Dec 17 Watch 7:25 Best-selling children’s author Mo Willems on sparking creativity and joy By Paul Solman Author and illustrator Mo Willems has sold millions of children’s books and created beloved characters, including the Pigeon, Knuffle Bunny, and Elephant and Piggie. Now he’s the Kennedy Center’s first education artist-in-residence, making new kinds of work for both kids… Continue watching
Dec 17 What caused Beethoven’s deafness? By Dr. Howard Markel It is a query that has invited many diagnoses over the last 200 years. Continue reading
Dec 16 Watch 6:13 Firearms museum takes aim at understanding history, culture of guns By Jeffrey Brown, Mike Fritz Wyoming is the least populous state in the U.S. but ranks near the top in per capita gun ownership. It’s also home to the nation's most comprehensive collection of historical firearms. Jeffrey Brown reports from Cody, where a renovated firearms… Continue watching
Dec 16 ‘Tree of Life’ tops AP’s best films of the decade By Jake Coyle, Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press AP calls 'Tree of Life' one of the most sublime and soul-stirring movies ever made. Continue reading
Dec 14 Watch 6:41 Illusionist Derren Brown pushes the boundaries of mentalism By Hari Sreenivasan, Mori Rothman, Laura Fong Derren Brown is an English mentalist and illusionist who for more than 20 years has been performing "magic" on stage and television to critical acclaim. His newest work, a one-man Broadway show called "Derren Brown: Secret," began in September. Hari… Continue watching
Dec 13 Watch 7:21 How this nomadic music group is bridging cultural divides By Ali Rogin Tinariwen’s members are Tuaregs, an ethnic group from all across the Sahara desert. They’re nomads who lay down musical rather than physical roots, and their music follows a rich Tuareg lyrical tradition -- gone electric. But although the Tinariwen feel… Continue watching
Dec 13 For Madeline Miller, writing is ‘like descending to the bottom of the ocean’ By Elizabeth Flock Before she was the author of the best-selling novel "Circe," Miller believed that she had to write around the clock. Now, she says, “Discipline is important, but so is taking a breath and looking around."… Continue reading
Dec 13 Blue-collar character actor Danny Aiello has died at age 86 By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press Danny Aiello, the blue-collar character actor whose long career playing tough guys included roles in “Fort Apache, the Bronx,” "The Godfather, Part II," “Once Upon a Time in America” and his Oscar-nominated performance as a pizza man in Spike Lee’s… Continue reading
Dec 12 ‘Lemonade’ by Beyoncé is named the AP’s album of the decade By Mesfin Fekadu, Associated Press At the beginning of this decade, Beyoncé was already the greatest singer of her generation. But somehow Superwoman — shoot, she’s Superman, too! — found a way to do more. Continue reading
Dec 12 How streaming, diversity, #MeToo propelled TV decade of change By Lynn Elber, Associated Press Nothing is the same, whether it’s how much television we consume; how and where we do it; who gets to make it. Continue reading