Sep 13 Watch 4:54 One button at a time, Beau McCall makes his mark on the art world By Jared Bowen, GBH Artist and designer Beau McCall has made his mark on the art world one button at a time. Special correspondent Jared Bowen of GBH Boston takes us through the first-ever retrospective covering his near-40-year career. It's part of our arts… Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch 5:49 ‘The Sing Sing Files’ chronicles a journalist’s work to free the wrongfully convicted By Amna Nawaz, Simon Epstein For decades, producer Dan Slepian has spearheaded documentaries, podcasts and investigative reports for Dateline NBC. In 2002, a chance conversation propelled him to start probing wrongful convictions, work that led to a Pulitzer Prize-winning podcast 20 years later. Slepian joined… Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch 8:10 Urban explorers find beauty in the decay of Gary, Indiana’s abandoned buildings By Jeffrey Brown, Sam Weber Beauty and rebirth in decay. It’s a vision of urban exploration, restoration and development now underway across northwestern Indiana. Jeffrey Brown reports from Gary, Indiana, for our arts and culture series, CANVAS. Continue watching
Sep 11 Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris for president By Chris Megerian, Associated Press Swift included a picture of herself holding her cat Benjamin Button, and she signed the message “Childless Cat Lady.”… Continue reading
Sep 10 Watch 7:04 Musician Jon Muq’s improbable journey from Uganda to Austin By Tom Casciato, Anne Azzi Davenport 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. Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch 6:26 In ‘Hope for Cynics,’ researcher explores how seeing the good in others is good for you By Amna Nawaz, Simon Epstein, Alexa Gold At Stanford Social Neuroscience Laboratory, scientists have spent years studying kindness, connection and empathy. But those can all seem in short supply at a time of deep divisions. But the head of that lab offers a data-driven reason to be… Continue watching
Sep 09 James Earl Jones, voice of Darth Vader and Mufasa, dies at 93 By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press Working deep into his 80s, he won two Emmys, a Golden Globe, two Tony Awards, a Grammy, the National Medal of Arts, the Kennedy Center Honors and was given an honorary Oscar and a special Tony for lifetime achievement. Continue reading
Sep 06 Brazilian music legend Sergio Mendes of ‘Mas Que Nada’ fame dies at 83 By David Biller, Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Associated Press Sergio Mendes, the celebrated Brazilian musician whose 1966 hit “Mas Que Nada” made him a global superstar and helped launched a long, Grammy-winning career, has died after months battling the effects of long COVID. Continue reading
Sep 05 PHOTOS: Memorable moments from the 2024 Paralympics By Steff Staples From historic wins to marriage proposals, this year's Paralympic Games in Paris has been filled with golden moments. Continue reading
Sep 05 Atlanta rapper Rich Homie Quan, known for trap jams like ‘Type of Way,’ dies at 33 By Jonathan Landrum Jr., Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Rich Homie Quan, one of the biggest names in hip-hop in the mid-2010s, gained mainstream fame through the trap singles “Type of Way” and “Flex (Ooh, Ooh, Ooh).”… Continue reading