Mar 04 Watch 5:41 How painter Jacob Lawrence reframed early American history with ‘Struggle’ By Jared Bowen, WGBH Amid the McCarthy hearings and the launch of the civil rights movement in the 1950s, painter Jacob Lawrence, the most famous black artist of his era, sought to reframe early American history the way he saw it. His ensuing work,… Continue watching
Mar 04 James Bond film release pushed back 7 months due to virus By Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press The release of the James Bond film “No Time To Die” has been pushed back several months because of concerns about coronavirus and its impact on the global theatrical marketplace. Continue reading
Mar 04 Louvre bans cash over virus fears By John Leicester, Associated Press The Louvre museum in Paris is no longer accepting cash as part of new measures to persuade employees worried about catching the coronavirus to return to work. But the Bank of France said refusing cash is illegal and unnecessary. Continue reading
Mar 03 Watch 3:09 How this naturalist helps people fall more in love with the world John Bates is a naturalist who sees his professional purpose as enabling people to develop environmental literacy. Since 2003, Bates has been particularly interested in old-growth forests, made up of trees that are hundreds of years old at minimum. Bates… Continue watching
Mar 03 Irish architects Farrell, McNamara win Pritzker Prize By Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press The jury praised the Dublin-based pair for pursuing the highest quality of architecture. They said Farrell and McNamara have always taken into account the unique locations of their buildings, their functions, and the people who would live in and use… Continue reading
Mar 02 Watch 6:14 ‘American Prison’ author Shane Bauer answers your questions By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Vinopal Shane Bauer, author of our February pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Amna Nawaz to answer reader questions on “American Prison,” and Amna announces the March book selection. Continue watching
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