Jan 25 Watch 1:50 Lion dancer makes impact on Chinese Lunar New Year tradition By Mori Rothman, Michael D. Regan People around the world on Saturday celebrated the start of the Chinese Lunar New Year, marking the first day of the Year of the Rat, with many celebrations including the traditional "lion dance" to usher in good luck and fortune. Continue watching
Jan 24 Trump touts new U.S. Space Force logo. Some see a resemblance to ‘Star Trek’ By Robert Burns, Associated Press The new U.S. Space Force is not Star Trek's Starfleet Command, but their logos bear a striking similarity. Continue reading
Jan 24 How Terese Marie Mailhot came to terms with her father’s life and death By Courtney Vinopal “The stories I wrote about him always had murky endings, where you could tell the protagonist had unfinished business with him, and that she had been hurt,” said the author of "Heart Berries."… Continue reading
Jan 22 Brazilian piano legend plays again thanks to ‘magic’ gloves By Mauricio Savarese, Associated Press Days before Christmas, acclaimed pianist João Carlos Martins ran to a Sao Paulo bar to show off his new gloves to friends. They were seemingly magical, enabling the 79-year-old to play songs on his Petrof piano with both hands for… Continue reading
Jan 22 Sesame Street launches TV show for children affected by Syrian civil war By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press “Sesame Street” in the past year has tackled everything from foster care to substance abuse. Now its latest effort is trying to help children suffering as a result of the Syrian civil war. Continue reading
Jan 22 Monty Python star Terry Jones dies at 77 By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Jones, a founding member of the anarchic Monty Python troupe who was hailed by colleagues as “the complete Renaissance comedian" and “a man of endless enthusiasms,” has died at age 77 after suffering from dementia. Continue reading
Jan 22 Grammys CEO says she was ousted after reporting sexual harassment By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press The ousted Grammys CEO is firing back at the Recording Academy, alleging she was removed after complaining about sexual harassment and pay disparities. Deborah Dugan also says she called out conflicts of interest in the nominations for music's biggest awards. Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch 4:52 How Polaroid pioneered the instant photography revolution By Jared Bowen, WGBH The Polaroid camera bypassed the entire process of film development, thus providing photographers an immediate look at their work. Released for sale in 1948, the first version was an “instant” hit. Now, the museum at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology… Continue watching
Jan 21 Black Sabbath’s Ozzy Osbourne has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease By Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Rocker Ozzy Osbourne says that he’s been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, a nervous system disorder that affects movement. The 71-year-old Grammy winner and former vocalist for the metal band Black Sabbath said during an interview on… Continue reading
Jan 20 Watch 5:08 Entertainment lawyer Nina Shaw on trailblazing and MeToo Nina Shaw is an African American entertainment lawyer at the forefront of the industry’s MeToo movement. She grew up in Harlem and the Bronx against the backdrop of the civil rights era and now represents prominent artists including Laurence Fishburne… Continue watching