Feb 21 Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Dominick Argento dead at 91 By Associated Press Known for composing in styles ranging from melody to dissonance, Argento earned the Pulitzer in 1975. Continue reading
Feb 20 Watch 7:34 Why Andy Warhol retrospective has special resonance in the Instagram age By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport A major Andy Warhol retrospective exhibit, the first organized by an American museum in decades, is on display at New York's Whitney Museum. Titled “Andy Warhol: From A to B and Back Again,” the show contains over 350 works. As… Continue watching
Feb 19 Watch 2:59 Remembering Karl Lagerfeld, fashion designer and style icon Karl Lagerfeld, who died Tuesday at age 85, was a fashion legend synonymous with luxury. The German-born designer was particularly admired for reinventing the classic fashion house Chanel in an era when critics believed it had grown stale. Jeffrey Brown… Continue watching
Feb 19 An annotated page from Meg Wolitzer’s ‘The Wife’ By Elizabeth Flock Author Meg Wolitzer explains where she gets her settings and stories, why she set the book in the first person, and how she creates humor on the page. Continue reading
Feb 19 Iconic couturier Karl Lagerfeld dies at 85 By Thomas Adamson, Associated Press Chanel's iconic couturier, Karl Lagerfeld, whose accomplished designs as well as trademark white ponytail, high starched collars and dark enigmatic glasses dominated high fashion for the past 50 years, has died. He was around 85 years old. Continue reading
Feb 18 Watch 6:21 Jazz musician Terence Blanchard on the hardest thing about composing for film By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport Jazz musician and composer Terence Blanchard has six Grammy Awards, but this year, he's received his first Oscar nomination, for his original score in the 2018 film “BlacKkKlansman.” Jeffrey Brown sits down with Blanchard, who grew up in New Orleans,… Continue watching
Feb 18 Watch 2:36 Why we should think differently about classical music Musician and critic Jennifer Gersten wants us to transform the way we think about classical music. Perceived by many as “inaccessible, elitist, incomprehensible,” the genre is often marketed by producers and performers primarily as relaxing. Gersten shares her humble opinion… Continue watching
Feb 18 WWII sailor in iconic Times Square kiss photo dies at 95 By Associated Press In one of the most famous photographs of the 20th century, George Mendonsa kisses Greta Zimmer Friedman, a dental assistant in a nurse's uniform, on Aug. 14, 1945, the day Japan surrendered to the United States. Continue reading
Feb 17 Watch 6:45 Academy Award-nominated film ‘End Game’ examines end-of-life care By PBS NewsHour The Academy Award-nominated documentary "End Game" looks at different approaches in palliative care for people with terminal illness. The film follows medical practitioners, patients, and their families, as they tackle the difficult questions that arise during end-of-life care. NewsHour Weekend's… Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch 6:32 Oscar nominee Regina King says ‘Beale Street’ a reminder of black resilience By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport Set in New York City in the 1970s, “If Beale Street Could Talk” is the film adaptation of a James Baldwin novel about Tish and Fonny, a devoted young couple almost torn apart by racism and wrongful imprisonment. Jeffrey Brown… Continue watching