As the 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade rolled through New York on 27 November 2025, nostalgia mingled with unease. Many recalled the infamous 1997 incident involving the giant Barney the ...

Barney towering above the parade‑goers Screengrab from YouTube video 'Thanksgiving ‘97. The Day Barney Was Killed'/Delhithecat As the 99th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade rolled through New York ...

On November 27, 1997, the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade became infamous for those who witnessed the chaos firsthand, thanks to a perfect storm of comically oversized balloons, brutal winds, and ...

Sunday’s premiere of Ken Burns’ new PBS series “The American Revolution” doubles as an attention-grabbing statement, months after President Donald Trump succeeded in stripping away all federal funding ...

I wrote a piece a few years ago after the pandemic (when we were constantly reminded of how many people arbitrarily and abruptly died) about the importance of not shutting out people from your past.

A 1975 episode introduced audiences to one of the first openly gay couples in mainstream American television not depicted as deviants or criminals. By Erik Piepenburg A half-century ago, ABC’s “Barney ...

Cuts to NPR, PBS and other public media outlets have been in the news all year long, but now the federal funds have actually run out. With Tuesday marking the end of the federal government’s fiscal ...

PBS is cutting its budget by 21%, a spokesperson confirmed to CBS News on Friday. The public media company's board approved the budget cut Wednesday, according to the PBS spokesperson. Board members ...

The Trump administration rescinded funding of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, resulting in its announcement of closure. The CPB's purpose since its creation in 1967 was to assist in funding ...

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) will be shutting down after Congress passed a bill that cut funding for the corporation. On July 31, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved a ...