Jenny Lawton appears in the following:
Spooky Scary Studio 360: Making Haunted Houses Scarier
Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Enough with the pipe organs and canned screams; one composer is making haunted houses as scary as a horror movie.
Doing Donald
Thursday, September 29, 2016
Comedian David Carl gives a lesson in imitating Donald Trump.
“Black Mirror”: Feverish, Paranoid, and Angry
Thursday, September 22, 2016
The creator of “Black Mirror” explains his own ambivalence about technology.
Aha Moment: Edith Piaf
Thursday, August 11, 2016
In a smoky World War II-themed bar in Brussels, Edith Piaf finally makes sense.
Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir
Thursday, August 11, 2016
The most popular living composer of choral music doesn’t need the world’s best singers in his choir — he just wants thousands of amateurs from all over the world.
Fancy a British Accent?
Thursday, July 21, 2016
With so many British actors playing American characters, Kurt wondered: how hard would it be to learn a convincing British accent?
Aha Moment: Diane Arbus
Thursday, July 21, 2016
A photograph by Diane Arbus of a nudist family inspired a young photographer to transform the way he approached his subjects.
Aha Moment: Kiss 'Alive!'
Thursday, July 07, 2016
Sergio Muñoz was only seven years old when he became a devotee of the band Kiss. Isolated and lonely, he imagined Gene Simmons as his own personal guardian angel.
American Icons: The Disney Parks
Thursday, June 16, 2016
Stories from inside the oddly touching, sometimes creepy, deeply American utopia that Walt Disney created.
How to Build the Perfect Musical
Thursday, April 21, 2016
Jack Viertel gives a master class in American musical theater.
Inside 'Sleep No More'
Thursday, April 14, 2016
The immersive play based on “Macbeth” may be the longest-running Shakespeare adaptation ever.
Finishing the Book, Finally
Thursday, March 17, 2016
It’s a familiar scene: the writer sitting at the typewriter, unsure of how to begin — but what about knowing when to stop?
Journalism Shines in “Spotlight”
Thursday, February 25, 2016
Print may be doomed, but Tom McCarthy’s “Spotlight,” about The Boston Globe’s investigation into the Catholic church’s sex-abuse cover-up, makes the case for journalism.
Directors' Cut: Tom McCarthy
Monday, February 22, 2016
An extended interview with Oscar nominee Tom McCarthy about the real reporters and victims behind “Spotlight,” and how he made the transition to the director’s chair.
Aha Moment: Lee Ann Womack
Thursday, February 11, 2016
Sometimes a song on the radio can change your life. How “I Hope You Dance” saved one woman from a very expensive mistake.
Gene Luen Yang, Ambassador from the Land of Comics
Thursday, January 14, 2016
Graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang is the new national ambassador for young people’s literature — the first comics artist to hold that post.
The Master of Music Visualization
Monday, December 28, 2015
Alexander Chen turns famous pieces of music into stunningly beautiful, super-simple animations that actually help you hear what's going on in the music.
You’re a Complicated Man, Charlie Brown
Thursday, November 26, 2015
As joyful as the “Peanuts” strip could be, it always had an undertow of melancholy. That wry sadness comes straight from creator Charles Schulz, says his biographer.
Carl Hiaasen’s Sunshine Noir
Thursday, November 26, 2015
Like all great satirists, Carl Hiaasen’s humor writing comes from a deep well of anger. He says he stays in South Florida, despite its corruption, because it’s worth fighting for.
Compounding the Paris Tragedy, a Blow to Culture
Thursday, November 19, 2015
Instead of targeting major museums or landmarks, the terrorists struck Parisians where their hearts truly are: in cozy cafés and clubs.
