Mar 02 ‘Inside the Actors Studio’ host James Lipton dies at 93 By Associated Press Lipton interviewed hundreds of master actors and Hollywood luminaries for nearly 25 years on Bravo's "Inside the Actors Studio," including Paul Newman, Meryl Streep, Robert De Niro and Glenn Close. Continue reading
Mar 02 Why some of the best-known tunes, like ‘Happy Birthday,’ are the hardest to sing By Bryan Nichols, The Conversation Don’t judge your singing skills on familiar cultural songs; they’re just not good measures of our singing abilities. Continue reading
Mar 02 Public Enemy kicks out Flavor Flav after Sanders campaign dispute By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press The dispute kicked off when Flavor Flav and his attorney sent a cease-and-desist letter to Sanders' campaign on Friday, arguing that a Sunday campaign rally in Los Angeles by Public Enemy Radio had used Flavor Flav's “unauthorized likeness, image, and… Continue reading
Mar 02 Louvre workers vote to keep museum closed amid virus fears By Associated Press About 250 Louvre workers, mainly those who guard the treasured artworks or greet visitors, voted Monday to stay off the job until management presents a clearer plan of how it's dealing with the virus threat. Continue reading
Mar 02 Ecology and kinetic styles grace Paris Fashion Week shows By Thomas Adamson, Associated Press Here are some highlights of fall-winter 2020 shows. Continue reading
Mar 01 Watch 6:37 Capturing 1960s music icons from jazz clubs to Woodstock By Christopher Booker, Mori Rothman You may not know the name Jim Marshall, but you probably know his photographs. His collection of work is a near-complete account of the cultural revolution that took place in the 1960's, from jazz clubs to Woodstock. Now, his long-time… Continue watching
Feb 28 Watch 8:11 How the Dallas Street Choir grants homeless residents a voice By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport The mantra of the Dallas Street Choir is “homeless, not voiceless.” Some 2,000 singers have passed through the group in the last five years, seeking support, artistic expression and community as they contend with life on the streets. The organization… Continue watching
Feb 28 National Symphony cancels Japan concerts due to virus By Associated Press In an announcement Thursday night, the orchestra scrapped performances from March 6-11 in Fukui, Sakai, Hiroshima and Tokyo. Continue reading
Feb 28 ‘Inheritance’ is our March book club pick By Courtney Vinopal After submitting her DNA for analysis to an ancestry website in 2016, Dani Shapiro received a piece of news that rocked her to the core: The man who had raised her, her now-deceased father, was not her biological kin. Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch 8:25 Uber whistleblower Susan Fowler details harassment, retaliation in new book In 2015, Susan Fowler was excited about joining high-flying startup Uber -- but was propositioned by her manager on her first day. Just over a year later, Fowler detailed a corporate culture of harassment and retaliation in a blog post… Continue watching