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'Making Is About Our Survival': Exhibition Celebrates Artwork Of Native Women

6:02pm March 07, 2020

by Neda Ulaby

The "Hearts of Our People" exhibition is devoted entirely to the art of Native American women past and present. "We're still very powerfully here," says Anita Fields, one of the artists in the show.

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Karamo Brown poses for a portrait on Feb. 9, 2020, in Los Angeles, Calif.

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Not My Job: We Quiz 'Queer Eye' Culture Expert Karamo Brown On Yogurt

11:48am March 07, 2020

Karamo Brown is the culture expert on Netflix's Queer Eye reboot so we've invited him to play a game called "Mmmmm ... yogurt!" Three questions about another kind of culture.

Working on Coal Country helped Steve Earle write his upcoming album, Ghosts of West Virginia. Seven songs from that record are featured in the play.

Featuring Music From Steve Earle, 'Coal Country' Recounts Deadly Mine Explosion

11:04am March 07, 2020

by Rick Karr

A new play tells the story of the 2010 Upper Big Branch Mine disaster in West Virginia. Songwriter Steve Earle used it as a creative challenge to write his forthcoming album, Ghosts of West Virginia.

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SXSW Events Canceled Over Coronavirus Concerns

10:22am March 07, 2020

South by Southwest — a massive art, music and technology festival — has been canceled over fears that visitors might help spread the coronavirus in Austin, Texas.

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Nadia Reid's Latest Release Is A Traveling Album Full Of Road Songs

10:22am March 07, 2020

by Scott Simon

New Zealand musician Nadia Reid talks about how homesickness fueled the songs on her latest album, Out of My Province.

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When 'Here' Is Home, But 'Here' Keeps Changing — A Family Flees In 'Story Boat'

10:22am March 07, 2020

by Samantha Balaban

"We think of refugees as people who wait a lot and suffer," says author Kyo Maclear. She was determined to tell a different kind of story. Her illustrator, Rashin Kheiriyeh, fled Iran as a child.

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It's National Cereal Day, Get Your Bowl And Spoon Ready

10:22am March 07, 2020

by Scott Simon

To mark National Cereal Day, we take a look at the latest batch of cereal flavors — from candy-flavored puffs of color to ones that are supposed to taste like toaster pastries.

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Fast, Complex And Funny, 'Deacon King Kong' Is A Love Letter To New York City

7:00am March 07, 2020

by Gabino Iglesias

James McBride's latest novel starts with a shooting: A broken down preacher shoots the local drug dealer, who dodges at the last minute, losing an ear — and kicking off a chain of consequences.

Woody Allen has been accused of sexual abuse by his daughter; he denies the allegations.

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Publisher Drops Woody Allen's Book After Ronan Farrow Objects, Employees Walk Out

7:12pm March 06, 2020

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

On Friday afternoon, Hachette Book Group announced that it would no longer be publishing Allen's memoir. The decision comes after Farrow, who is Allen's son, said he could no longer work with HBG.

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A 2019 marquee in Austin advertises the 2020 edition of SXSW, which was canceled Friday by the city of Austin.

The Show Will Not Go On: Austin Cancels SXSW Because Of Coronavirus

6:41pm March 06, 2020

by Vanessa Romo

"We are devastated to share this news with you," organizers said. " 'The show must go on' is in our DNA, and this is the first time in 34 years that the March event will not take place."