Elizabeth Blair

2 weeks ago | mprnews.org | Elizabeth Blair

At their core, the humanities are all about what makes us human — like language, religion, philosophy, history, art, community, and identity. In practical terms, grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) have funded historical preservation, museums, literary festivals, media projects and community-based research.

1 month ago | m.kuow.org | Elizabeth Blair

It was a night of silliness, scatological humor, cutting political satire, and poignancy as Conan O'Brien received the 26th Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Among those celebrating O'Brien were his longtime comedy peers Adam Sandler, Will Ferrell, Stephen Colbert, Tracy Morgan, and Bill Burr, along with others who had been influenced by his work, including John Mulaney and Kumail Nanjiani. O'Brien was announced as this year's Twain Prize winner in mid-January.

1 month ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Elizabeth Blair |Nate Schweber

Actor, playwright and activist John Kani is a legend in South Africa. He was arrested, beaten and almost left for dead because of his work developing and starring in plays that were often searing indictments of apartheid. But he didn't let up. "When you grow up in a war torn or an oppressive regime and you are at the receiving end of that injustice, born in you, inside, is an unbroken commitment to the liberation of your people," Kani said.

1 month ago | opb.org | Elizabeth Blair

<em>Sesame Street</em> characters pose under a "123 Sesame Street" sign in celebration of their 40th anniversary in 2009. Sesame Workshop will “downsize significantly” announced president and CEO Sherrie Rollins Westin on Wednesday in a note to staff. The layoffs come about two months after Max said it would stop distributing Sesame Street episodes after 2025 and within a day after more than 200 of its employees asked for Sesame Workshop to recognize that they want to form a union.

1 month ago | boisestatepublicradio.org | Elizabeth Blair

Sesame Workshop — the parent company of Sesame Street — announced Wednesday that they are significantly downsizing. It said part of the reason is the "changing media and funding landscape."