About 15 years into a career as a country-noir singer-songwriter, Tami Neilson received some good news last week. Her latest album, Neon Cowgirl, had broken into the Top 10 of the Americana Music Association’s radio chart, joining records by Mumford & Sons, Tyler Childers, and Alison Krauss & Union Station. …
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The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which helps direct federal funds to NPR and PBS, will begin to shutter after President Donald Trump signed a law taking back $1.1 billion in congressional funding. The CPB announced the news Friday, with president and CEO Patricia Harrison saying in a statement, “Despite the …
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Republicans voted on Thursday night to clawback $1.1 billion in congressional funding for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which helps finance National Public Radio (NPR) and the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). The vote marks the latest chapter in President Donald Trump’s attacks against media companies and publications who aren’t covering …
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Days after National Public Radio (NPR) sued the Trump administration over attempts to cut off its federal funding, the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) has also filed a lawsuit, claiming that the proposed cuts violate the First Amendment. Trumpsignedan executive order earlier this month ordering the government “to cease Federal funding …
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Social media and networking site LinkedIn has long been known for its ability to make undergrads weep while supplying shitposters with a never-ending supply of tech-bro memes. But on Wednesday, a surprising figure joined people’s feeds with an employment update: Sesame Street icon and rabble rouser Elmo. “Hi LinkedIn, unfortunately …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Quick Answer: You can watch Prince William and Hannah Waddingham‘s PBS special online for free with a free trial to Hulu + Live TV here. Prince William is …
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There have been many mind-blowing revelations on Finding Your Roots, the Henry Louis Gates Jr.-hosted PBS television series that employs a team of professional genealogists to trace celebrities’ ancestral histories. We’ve learned that Bernie Sanders is related to his SNL doppelgänger Larry David, that actor Joe Manganiello is part-Black and …
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On Feb. 20, 1939, more than 20,000 yelling, cheering people packed New York City’s Madison Square Garden. They weren’t there for a basketball game or a concert. They were supporters of the German American Bund, a pro-Nazi organization that was ready for an alternative to democracy. They waved Swastika flags …
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On Tuesday night’s episode of Finding Your Roots, LeVar Burton was shocked to discover that he’s part-white. Burton, the renowned host of PBS educational series Reading Rainbow and star of Roots and Star Trek: The Next Generation, came into the show with questions about his family tree, since him and …
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PBS held its annual Fourth of July celebration in Washington, D.C. last evening, tapping a vast group of performers to spearhead the festivities. Chicago, Boyz II Men, Belinda Carlisle, Babyface, Maddie & Tae, Charles Esten, Renée Fleming, and Adrienne Warren were among those to take the stage, and even Sesame …
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