Winston-Salem Hosts Largest Haiku Conference In North America
Poets from around the world have descended on Winston-Salem.
Arts
Rhiannon Giddens, Frank Johnson To Get Americana Award
Grammy-winning folk singer and musician Rhiannon Giddens and the late Frank Johnson, the leader of a 19th-century black brass band, will be the first recipients of the inaugural Legacy of Americana
'Soul. R&B. Funk.' Features A Decade Of Photos From 'The Best Seat In The House'
Bruce Talamon has photographed Aretha Franklin, Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Diana Ross, Donna Summer, Barry White, Bob Marley, Patti LaBelle ... the list goes on. A new book shows his work from 1972-1982.
'This Changes Everything': Geena Davis On Empowering Women In Hollywood
A new documentary explores how women in Hollywood are pushing for more representation in front of and behind the camera. Davis and director Maria Giese discuss the dramatic disparities on screen.
'White Flights' Examines The Legacy Of Whiteness On Fiction And Culture
Jess Row's collection is an ambitious attempt to investigate what is latent in the silences of 20th century white writers on race. It is both astute and painfully self-regarding.
'In The Country Of Women' Honors The Strength And Resilience Of Six Generations
While Susan Straight reflects on far more than her own upbringing in her memoir, she brings her trademark lyricism and a significant dose of humility to these pieces of the book.
The Old Gang Is Back Together In 'BH90210,' Sort Of
There's certainly no need to revisit the characters from Beverly Hills, 90210. So to fill what they hope is an appetite for nostalgia, the stars are playing themselves in a showbiz story.
'New Yorker' Writer Fears We're Fooling Ourselves In The Internet's 'Trick Mirror'
In her new book of essays, culture writer Jia Tolentino explores how social media shapes identity, public discourse and political engagement — particularly for millennials such as herself.
'I Have Had Sex ... And Jesus Still Loves Me': 'Bachelorette' Stands Firm In Her Faith
Hannah Brown, the lead on this season of The Bachelorette, recently sparked a conversation about sex and morality. "I have an audience of one, and that's the Lord," she says.
'Trick Mirror' Finds Hope That Little Truths Will Emerge Amid Absurdities
There's an undeniable catharsis in seeing such a great writer, The New Yorker's Jia Tolentino, lucidly communicate the conditions of our most ludicrous forms of misery in her essay collection.