Jul 21 6 things to know about Barbie as the new film sets box office records By Justin Stabley, Bella Isaacs-Thomas When Barbie debuted in 1959, she didn’t just make a splash. It was more like a boom, sending children and parents scurrying to possess this icon of femininity and setting off a decadeslong debate about beauty standards, gender roles, race… Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch 7:23 Christopher Nolan on ‘Oppenheimer’ and the responsibility of technology creators By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet Robert Oppenheimer was one of this country’s greatest scientists, the father of the atomic bomb and a victim of the McCarthy witch hunts. Now the complicated and fascinating man is the subject of a new film by director Christopher Nolan. Continue watching
Jul 21 Watch 3:52 Remembering the life and legendary career of Tony Bennett By Jeffrey Brown, Murrey Jacobson, Dorothy Hastings Tony Bennett, one of the greatest singers of American standards, died Friday at the age of 96. A combat infantryman who helped liberate a concentration camp during World War II, he came back to New York in 1946 and was… Continue watching
Jul 21 Hollywood actors and writers enter 2nd week of strike with no signs of a deal By Krysta Fauria, Jill Lawless, Associated Press The combined strike by Hollywood actors and screenwriters entered its second week with no sign that a swift ending will be achieved, and union leaders and star strikers sought Friday to keep morale high as the novelty of picket lines wears off. Continue reading
Jul 21 Tony Bennett, masterful stylist of American musical standards, dies at 96 By Associated Press Publicist Sylvia Weiner confirmed Bennett's death to The Associated Press, saying he died in his hometown of New York. Continue reading
Jul 20 CMT pulls Jason Aldean music video that was filmed at a lynching site By Maria Sherman, Associated Press In the video, Aldean performs in front of the Maury County Courthouse in Columbia, Tennessee -- the site of the 1946 Columbia race riot and the 1927 mob lynching of an 18-year-old Black teenager named Henry Choate. Continue reading
Jul 19 Watch 2:59 A Brief But Spectacular take on using craft to push back on injustice Tanya Aguiñiga is a Los Angeles-based artist, designer and activist who grew up as a binational citizen of Mexico and the United States. Much of her work speaks of her divided identity and tells the larger and often invisible stories… Continue watching
Jul 18 Watch 8:00 Actors’ union president Fran Drescher discusses ongoing strike and future of Hollywood By Geoff Bennett, Dorothy Hastings For the first time in 63 years, actors and writers are striking at the same time, bringing movie and TV production to a halt. The Writers Guild has been on strike since May and SAG-AFTRA joined them last week. Key… Continue watching
Jul 18 Watch 5:53 First Latino head of Academy of American Poets on bringing poetry to more people By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport Founded in 1934, the Academy of American Poets is one of the nation’s leading literary organizations and the largest funder of poets. Its new leader wants to emphasize and expand the linguistic diversity of poetry and boost interest in poetry… Continue watching
Jul 17 Strikes rock Hollywood hit by streaming revolution, pandemic standstill By Jake Coyle, Associated Press Tens of thousands of actors have now joined screenwriters on picket lines outside studios and streaming services' headquarters, seeking better pay and more details about streaming audiences. Continue reading