Arts Oct 15 Pharrell Williams’ musical evolution is reconstructed with Legos in ‘Piece By Piece’ Pharrell Williams is a hitmaker for himself and a string of other stars. Now his story is being told on film with Lego bricks. It’s certainly not your usual approach to documentary filmmaking, but it’s the latest from one of…
Arts Sep 23 Stephen and Evie Colbert on family, food and the stories behind their new cookbook Stephen Colbert has been making America laugh for decades. His wife, Evie McGee Colbert, has often gotten a mention and makes regular cameos on "The Late Show." The couple is sharing what makes their partnership work, especially in the kitchen,…
Arts Sep 10 Musician Jon Muq’s improbable journey from Uganda to Austin There are a lot of paths young musicians can take to produce their first album. But few, if any, have taken one like Jon Muq. Special correspondent Tom Casciato has the story for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.
Arts Sep 04 Artist takes ancient tradition of basket weaving in new directions The ancient Native tradition of weaving baskets is now grabbing the attention of the contemporary art world. Jeffrey Brown visited one artist who is taking the form in new directions. It's for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.
Arts Aug 26 Stephen King reflects on his iconic career and latest release ‘You Like It Darker’ Fifty years ago, a 26-year-old rural Maine school teacher wrote the horror novel “Carrie.” That man, Stephen King, has gone on to write more than 60 books and many have been turned into such films as “The Shining” and “Shawshank…
Arts Aug 12 Whaling museum’s scrimshaw exhibit explores 19th-century bone and ivory art A new exhibition is looking at the traditional art form of scrimshaw through a wider context and contemporary lens. "The Wider World and Scrimshaw” at the New Bedford Whaling Museum in Massachusetts is telling the story through objects. Jeffrey Brown…
Arts Aug 02 ‘You Are Here’ celebrates poetry in the natural world with National Park exhibits A year-long project by the nation’s poet laureate focuses on the natural world and what’s at stake due to climate change. Ada Limon’s "You Are Here" exhibition will take her to National Parks around the country. Jeffrey Brown spoke with…
Arts Jul 26 ‘I Am Little Haiti’ exhibition documents battle with gentrification and climate change A vibrant immigrant neighborhood is facing change and disruption amid a phenomenon known as “climate gentrification.” An exhibition in Miami is documenting Little Haiti's resilience. Jeffrey Brown visited for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.
Arts Jul 10 Competition inspires students to explore history through art Every year for 50 years, some 500,000 students from across the country have competed in National History Day, using arts to portray their researched stories. Jeffrey Brown spent a day with the finalists to see how they defined turning points…
Arts Jul 09 How artists are using their talents to help San Jose reduce its carbon footprint San Jose, in California’s Silicon Valley, has pledged to go carbon neutral by 2030. To do this, leaders are enlisting help from an unlikely source, the arts sector, in a first-of-a-kind program in the country. Jeffrey Brown traveled there to…