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‘Magic of the White City’: Chicago World Fair 1893
Narrated by Gene Wilder, Magic of the White City brings the Chicago World’s Fair to life. Experience the world of 1893 through a cinematic visit to Chicago’s Columbian Exposition. Nearly 28 million…
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‘Magic of the White City’: Chicago World Fair 1893
Narrated by Gene Wilder, Magic of the White City brings the Chicago World’s Fair to life. Experience the world of 1893 through a cinematic visit to Chicago’s Columbian Exposition. Nearly 28 million people visited the Fair. Dubbed the “White City,”…
Breonna Taylor’s Boyfriend Speaks Out
In this exclusive broadcast interview, Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, shares the details of the night she was fatally shot. In her own home by the police with “CBS This Morning” co-host Gayle King. From the knock on the door…
New ‘Unsolved Mysteries’ Arrive in Time for Halloween
By Gregory Crofton There’s a deadly pandemic shutting us in and it’s almost Halloween, so now is the perfect time to be spooked by the new batch of “Unsolved Mysteries” set to premiere Monday October 19th. Rebooted by Netflix in…
The Flaming Lips Tiny Desk Concert
Bob Boilen | October 9, 2020 Wayne Coyne has appeared inside a bubble for over a decade. At concerts, he’d roll over the tops of adoring fans, their outstretched hands keeping him aloft. That was novelty long ago; now it…
Aspiring Country Star Herbie Howell Arrives in 1969 Nashville
Aspiring singer-songwriter 26-year-old Herbie Howell drove from Georgia to Nashville to attend a country music convention and hopefully perform for the right people. He found what he was looking for. He was able to play for well-known record producer Shelby…
Larry Clark and Harmony Korine on the Making of ‘KIDS’
This “KIDS” Q&A was moderated by film critic Eric Hynes and featured director Larry Clark, co-writer Harmony Korine, actors Chloë Sevigny, Leo Fitzpatrick, and Rosario Dawson, producer Cary Woods, and distribution executive Eamonn Bowles (president of Magnolia Pictures). Learn more…
Larry Clark: ‘I wanted to be a writer but I had a camera in my hand’
Larry Clark is a photographer and filmmaker. He directed “Kids” (1995) and “Bully,” (2001) among other films.
Hunting Luka Magnotta
In 2011 virtually no one knew anything about a young man named Luka Magnotta. Then came the horrifying discovery of the body of Jun Lin in Montreal, followed by a feverish international manhunt and then his arrest in Berlin. Luka…
Humpback Whales Surprise a Family in the Best Way
Two humpback whales surprised a family that were on a boat off the coast of Newfoundland in Conception Bay on Sunday when the whales breach the water multiple times, with Sean Russell capturing the moments on video. The whales jumped…
Daredevil Karel Soucek Attempts Barrel Drop
Evel Knievel interviewed after his friend daredevil Karel Soucek dies during a barrel drop stunt at the Houston Astrodome in 1985. Video credit: KPRC