Jan 26 Watch 8:06 Tattooed, Mexican-American and female: Classical maestra keeps symphony in tune By Joanne Elgart Jennings, Melanie Saltzman Among more than 20 of the major U.S. symphony orchestras, only one woman has the top job of principal conductor. But women are making better gains in the nation's smaller ensembles. Jessica Bejarano is leading the San Francisco Civic Symphony,… Continue watching
Jan 25 WATCH: Author Sandeep Jauhar explains what happens in a coronary angiogram By Elizabeth Flock More than 600,000 Americans will have a heart attack this year. As a result many of us -- or someone we love -- will one day undergo a coronary angiogram. Continue reading
Jan 23 Watch 5:47 Tech leader and philanthropist Jean Case on achieving transformative success Tech leader and philanthropist Jean Case has written a book describing what she sees as the five key principles needed for achieving transformative success. The book, “Be Fearless,” leverages years of research conducted by the Case Foundation, where she is… Continue watching
Jan 23 Watch 2:25 Remembering Russell Baker, Pulitzer-winning writer and humorist Author, columnist and humorist Russell Baker has died at age 93. We remember the media icon, who won two Pulitzer Prizes for his writing and hosted "Masterpiece Theater" for more than a decade. Continue watching
Jan 22 Watch 7:05 Oscar winner and nominee Barry Jenkins on adapting the work of James Baldwin to the screen By Jeffrey Brown The film “If Beale Street Could Talk” is nominated for three Academy Awards, including best supporting actress and best adapted screenplay. Director Barry Jenkins previously drew critical acclaim for his work on the 2017 best picture, “Moonlight.” He sits down… Continue watching
Jan 22 Singer Chris Brown detained in France after rape complaint By Angela Charlton, Associated Press The Grammy Award-winning singer was detained Monday on potential charges of aggravated rape and drug infractions. Continue reading
Jan 22 Oscar nominations led by 'Roma,' 'The Favourite' with 10 nods By Jake Coyle, Associated Press With "Roma," Netflix has scored its first best picture nomination, something the streaming giant has dearly sought. Continue reading
Jan 21 How the public domain offers new life to these poetry classics By Lora Strum 2019 marks the first mass copyright expiration in more than two decades, freeing up works like Robert Frost's "Stopping by the Woods on a Snowy Evening" for academic, creative and commercial use. Continue reading
Jan 19 Edgar Allan Poe's greatest mystery was his death By Dr. Howard Markel A man was discovered lying in the gutter, confused, bedraggled, and under the influence. Shabbily dressed (in someone else’s clothing, as it turned out), Edgar Allan Poe was in dire need of medical assistance. Continue reading
Jan 17 An annotated page from 'Heart' By Elizabeth Flock Many of the experiments surgeons performed in the 1950s brought us to our current understanding of the human heart, but "would not pass muster with any institutional review board today," Sandeep Jauhar writes. Continue reading