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
Jan 20 ‘Parasite’ becomes 1st foreign language film to win top SAG award By Jake Coyle, Associated Press The win sets the film up as a legitimate best picture contender at next month’s Academy Awards. Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch 1:49 Black Comic Book Festival draws thousands in Harlem By Karla Murthy, Melanie Saltzman New York's Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture celebrated the tradition of black comics this weekend with its annual Black Comic Book Festival. Thousands attended the two-day exhibition in Harlem, which also featured screenings, panel discussions and a cosplay… Continue watching
Jan 17 Depression-era New York, through the art of children By Joshua Barajas By the Great Depression, community access to the arts had dried up, until federal art centers opened up to help fill in the gaps. A new exhibit displays paintings done by children at community art centers in New York City. Continue reading
Jan 17 Watch 6:07 How a revitalized recording studio is bringing Georgia’s Macon into the spotlight By Jeffrey Brown, Rhana Natour Many a masterpiece has been recorded at Capricorn Sound Studios in Macon, Georgia. Otis Redding’s manager, Phil Walden, co-founded the label, and Capricorn went on to produce a decade of southern rock hits. But as the music industry changed, Capricorn… Continue watching
Jan 17 Portrait found in Italian gallery’s walls verified as stolen work by Klimt The authentication of the painting announced Friday solved one of the art world's enduring mysteries. Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch 4:52 Kim Phuc’s Brief But Spectacular take on pain and forgiveness A photograph of Phan Thi Kim Phuc as a nine-year-old girl enduring a napalm attack became a defining image of the Vietnam War. Healing has been a decades-long process. Now living in Canada, Kim Phuc shares her Brief But Spectacular… Continue watching
Jan 15 Whitney Houston, Notorious B.I.G. to be inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame By David Bauder, Associated Press The annual induction ceremony will take place May 2 at the Public Auditorium in Cleveland. Continue reading