Arts Oct 21 WATCH: Biden awards National Medals of Arts to Steven Spielberg, Missy Elliott, among others By Hillel Italie, Associated Press
Politics Dec 01 Biden is heading to Hollywood for a major fundraiser featuring Steven Spielberg and Shonda Rhimes President Joe Biden will head to Los Angeles next week for a big-dollar event that will be his first since strikes by writers and actors effectively ground his fundraising to a halt in the heart of the entertainment industry. By Brian Slodysko, Associated Press
Arts Jan 10 Golden Globe Awards carry on, without stars or a telecast Even though NBC dropped the 2022 Golden Globe Awards, the embattled Hollywood Foreign Press Association proceeded with its 79th edition Sunday night without a telecast, nominees, a red carpet, a host, press or even a livestream. By Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press
Science Aug 26 Computer pioneer Arnold Spielberg, Steven Spielberg’s dad, dies at 103 He co-designed the GE-225 mainframe computer while working for General Electric in the 1950s. The machine allowed researchers at Dartmouth College to come up with the coding language BASIC, which made personal computers possible. By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press
Arts Mar 02 ‘Inside the Actors Studio’ host James Lipton dies at 93 Lipton interviewed hundreds of master actors and Hollywood luminaries for nearly 25 years on Bravo's "Inside the Actors Studio," including Paul Newman, Meryl Streep, Robert De Niro and Glenn Close. By Associated Press
Mar 04 Steven Spielberg’s push against Netflix at the Oscars hits a nerve By Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press When Steven Spielberg speaks about the business of Hollywood, everyone generally listens and few dissent. But reports that he intends to support rule changes that could block Netflix from Oscars-eligibility have provoked a heated, and unwieldy, debate online this weekend. Continue reading
Oct 25 Tom Hanks on how the Pentagon Papers remain relevant today By Lora Strum “The truth was so volatile...so toxic at that time... that no one wanted to talk about it,” actor Tom Hanks said… Continue reading
Jun 17 Watch 4:46 This season’s best graduation speakers included the president — and a middle schooler By PBS News Hour In our NewsHour Shares moment of the day, as graduation season draws to a close, we look back at some of the advice given by actors, politicians and industry leaders to graduates across the country. And while most graduation speeches… Continue watching
Dec 17 Is the Bernard Madoff Financial Fiasco Tied to the Global Economic Meltdown? By Business Desk Question/Comment: How is the Bernard Madoff financial fiasco tied to the global economic meltdown? Is it just a timely coincidence? The thought of a connection somehow seems important. Paul Solman: Let’s see if I can resist the urge to make… Continue reading
Dec 16 Watch Madoff’s Wall Street Schemes Snare Several Prominent Investors The size of the scandal surrounding Wall Street trader Bernard Madoff's alleged fraud continues to unravel, drawing in charities, foundations and top investors. Mort Zuckerman, the head of a charitable trust caught up in the schemes, and an SEC analyst… Continue watching