nominations announced, with Kendrick Lamar taking the lead By Maria Sherman, Associated Press The rapper is up for nine trophies at February’s ceremony: record, song and album of the year — marking the third time he’s had simultaneous nominations in those big categories — as well as pop duo/group performance, melodic rap performance,… Continue reading
Nov 06 Watch 7:55 Netflix’s ‘A House of Dynamite’ sparks discussion about nuclear threats By Geoff Bennett, Mary Fecteau, Jenna Bloom This week’s top-streaming film on Netflix tackles a long-running Hollywood theme. The threat of a nuclear attack and the discourse around "A House of Dynamite" has struck a nerve with audiences and with military defense experts. Geoff Bennett spoke with… Continue watching
Nov 05 Helen Mirren will receive the Golden Globes’ Cecil B. DeMille award By Associated Press In a career that spans six decades she has played multiple queens, a prime minister, "Barbie" narrator and many other roles. Her award will be presented Jan. 8 on a special, "Golden Eve," to air on CBS and stream on… Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch 8:18 New book ‘Injustice’ explores Trump’s decade-long effort to politicize DOJ By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold In their new book, Pulitzer Prize–winning journalists Carol Leonnig and Aaron Davis offer an investigation into the unraveling of the U.S. Justice Department. They reveal how, under Donald Trump, the nation’s top law enforcement agency was transformed from an institution built… Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch 7:44 Musician S.G. Goodman on finding inspiration in her rural upbringing By Geoff Bennett, Anne Azzi Davenport, Kayan Taraporevala Singer-songwriter S.G. Goodman has been hailed as one of the most distinctive voices to emerge from the American South in recent years. Raised in the small river town of Hickman, Kentucky, Goodman blends country, rock and folk into songs that… Continue watching
Nov 03 Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, Grateful Dead singer, dies at 78 By Associated Press Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, a soulful mezzo-soprano who provided backing vocals on such 1960s classics as “Suspicious Minds” and “When a Man Loves a Woman” and was a featured singer with the Grateful Dead for much of the 1970s, has died… Continue reading
Nov 03 Diane Ladd, 3-time Oscar nominee, dies at 89 By Associated Press Diane Ladd, the three-time Academy Award nominee whose roles ranged from the brash waitress in “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” to the protective mother in “Wild at Heart,” has died at 89. Continue reading