Jan 29 Isabel Allende talks about migration, life, aging and love By Sigal Ratner-Arias, Associated Press Over the last year, Isabel Allende has been coping with loss and grief after the passing of her mother, a stepfather whom she “adored”, and an ex-husband. Continue reading
Jan 28 Watch 7:44 Robert De Niro on ‘The Irishman’ and his prolific career By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport “The Irishman” was one of the most critically acclaimed films of 2019, receiving 10 Academy Award nominations. An epic of American organized crime and political life in the 20th century, it was directed by Martin Scorsese and stars Robert De… Continue watching
Jan 28 Huey Lewis pushes past hearing pain to keep making music By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press There's mixed news when it comes to Huey Lewis these days. The good part is that the 1980s hitmaker and his band have a new album and a jukebox stage musical in the works. The bad news? He might not… Continue reading
Jan 28 Architecture school started by Frank Lloyd Wright to close By Associated Press School officials announced Tuesday that the School of Architecture at Taliesin, which encompasses Wright properties in Wisconsin and Arizona, will shutter in June. Continue reading
Jan 27 Remembrance: Jim Lehrer was a mentor until the end By Mike Melia We often refer to the "NewsHour family." Jim was our founding father. Continue reading
Jan 27 WATCH: How Robert De Niro became ‘The Irishman’ By Joshua Barajas Robert De Niro is no stranger to Martin Scorcese films. But this new meditation on wiseguy life does something no other Scorcese film has done: places De Niro alongside Al Pacino and Joe Pesci in one universe. Continue reading
Jan 27 18-year-old singer Billie Eilish sweeps the Grammy Awards By David Bauder, Associated Press Not only did she become the youngest person to win one of Grammy's top awards — record, song and album of the year, and best new artist — Eilish is the first artist to sweep all four since Christopher Cross… Continue reading
Jan 26 Watch 1:52 Student Reporting Labs series explores stereotypes By PBS NewsHour American students today are more comfortable than ever celebrating their identities in terms of race, class, sexual orientation or gender. But stereotypes continue nonetheless. NewsHour’s Student Reporting Labs’ new “No Labels Attached” series has asked high-schoolers across the country to… Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch 7:26 How a lost recording became a Philadelphia soul classic By Christopher Booker Philadelphia's Sigma Sound Studios recorded more than 200 gold and platinum records before closing its doors in 2003, eventually donating 7,000 tapes to Drexel University, including recordings by Stevie Wonder, David Bowie, Gladys Knight and hundreds of other unknown artists. Continue watching
Jan 26 Watch 9:06 Shemekia Copeland: a new-generation ‘Queen of the Blues’ By Tom Casciato, Connie Kargbo For some, 40-year-old vocalist Shemekia Copeland might seem out of step with a generation more in tune with hip-hop than the blues. But since her first Grammy nomination at the age of 21, Copeland has been working to push the… Continue watching