Arts

Writer Gabrielle Blair argues that irresponsible ejaculation by male partners is an often-overlooked cause of unintended pregnancies.

Book by mom of six puts onus on men to stop unwanted pregnancies

11:48am October 20, 2022

by Sarah McCammon

In her new book, writer — and mother of six — Gabrielle Blair makes the case that the abortion debate should focus much more on men's roles in unintended pregnancy.

Batgirl near her new hideout, the Belfry.

Arts

Batman is dead and four new heroes can't quite replace him in 'Gotham Knights'

7:00am October 20, 2022

by Diego Nicolás Argüello

Batman is dead. Four heroes are left to defend Gotham from countless enemies. It's an intriguing start, but Gotham Knights doesn't quite deliver.

Singer and songwriter iLe's third album, 'Nacarile,' finds a world deeply in flux

6:27am October 20, 2022

The Puerto Rican artist returns with a new album, her first since protests galvanized San Juan and beyond in 2019.

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Books
Arts

Author Francesca Royster on her new book, "Black Country Music"

4:37pm October 19, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with author Francesca Royster about her new book, "Black Country Music: Listening for Revolutions" which explores the history and future of Black country music.

Image from Toiletpaper (December 2012), courtesy of the artists and LACMA Balch Art Research Library. Copyright Toiletpaper magazine (Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari)

Arts

Art and advertising collide in 'Objects of Desire'

1:39pm October 19, 2022

by Susan Stamberg

An exhibition at Los Angeles County Museum of Art takes the vocabulary of ads (bright color, shiny surfaces, slick lighting) and manipulates, repositions, rearranges it into fine art.

U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, shown here on Jan. 4, 2021, continues to embrace the falsehood that the 2020 election was stolen.

Does Marjorie Taylor Greene represent the future of the Republican Party?

1:15pm October 19, 2022

by Dave Davies

Journalist Robert Draper says the GOP's embrace of extremism opened the door to fringe actors, who've become among the party's most influential leaders. His new book is Weapons of Mass Delusion.

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The number of college students enrolled in Korean has risen 78% from 2009 to 2016.

Enrollment in Korean classes has shot up. Thank K-pop

11:13am October 19, 2022

by Ashley Ahn

College student enrollment in language classes has plateaued in recent years, but enrollment in Korean language classes rose 78% from 2009 to 2016.

Ye (C), formerly known as Kanye West, attends the Givenchy Spring-Summer 2023 fashion show during the Paris Womenswear Fashion Week, in Paris, on Oct. 2, 2022.

The family of George Floyd plans to file a $250 million lawsuit against Ye

9:35am October 19, 2022

by Matt Adams

The announcement of the lawsuit comes after Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, made comments about Floyd's death on the podcast Drink Champs.

Dallas Theater Center on Oct. 4, 2022. The play "Trouble in Mind" is about racism in a white theater company in the 1950s.

Without more federal money, what will regional theaters do?

5:11am October 19, 2022

by Sonari Glinton

Subscriptions and ticket sales are down, but theater is needed more than ever. What theaters are doing to survive.

Arts

What is multiple sclerosis, the illness causing Selma Blair's early 'Dancing' exit?

4:04am October 19, 2022

by Ayana Archie

The actress Blair has been competing on the dance show for the past four weeks, but bowed out due to doctors' orders regarding her multiple sclerosis illness.