Elizabeth Blair

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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.

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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.

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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.

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'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.

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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."

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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'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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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