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'The Last Picture Show' director Peter Bogdanovich has died at 82
Thursday, January 06, 2022
Writer, director, actor and lifelong cinephile Peter Bogdanovich has died. He directed the Oscar-nominated movie The Last Picture Show, along with Paper Moon, They All Laughed and What's Up Doc.
Morgan Wallen and Adele topped music sales in 2021, according to a year-end report.
Thursday, January 06, 2022
Albums by Wallen and Adele were the top sellers of 2021, according to MRC Data and Billboard's annual tally. Other findings: audio on-demand streaming soared, and sales of vinyl outpaced CDs.
What's making us smile? That time Elmo lost his cool over Rocco
Tuesday, January 04, 2022
We feel you, Elmo. Rocco is "JUST A ROCK." This episode of Sesame Street was brought to you in 2004, but going viral on Twitter today. Call it pandemic relief of the fuzziest kind.
'Sesame Street' composer Stephen Lawrence has died at 82
Monday, January 03, 2022
Emmy Award-winning composer Stephen Lawrence, who co-wrote songs for Sesame Street and Free to Be... You and Me, died on December 30 at age 82.
Wayne Thiebaud, known for his colorful depictions of everyday life, dies at age 101
Sunday, December 26, 2021
The artist explored everything from pastries to cityscapes in his work. Paintings, he once told NPR, can be "powerful statements about the sort of astounding capacity of the human mind."
Kids need to see themselves reflected in media. Here are some recommendations
Sunday, December 26, 2021
We asked children's media experts to recommend their favorite new books, TV shows and video games with characters and storylines representing the diversity of the U.S.
Anne Rice, author of 'Interview with the Vampire,' dies at 80
Monday, December 13, 2021
Anne Rice, the novelist whose best-selling gothic tales, reinvented the blood-drinking immortals as tragic antiheroes, died Saturday due to complications from a stroke, her son Christopher Rice said.
Art, music and theater classes help students express emotions on returning to school
Sunday, December 12, 2021
Schools across the country are reporting an uptick in misbehaviors now that kids are back in person. Artists, music and drama teachers are trying to help them cope.
Michael Nesmith — considerably more than a Monkee — dies at 78
Friday, December 10, 2021
Nesmith rose to fame as one of the Pre-Fab Four — but he had a long and influential career after the Monkees. He helped invent the format that became MTV, and produced the cult film Repo Man.
For kids grappling with the pandemic's traumas, art classes can be an oasis
Thursday, December 09, 2021
As health officials sound the alarm about the pandemic's impact on children's mental health, music, drama and other art classes are helping kids adjust to being in-person again.
Kennedy Center honors creative excellence in the arts at annual gala
Monday, December 06, 2021
Motown founder Berry Gordy, opera star Justino Díaz, singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, entertainer Bette Midler and television impresario Lorne Michaels were among those celebrated this weekend.
President Biden and the first lady attend the Kennedy Center Honors
Monday, December 06, 2021
Bette Midler, Berry Gordy, Joni Mitchell, Lorne Michaels and Justino Diaz were awarded the Kennedy Center Honors at a gala in Washington, D.C. Sunday night. The show will be televised Dec. 22. on CBS.
Encore: 50 years ago, 'The Electric Company' used comedy to help kids' reading skills
Thursday, November 25, 2021
50 years ago, The Electric Company premiered its first broadcast. The public broadcasting show aimed to use sketch comedy and animated shorts to teach kids to read.
Rock is dead, but the photographer's iconic images of Bowie, Blondie and more live on
Friday, November 19, 2021
Mick Rock, iconic photographer of rock stars, has died. He was known for his images of David Bowie, Lou Reed, Queen and Blondie. He was 72.
'King Richard' tells how a father raised his tennis icon daughters, Venus and Serena
Wednesday, November 17, 2021
King Richard tells how Richard Williams doggedly pursued professional tennis careers for his daughters, Venus and Serena. His methods may have kept them from the burnout that ends many careers.
Ronnie Wilson, co-founder of the Gap Band, has died at age 73
Thursday, November 04, 2021
Ronnie Wilson, a founding member of the Gap Band, has died at age 73. The group dominated the R&B charts in the 1980s, and their music went on to be sampled by artists decades later.
After touring with Beyoncé, Divinity Roxx brings positive vibes to children's music
Thursday, November 04, 2021
Beyoncé's former music director and bassist has a new children's album and book project, which she hopes will instill positivity in young listeners.
Political satirist and stand-up comedy pioneer, Mort Sahl, dies at 94
Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Mort Sahl had a stream-of-consciousness style of humor, and credited jazz as his influence. He started doing stand-up in the '50s, a time when most comedians were men in suits rattling off one-liners.
Mort Sahl, a political satirist and stand-up comedy pioneer, has died at 94
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
Sahl started doing stand-up in the 1950s, a time when most comedians were men in suits, rattling off one-liners. Sahl wore a V-neck sweater, tucked a newspaper under his arm, and just ... talked.
Need some new Halloween movies and books for your kids? Do come in (mwah-ha-ha)
Tuesday, October 26, 2021
We've got some age-appropriate entertainment ideas for the little goblins in your lives.