'I Am Big Bird' Finds An Artist Under The Feathers
A new documentary looks at the mechanics and the humanity behind the work of puppeteer Caroll Spinney, who's been Big Bird and Oscar for years.
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'The Argonauts' Is A Voyage Through Parenting, Partnership And Transition
Maggie Nelson's philosophical memoir uses her pregnancy — and her partner Harry's gender transition — to explore larger questions about the changing ways we approach marriage and motherhood.
A Long Way From Wax Cylinders, Library Of Congress Slowly Joins The Digital Age
Through the library's website, you can listen to the recording of a former slave or millions of other items. But critics say the library needs to move more aggressively to adjust to the digital age.
Flexible, Fluid 'Revision' Bounces From Rom-Com To Sci-Fi
What if you could rewrite reality? Andrea Phillips' debut novel follows an unambitious barista whose life is turned upside down when she discovers a website that lets her change lives with a click.
The Allure Of Gore: 'Walking Dead' Producer On Zombies And Mean Tweets
The AMC series' habit of killing off characters without warning has led to explosions of fan grief and rage on social media. Much of the audience's ire has landed on Scott M. Gimple.
Meet The Power Couple Behind 'The Good Wife'
Robert and Michelle King, the real-life husband and wife team who created the CBS show, say that when it came to creating the series' main character, it was a question of art imitating life.
Meet The Artist: Composer/Producer Tom Hauser
Composer/producer Tom Hauser received his BM in Sound Recording Technology from Ithaca College before earning an MFA in Film Scoring at UNC School of the Arts. He's since returned to Winston-Salem where he's found the perfect marriage of both in surround sound composing techniques. He's employed in the recently premiered Indie film Brewconomy, and in his current sound engineering project In Saturn's Rings due out next year.
Puerto Rico Is Sowing A New Generation Of Small Farmers
Decades of industrialization have left the island reliant on imported food. But change is coming — from government subsidies for small farmers, to classes that teach school kids how to grow food.
Sandwich Monday: We're Full
The Sandwich Monday team says "See you later." Then we say, "Are you gonna eat that?"