American Masters: Unladylike2020 encompasses a documentary and series of video profiles of 26 little-known women from the turn of the twentieth century who were pioneers in their fields and fought for civil rights.
PBS Announces Local Livestreaming and 2020 Shows
Daniel HautzingerJuly 29, 2019
PBS has announced a local livestreaming service in partnership with YouTube, as well as some exciting new shows coming in 2020, from WTTW's Prehistoric Road Trip to the five-part Asian Americans and a pair of new documentaries, about Rita Moreno and George W. Bush.
Chicago's Pulitzer Prize Winners in Journalism
Daniel HautzingerApril 12, 2019
Over the 102 years that the Pulitzer Prize has been awarded, four distinct Chicago newspapers have won, for a total of 47 Prizes. Explore the journalism winners, from someone who received a Prize posthumously to the only person to receive two Pulitzers at a Chicago paper.
From the Archive: Sammy Davis, Jr. on the Civil Rights Movement
Daniel HautzingerFebruary 19, 2019
Watch Sammy Davis, Jr. on the pioneering show "Our People," the first televised weekly forum for black issues, discuss the ongoing empowerment of African Americans in 1968. "Don't let 'em pigeonhole me, man, cuz I will not allow myself as a black individual to be pigeonholed," he says.
Lorraine Hansberry and the House That Inspired 'A Raisin in the Sun'
Daniel HautzingerJanuary 18, 2018
The essential play A Raisin in the Sun is based on its playwright Lorraine Hansberry's own experience as a child moving into an all-white Chicago neighborhood, a situation that produced a Supreme Court case. Revisit the story here.
The People Who Bring Disney Films to Life
Daniel HautzingerSeptember 8, 2017
Even though they're the ones who create what you see and love in Disney films, animators, designers, and art directors aren't household names. Discover the people responsible for Fantasia, Jafar, the Pirates of the Caribbean ride, and more, and learn about their adventurous lives.
Famous Artists Who Also Happen to Be Living Centenarians
Daniel HautzingerSeptember 5, 2017
The Chinese American artist Tyrus Wong, responsible for the artistic look of Bambi and subject of a new American Masters documentary, lived to be 106 years old. What famous artists born more than a century ago are still living – some even working – today?
The Unexpected and Varied Oeuvre of Richard Linklater
Daniel HautzingerSeptember 1, 2017
You might have Richard Linklater pegged as a philosophizing director fixated on subdued, musing moments, but he's made a wide range of films. From School of Rock to Fast Food Nation to Bernie to Boyhood, explore some of his films, including two upcoming ones.
All of Playlist's Chef's Flight Content
Daniel HautzingerJune 1, 2017
American Masters Chef's Flight is over, but you can still stream the documentaries and catch up on our posts with recipes, interviews, features and more about these four icons of American cuisine.
Jacques Pépin on American Food Since the '50s
Daniel HautzingerMay 26, 2017
"It was another world," Pépin says of the American culinary scene when he first arrived here in 1959. “The cook used to be at the bottom of the social scale. Now we are genius.”
Alice Waters and Her Delicious Revolution
Daniel HautzingerMay 24, 2017
On Friday, May 26 at 10:00 pm, enjoy an American Masters film about Alice Waters, preceded by the premiere of Jacques Pépin: The Art of Craft at 9:00 pm. Try some of Waters's fresh, ingredient-focused recipes here.
From the Archive: Julia Child
Daniel HautzingerMay 20, 2017
In a 1978 interview with WTTW's John Callaway, Julia Child discusses food snobs, nutrition freaks, and children in the kitchen. "My point is to make cooking easy for people so that they can enjoy it and do it, rather than making it a kind of art for the 'we happy few,'" she says.
Chicago Chefs on the Influence of James Beard
Daniel HautzingerMay 19, 2017
The American Masters documentary James Beard: America's First Foodie explores the life of one of the most important figures in America's culinary revolution. A James Beard Award winner and nominee share Beard's influence on them and their favorite Beard recipe.
James Beard: America's First Foodie
Daniel HautzingerMay 18, 2017
Enjoy recipes and witty quotes from James Beard: a pioneer of American cuisine and farm-to-table cooking, an influential teacher and cookbook author, the host of the first nationally televised cooking show, and a jovial, insatiable gourmand.
How Well Do You Know Patsy Cline?
Daniel HautzingerMarch 16, 2017
A new American Masters documentary explores the life and influence of Patsy Cline, one of country's biggest stars despite her brief career.
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