In this web exclusive, award-winning playwright Ken Ludwig, author of the book “How to Teach Your Children Shakespeare,” talks to NPR’s Scott Simon about helping shape a lifelong love of the Bard. Source
Author Archives: Stonecom Interactive
Pokemon Go players running into real-life trouble
Pokemon Go has swept the nation, but it’s also caused headaches for players who don’t do a good job paying attention to their surroundings. Carter Evans has more. (Click here to watch the YouTube video featured in this story.) Source
The real original “Ghost Busters”
The remake of the 1984 blockbuster, “Ghostbusters,” is expected to dominate the box office in its debut weekend. But it turns out the 1984 original wasn’t so “original” after all. Back in 1975, a Saturday morning television series called “The Ghost Busters” aired right here on CBS. Anthony Mason reports. Source
In NFL Draft Commercial, Titans WR A.J. Brown Calls Alabama’s DeVonta Smith an “Absolute Beast”
In a new commercial leading up to next week’s NFL Draft, Brown encourages Smith, who won the Heisman Trophy in 2020 as college football’s top player last year at the University of Alabama. Source
Preview: Chicago, a “rock band with horns”
On “Sunday Morning” July 17, John Blackstone interviews Lee Loughnane, Robert Lamm and Jimmy Pankow, three of the original members of the brassy rock band that’s been making hits for nearly 50 years. Source
“Real World” star says a lot has changed in 30 years, but this hasn’t
“Our show was Rodney King, L.A. riots, rebellion — our show now, we literally had the insurrection of January 6 and we have this Derek Chauvin trial happening,” Kevin Powell said on CBSN Monday. Source
Stephen Colbert on terror attacks and comedy
Stephen Colbert, host of “The Late Show,” discusses the challenges of doing comedy amid recent terror attacks and tragedies. Colbert also discussed his plans to cover Donald Trump and the Republican National Convention with live shows next week as well as Bernie Sanders’ endorsement of Hillary Clinton in an interview with CBSN’s Vladimir Duthiers. Source
Stephen Colbert on live “Late Show” during political conventions
“Late Show” host, writer and executive producer Stephen Colbert is gearing up for two weeks of live broadcasts during the political conventions, starting next week. Colbert joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss his convention plans and the presidential race. Source
After Nice attack, security changes for GOP convention
The Secret Service is working around the clock to get ready for the Republican National Convention, with the French terror attack on everyone’s mind. The FBI is looking at domestic and foreign threats. It has found no direct threat from any group targeting the convention, but the Homeland Security secretary says he’s still concerned. Jeff Pegues reports from the Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. Source
Amazon threatened layoffs during union drive, labor group says
Union that led failed campaign to organize Amazon warehouse workers claims company used “blatantly illegal conduct.” Source