Oct 08 ‘I’m not dying’: Dolly Parton responds to concerns about her health By Maria Sherman, Associated Press Late last month Parton postponed her first Las Vegas residency in 32 years, citing “health challenges.”… Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch 8:07 Authors of ‘Science Under Siege’ warn of concerted effort to discredit science By William Brangham, Karina Cuevas From its embrace of dubious research about autism, its skepticism over vaccines and its wholesale rejection of the consensus about climate change, the Trump administration has set off alarm bells within the scientific community. William Brangham spoke with two prominent… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch 7:52 Utah art project spotlights Great Salt Lake’s fragile future By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Daria Nastasia As the Great Salt Lake in Utah continues to dry up, the arts community has mobilized to lay bare the major ecological, economic and health stakes if the decline continues. The public art project, Wake the Great Salt Lake, aims… Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch 9:19 How artists and musicians are responding to Trump’s 2nd term By Jeffrey Brown, Simon Epstein Rock legend Bruce Springsteen publicly blasted President Trump and his policies, saying “we’re living through particularly dangerous times." As Trump increasingly targets the arts, artists are faced with the question of whether to speak out or keep their heads down. Continue watching
Sep 26 Watch 8:26 Scarlett Johansson on taking a role behind the camera to direct ‘Eleanor the Great’ By Amna Nawaz, Anne Azzi Davenport, Daria Nastasia Scarlett Johansson is known the world over for major roles in close to 40 films over the past three decades and is the highest-grossing lead actor in Hollywood. Johansson is now taking on a new role as director. Her debut… Continue watching
Sep 25 Watch 8:34 Citizen historians document Smithsonian exhibits under White House scrutiny By Jeffrey Brown, Maea Lenei Buhre, Mike Fritz, Cali Steffenhagen The Smithsonian Institution is the world’s largest museum, education and research complex. It's a public-private trust that has long operated at arm's length from the White House, but now finds itself under unprecedented scrutiny from the Trump administration. Jeffrey Brown… Continue watching
Sep 24 Claudia Cardinale, star of ’60s and ’70s European cinema, dies at 87 By Victor L. Simpson, Associated Press Cardinale starred in more than 100 films and made-for-television productions, but she was best known for embodying youthful purity in Federico Fellini’s "8½."… Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch 6:21 Why some stations won’t air Jimmy Kimmel’s return to late night By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz Jimmy Kimmel returns to late-night less than a week after ABC suspended his show following his comments on the killing of Charlie Kirk. But two of the largest station ownership groups, Sinclair and Nexstar, say they won’t carry the program… Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch 8:47 ‘A Thousand Ways to Die’ offers a personal and historical take on the impact of violence By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Trymaine Lee has spent his career chronicling the daily toll of violence and inequality. In his new book, he blends journalism with personal narrative to show how racism, trauma and violence cut lives short and carry on… Continue watching
Sep 20 Sonny Curtis, rock ‘n’ roller who penned ‘Mary Tyler Moore Show’ theme, dies at 88 By Hillel Italie, Associated Press Curtis, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Crickets in 2012, died Friday, his wife of more than a half-century, Louise Curtis, confirmed to The Associated Press. Continue reading