Dec 11 ‘Barbie’ leads Golden Globe nominations, with ‘Oppenheimer’ close behind By Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” dominated the Golden Globe Awards nominations with nine nods for the blockbuster film. Continue reading
Dec 10 Watch 3:11 A Brief But Spectacular take on legacy and poetry By Katie Hodgman Anastacia-Reneé is a writer, educator and interdisciplinary artist. In collaboration with New York City’s Lincoln Center, she performs pieces from “Side Notes from the Archivist,” her new book that explores five decades of American history through her perspective as a… Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch 3:23 U.S. service members perform ‘Ocho Kandelikas’ for Hanukkah By Dan Sagalyn Each year, the NewsHour asks the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service at the Pentagon to produce holiday songs with service members singing. On this second night of Hanukkah, we present "Ocho Kandelikas" by the composer and singer Flory Jagoda. Continue watching
Dec 08 Ryan O’Neal, ‘Love Story’ and ‘Paper Moon’ actor and big star of the 1970s, dies at 82 By Anthony McCartney, Associated Press Ryan O'Neal, the heartthrob actor who went from a TV soap opera to an Oscar-nominated role in "Love Story" and delivered a wry performance opposite his charismatic 9-year-old daughter Tatum in "Paper Moon," died Friday, his son said. Continue reading
Dec 08 The Christmas Eve bonfire tradition that almost wasn’t By Roby Chavez A statewide burn ban, which was a response to unusually dry weather, threw into question whether this year’s 300-year-old tradition of lighting up bonfires would move forward in Louisiana. Continue reading
Dec 07 Watch 2:59 A Brief But Spectacular take on how to protect your people By Katie Hodgman Raj Jayadev is a MacArthur Fellow and founder of an organization which supports people who have been through the criminal justice system. He shares his Brief But Spectacular take on how to protect your people. Continue watching
Dec 07 What to know about the Hall & Oates legal fight, and the business at stake behind the music By Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press After more than a half-century of making music together, Daryl Hall is suing John Oates over a proposed sale of his share of a Hall & Oates business partnership that Hall says he hasn't approved. Continue reading
Dec 06 Watch 8:42 Rob Reiner on Norman Lear’s groundbreaking career and legacy By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet, Jonah Anderson, Madison Staten, Madeline Powell Norman Lear, the groundbreaking TV producer and writer, died Tuesday at the age of 101. He revolutionized primetime television with a string of hits, dominating the airwaves in the 70s and 80s, and showcased political and social issues of the… Continue watching
Dec 06 Norman Lear, influential TV producer and liberal activist, dies at 101 By Lynn Elber, Associated Press The writer, director and producer revolutionized prime time television with such topical hits as "All in the Family" and “Maude” and propelled political and social turmoil into the once-insulated world of sitcoms. Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch 8:01 Tariq ‘Black Thought’ Trotter on his impact on hip-hop and new memoir, ‘The Upcycled Self’ By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Simon Epstein The Roots are one of hip-hop’s most important and influential groups and lead lyricist and emcee Tariq Trotter, better known by his stage name Black Thought, has established himself among the leading rappers. The Grammy-winner tells his own story in,… Continue watching