Broadway's Reopening Is Pushed Back Again
The Broadway League has announced an extension of closures related to COVID-19 to May.
Arts
'Totally Under Control' And 'Time' Are Two Very 2020 Documentaries
Two new movies reflect on the passage of time. One is an up-to-the-minute account of the Trump administration's response to COVID-19. The other follows a family impacted by long-term incarceration.
'We Must Keep On': Paris Fashion Week Exudes Hope In Uncertain Times
The fashion industry is reeling in the pandemic; marketing budgets have been slashed and magazines are thinner. But houses moved forward with a handful of physical runway shows and lots more online.
Creepy Kids, A Dark Mansion And '80s Fashion: 'The Haunting Of Bly Manor'
The follow-up to Netflix's The Haunting of Hill House series may not be as spooky, but it does manage to wrap up its story in a more satisfying manner.
Rapper Tory Lanez Charged In Megan Thee Stallion Shooting
Tory Lanez faces several felony charges related to a shooting in the Hollywood Hills on July 12. The incident's details line up with allegations made by rapper and singer Megan Thee Stallion.
A Voice Of Iran, Master Singer Mohammad Reza Shajarian, Has Died
With a voice by turns soaring and haunting, Shajarian was considered one of his nation's treasures — and then ran afoul of the regime. He died Thursday in Tehran at age 80.
In Newark, A Drive-In Movie Theater Celebrates Black Excellence
The simultaneous crises of the pandemic and racism against Black Americans led to the creation of an unusual movie theater located in New Jersey's biggest city: the Newark Moonlight Cinema.
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Pledges $250 Million To Reimagine Monuments In U.S.
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Elizabeth Alexander, president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, about the initiative to spend $250 million in grants to reconsider monuments across the U.S.
Nobel Prize In Literature Awarded To U.S. Poet Louise Glück
The 2020 Nobel Prize in literature was awarded to U.S. poet Louise Glück "for her unmistakable poetic voice that with austere beauty makes individual existence universal."
Phil Klay's New 'Missionaries' Is An Ambitious Novel Of Ideas
Klay won acclaim for his debut story collection Redeployment, about the experiences of soldiers. His long awaited novel looks at how America has developed and exported the idea of a war on terror.