Oct 23 David Letterman receives Mark Twain Prize for humor By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press Several of the comedians honoring Letterman took shots at President Donald Trump and the general state of the country. More than one comedian quipped that the Kennedy Center's funding was about to be cut off mid-show. Continue reading
Oct 20 Watch Ai Weiwei captures the global refugee crisis in ‘Human Flow’ By PBS News Hour International artist and political activist Ai Weiwei has long mixed art and protest, gravity and playfulness. Now he's turned his creative powers to the global refugee crisis with a new documentary called "Human Flow," which opens nationwide on Friday. Jeffrey… Continue watching
Oct 20 200 years since ‘Frankenstein’ and it’s still alive. Here are 5 of the best adaptations By Alison Thoet Since the classic 1931 film, “Frankenstein” has been spun off into hundreds of plays, television shows, books and films. Continue reading
Oct 20 California’s ban on bikes in swimming pools – and other strange laws on the books By Julia Griffin Photographer Olivia Locher's latest project, “I Fought the Law,” chronicles the bizarre and obscure laws that have made their way into America’s state and local legislation. Continue reading
Oct 19 Watch 8:19 How Trombone Shorty is training the next generation of musicians in his hometown By PBS News Hour Troy Andrews, better known as Trombone Shorty, grew up with music all around him in New Orleans, first playing on the streets at age 4. Now with a Grammy, an international following and a new album, Andrews also devotes himself… Continue watching
Oct 19 WATCH: Trombone Shorty joins a ‘second line’ in New Orleans By Anne Azzi Davenport Trombone Shorty said he always makes a point of dropping by his old neighborhood when he stops home from his tours. Continue reading
Oct 18 Watch 8:18 Escaping Harvey Weinstein was a ‘cat-and-mouse game,’ says Katherine Kendall By PBS News Hour More than three dozen women have now come forward to say Harvey Weinstein harassed or assaulted them. One of those women is Katherine Kendall, who met Weinstein when she was a 23-year-old actress. She recounts her experience in a conversation… Continue watching
Oct 18 All the sexual assault or harassment allegations against Harvey Weinstein, recapped By Patty Gorena Morales, Joshua Barajas The allegations of sexual harassment and abuse against film producer Harvey Weinstein intensified this week, as more women came forward and gave on-the-record accounts of the Hollywood mogul making unwanted advances and forcing physical contact. Days after The New York… Continue reading
Oct 18 Karen Pence to outline goals for art therapy initiative By Darlene Superville, Associated Press WASHINGTON — When Karen Pence found out that an art therapist in hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico couldn't afford the clay her clients needed, she sprang into action. Continue reading
Oct 17 George Saunders wins the Man Booker Prize for a genre-bending ghost story By Joshua Barajas Texas-born author George Saunders, known for his short story collections, is the winner of the 2017 Man Booker Prize for his first full-length novel, “Lincoln in the Bardo.” Saunders’ novel focuses on a night in 1862 when President Abraham Lincoln… Continue reading