The artist known as Wyland has painted more than 100 murals around the globe featuring life-sized depictions of whales and other sea life. Correspondent Tracy Smith joined Wyland as he touched up a mural in Seattle, to discuss his creation of what has come to be a worldwide aquatic gallery – each artwork a public love letter to the ocean and its inhabitants. Source
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Titans QB Logan Woodside Focused on Consistency, and Being a “Mirror Image” of Starter Ryan Tannehill
In 2020, Woodside made his NFL debut as a reserve at quarterback and appeared in six contests on the season. He completed a seven-yard pass on a fake punt in the team’s win at Baltimore. Source
Jennifer Hudson brings “Respect”
The Oscar- and Grammy-winning actress received “marching orders” from legendary singer Aretha Franklin, who hand-picked the “Dreamgirls” star for her true dream role – truly a command performance. Source
Fauci says unvaccinated are “propagating this outbreak” as Delta spreads
Fauci said the newest data shows the coronavirus vaccines protected against serious illness and death. Source
The history of anti-Asian hate crimes in America
While hate crimes in this country increased last year by two percent overall, hate crimes against Americans of Asian and Pacific Island descent rose by 146 percent, with the Trump administration’s use of racist rhetoric during the pandemic blamed by some for the rise in violence. History shows that Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders have had to weather this wave of discrimination and scapegoating many times before. CBS News correspondent Weijia Jiang reports. Source
MTV turns 40 years old
Correspondent (and former MTV host) Serena Altschul discusses the birth in 1981 of the cable channel devoted to music videos, that became a broadcast pioneer of pop culture, news and reality TV. This is no longer your grandmother’s MTV! Source
The painful history of anti-Asian hate crimes in America
While hate crimes in the U.S. increased last year by 2% overall, hate crimes against Americans of Asian-American and Pacific Islander descent rose by 146%; they have had to weather discrimination and violence many times before. Source
Passage: TV pitchman Ron Popeil
For decades salesman Ron Popeil hawked household gadgets to millions of TV viewers, mastering the airwaves with his informercials for the Veg-O-Matic, the Pocket Fisherman, and countless other devices you just couldn’t live without. Jane Pauley looks back on the life of Popeil, who died this week at the age of 86. Source
The Book Report: New fiction and nonfiction (August 1)
Washington Post book critic Ron Charles checks out some of the latest “beach reads,” including Cynthia Barnett’s “The Sound of the Sea: Seashells and the Fate of the Oceans.” Source
The Book Report: Reviews from Washington Post critic Ron Charles (August 1)
Recommendations of new fiction and non-fiction titles. Source