Arts May 15 American Museum of Natural History opens stunning new expansion At a time when the public teaching of science is again being fought over, the largest museum of natural history in the U.S. just extended its reach. Jeffrey Brown got a look inside the American Museum of Natural History's stunning…
Arts May 12 Tom Hanks on his debut novel, ‘The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece’ You could be forgiven for not knowing about the blockbuster film, “Knightshade: The Lathe of Firefall.” That's because it’s a fictional film at the center of a new novel, "The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece," written by Tom…
Arts May 03 Art historian brings attention to overlooked women in ‘The Story of Art Without Men’ How many women artists can you name? That was a question Katy Hessel, then a 21-year-old art history major, asked herself. The results were disappointing. And so she set about learning and teaching herself and then others. That resulted in…
Arts May 01 The issues behind possible Hollywood writers’ strike that could halt film, TV production The Writers Guild of America’s contract with Hollywood studios expires at midnight Tuesday, potentially affecting over 800,000 jobs if last-minute negotiations break down and a strike begins. Writers are demanding higher wages and better working conditions and say many of…
Education Apr 28 Judy Blume describes latest wave of book bans and censorship as ‘disgusting’ and ‘fascist’ The new film “Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret,” is shining a spotlight on Judy Blume, author of the original novel. Many of her books deal with issues of sexuality and adolescence rarely found elsewhere when Blume was writing.
Arts Apr 27 Judy Blume on new film adaptation of her classic ‘Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret’ Just say the title, "Are You There, God? It’s Me, Margaret,” and many will respond with a knowing smile and a memory of what was a formative book for young people beginning in the 1970s. Now, the novel by Judy…
Arts Apr 25 Billy Porter on his return to music and becoming unapologetically himself Billy Porter has become an icon both on stage and on screen. It was just announced that he's playing James Baldwin in an upcoming biopic, and he's returning to his musical roots by releasing a new album and embarking on…
World Apr 21 Playwright Suzan-Lori Parks explores the pandemic in ‘Plays for the Plague Year’ Is it too soon to explore the pandemic through art? Not if you’re Suzan-Lori Parks, who wrote a short play a day while sitting at home for 13 months and has now turned those into a full-length performance at New…
Arts Apr 12 ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’ among 25 additions to National Recording Registry Each year, the Library of Congress selects 25 recordings of cultural, historical or aesthetic importance for the National Recording Registry. Tunes for the history books, for the memory banks or just to hum or dance along to. This year is…
Arts Apr 10 Mechanics at Madhouse Motors create masterpieces in motion Can motorcycles be considered works of art? They are at a place called Madhouse Motors. Jared Bowen of GBH Boston went to see how the mechanics there are creating masterpieces in motion for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.