Ludomusicology: The Study of Video Game Music Gains Recognition
Video game music has become so much more than background noise for gamers and non-gamers alike. Theme music from Super Mario Bros. and other Nintendo classics have proven to have much larger influence...
View ArticleA New Era of Robotics & Artificial Intelligence
Last night, scientists, roboticists and ethicists gathered at The New School in New York City to discuss the very nature of robotic progression. As artificial intelligence (AI) makes a larger space...
View ArticleUncovering The Mystery of Vermeer
Teller, from the popular magical duo "Penn & Teller," is bringing magic to the big screen. In his feature documentary directorial debut, Teller gets behind the camera to solve a mystery in "Tim's...
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This Valentine's Day, True Stories of Love, Technology & Missed Connections
Tomorrow is Valentine's Day, and if meeting someone the old fashioned way doesn't satisfy your quest for love, an online dating site is probably your best bet.One third of all married Americans met...
View ArticleThe Biology of Intimacy & Making Love Last
What makes our heart race for the one we love? Why do we feel disappointment after a break up? What makes some relationships successful?On a day dedicated to cheesy cards, overly-expensive dinners and...
View ArticleFearless Competitors of the 2014 Paralympics: Downhill Skiing
The Olympics are over in Sochi and the weather is warming on the mountainous Black Sea Coast. But the Paralympics are just getting underway.To celebrate to fearless competitors of the 2014 Paralympics,...
View ArticleThe Paralympic Biathletes Don't Need to See to Score
The Paralympic Winter Games offer an opportunity for people with a wide range of disabilities to compete in adjusted versions of popular Olympic sports.However, you probably wouldn't expect someone...
View ArticleFor the First Time Ever, Snowboarding Hits the Slopes at the Paralympics
Snowboarding makes its debut at the Paralympic Winter Games this year in Sochi. The inclusion of the sport is crucial to the growth of the Paralympic movement, which strives to gain more viewers,...
View ArticleParalympic Curler Takes to the World Stage for the Last Time
Wheelchair curling is one of the five unique sports in the Winter Paralympics, first introduced to the games in 2006. It stands out from traditional curling due to its absence of sweepers and its...
View ArticleU.S. Paralympic Sled Hockey Team Ready to Take Home Gold
It is finally a joyous day for the Americans in the U.S.-Canada hockey rivalry: The U.S. Paralympic sled hockey team defeated the Canadians 3 to 0 in yesterday's semifinals.Team USA's preparation and...
View ArticleAs Deadline Looms, Some Still Wary of ACA
Another deadline, another extension to sign up for the Affordable Care Act—the White House is expected to extend the deadline to mid-April for those who cannot enroll in healthcare plans by March 31....
View ArticleRetro Report: When America Feared Juvenile Superpredators
This week, the Retro Report documentary team looks back at a perceived threat that dominated the late 90s.The story starts in 1994, when the murder of Robert Sandifer, an 11-year-old gang member who...
View ArticleOne Rwandan Genocide Survivor's Quest to Support Other Refugees
Twenty years ago, Eugenie Mukeshimana was pregnant when the Rwandan genocide began. After her husband was killed, she took refuge with three different families in Kigali, and narrowly escaped death.She...
View ArticleBoston Marathon Director Prepares for Emotional Race
Next Monday, 36,000 runners will participate in the 118th Boston Marathon. We don't know who will be the first to cross the finish line yet, but we do know who will be the last.Longtime race director...
View ArticleVoting in Congress? There May be an App for That
Voting in Congress? There might be an app for that.California Congressman Eric Swalwell is proposing a bill that encourages the use of technology to streamline legislative procedures. The proposal...
View ArticleHow Video Game Performance Can Determine Hiring and Firing
What if your next job interview required you to play something called "Balloon Brigade" or another fast-paced, colorful, interactive video game?Some companies are using video games as a way to evaluate...
View ArticlePutin is Mentally Ill: Ukrainian Ambassador on Russia's Sick Leader
Takeaway Host John Hockenberry spoke with Yuriy Sergeyev, Ukrainian Ambassador to the United Nations, at the Core Club in New York City yesterday evening. Ambassador Sergeyev was confident in his...
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Sheldon Harnick’s Very Good Year
Over the last 60 years, lyricist Sheldon Harnick has written some of Broadway’s biggest hits. You might have heard of a little show of his called “Fiddler on the Roof.” This spring, two of his shows,...
View ArticleUnrest in Baton Rouge: Anatomy of a Photo
On July 9, 2016, Ieshia Evans, a nurse from Pennsylvania, decided to join hundreds of protestors gathering that weekend in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. After the death of Alton Sterling, people throughout...
View ArticleThe Eerie Familiarity of "Man in the High Castle"
The Man in the High Castle, the Emmy Award winning TV series, imagines a world in which the Nazi’s won WWII. Set in the 1960s, the show blends actual pop cultural imagery and artifacts with fictional...
View ArticleThe Eerie Familiarity of 'The Man in the High Castle'
“The Man in the High Castle,”the Emmy Award winning TV series, imagines a world in which the Nazis won WWII. Set in the 1960s, the show blends actual pop-cultural imagery and artifacts with fictional...
View ArticleDay Jobs: Lingerie Designer
Like most aspiring comedians trying to make it in New York City, Courtney Maginnis has a day job — but her daily 9-to-5 routine is just as offbeat as her stand-up routine: she’s a designer at a top...
View Article“La La Land” Director Damien Chazelle
Oscar favorite “La La Land” is director Damien Chazelle’s musical love letter to Hollywood. But the 32-year-old cinephile didn’t always love musicals — it wasn’t until he started studying avant garde...
View ArticleSinkane Live In-Studio
Brooklyn-based Afropop band Sinkane is here to remind us that “we’re all gonna be alright.” Blending a wide range of musical influences, their sound is a mix of 60s funk, Sudanese pop, and...
View ArticleJordan Peele’s “Get Out”
Jordan Peele’s new film “Get Out” is a genre-bending, groundbreaking thriller— it’s also a sharp critique of racism in America. Kurt speaks with Peele about his directorial debut, race in the film...
View ArticleComics Kate Berlant & John Early
Kate Berlant and John Early are bringing back the comedy duo. From their YouTube sketches to live performances, it’s clear the two are best friends. Both created and starred in their own episodes of...
View ArticlePhotography for Dogs 101
Elias Weiss Friedman, better known as The Dogist, is the Internet’s favorite dog photographer. He’s developed a daily practice of taking stunning portraits of other people’s pups and in the past three...
View ArticleGuilty Pleasure: Jesus Christ Superstar
The 1973 film, “Jesus Christ Superstar” is the cinematic adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Christian rock opera — and it’s as hokey as it sounds. Nick Capodice, a self-proclaimed atheist from New...
View ArticleGuilty Pleasure: “Do That to Me One More Time”
Husband and wife duo The Captain & Tennille are best known for their sappy love songs from the '70s. But Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash says they actually had some real musical...
View Article“Master of None” Co-Creator Alan Yang
Alan Yang is an Emmy award-winning TV writer and co-creator of the hit Netflix series “Master of None.” It stars Aziz Ansari who plays an actor living in New York City, trying to figure out his career...
View Article“Homecoming King” Hasan Minhaj
Hasan Minhaj is probably not getting an invitation to the White House anytime soon. The 31-year-old comedian recently delivered a legendary roast of the President and his administration at the White...
View ArticleAlgiers Live In-Studio
The four piece band Algiers fuse eclectic musical influences with radical politics to form their revolutionary sound. You can hear traces of punk rock, soul, and even Italian horror film soundtracks in...
View ArticleHoward Fridkin’s Guide to MPAA Ratings
The Motion Picture Association of America’s film ratings — G, PG, PG-13, R, NC-17 — are used to determine which movies are or aren’t appropriate for younger moviegoers. But what makes, for example, a...
View ArticleTank and the Bangas Play Live
After winning NPR’s Tiny Desk Contest earlier this year, Tank and the Bangas went viral. The overnight success was well-deserved for the group that’s been performing together since 2011. In a unanimous...
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