Aug 13 Watch 8:27 Report suggests Placido Domingo’s sexual impropriety was an ‘open secret’ in opera world Placido Domingo has long been among the best-known names in opera. One of the Three Tenors, he currently conducts and directs the Los Angeles Opera. But a new Associated Press report reveals extensive accusations of sexual misconduct throughout his career,… Continue watching
Aug 13 Multiple women accuse opera singer Placido Domingo of sexual harassment By Jocelyn Gecker, Associated Press Eight singers and a dancer have told the Associated Press that they were sexually harassed by the long-married, Spanish-born superstar in encounters that took place over three decades. Continue reading
Aug 12 Watch 8:12 Another look at N.C. Wyeth, American art patriarch By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport N.C. Wyeth, who led a multi-generational family of American art royalty and inspired “Star Wars” creator George Lucas and “Game of Thrones” author George R.R. Martin, gets a new look in an exhibition of his illustrations and paintings. Jeffrey Brown… Continue watching
Aug 12 5 myths about Woodstock that endure 50 years later By Michael Hill, Associated Press Was Woodstock three days of peace and music? Were babies born at the festival? Here is the real story. Continue reading
Aug 11 Watch 10:36 Santana on Woodstock at 50: ‘Kumbaya will kick your ass’ By Tom Casciato, Mori Rothman, Christopher Booker This month marks the 50th anniversary of the famed music festival Woodstock, and a half-century after playing there, musician Carlos Santana is still going strong. In the second of our two-part series on the guitar legend, NewsHour Weekend's Tom Casciato… Continue watching
Aug 11 Watch 5:46 ‘Flexn’ dance style stretches limits of self-expression By Ivette Feliciano, Zachary Green One of New York's newest art centers, The Shed, is premiering a dance performance featuring a unique style called "Flexn," which first formed in the 1990s before going mainstream. As much entertainment as self-expression, one of the creators of this… Continue watching
Aug 09 Watch 7:32 What this music revival means for Polish cultural identity Young musicians in Poland are reviving what they are calling the country’s golden era -- which was cut short by the Nazi invasion and World War II. Dances from the 1930s such as the foxtrot and tango are making a… Continue watching
Aug 09 How reading ‘The Woman Warrior’ put Celeste Ng’s feelings into words By Elizabeth Flock "It was so close to my experience, it was almost painful," says the best-selling author. Continue reading
Aug 09 10 kids’ books that made us fall in love with reading By Elizabeth Flock Have you and your child read "The Borrowers" or "The Outsiders"? What about "Octagon Magic"?… Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch 4:17 How composer Matthew Burtner is putting climate change into song By Valerie Kern, Alaska Public Media Matthew Burtner is a composer and "eco-acoustician," weaving sounds he finds in the Alaskan tundra into his musical compositions. With climate change headlining the news, he hopes artists documenting the glacial melting might awaken their audiences -- and contribute to… Continue watching