2023 Whiting Awards recognize 10 emerging writers
The recipients of the $50,000 prize, which was announced on Wednesday evening, show an exceeding amount of talent and promise, according to the prize's judges.
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Cookbook author Grace Young is on a mission to save America's Chinatowns
NPR's Adrian Florido talks with cookbook author and activist Grace Young about her work to save America's Chinatowns.
The man who re-popularizing the ancient art of pantomime was born 100 years ago
Marcel Marceau, who spent more than half the 20th century re-popularizing the ancient art of pantomime for a modern age, was born 100 years ago this month.
Fall Out Boy on returning to the basics and making the 'darkest party song'
Fall Out Boy's new album, So Much (For) Stardust, is a return to some of the bands' familiar sound and style of writing. Two of the group's band members detail the journey they took to this moment.
In 'Above Ground,' Clint Smith uses poetry to confront the legacy of slavery
Smith's poems, which are addressed to his young children, describe what their ancestors endured and escaped. He also examines the joy and anxiety of parenthood, especially as a Black father.
A mother faces 'A Thousand and One' obstacles in this unconventional NYC film
Teyana Taylor stars as a mom trying to build a home for her son in an intimate Sundance Film Festival winner that's more surprising than it looks.
Visitors flock to see Michelangelo's David sculpture after school uproar in Florida
Tourists , many American, flooded a museum in Florence, Italy, to see the Renaissance masterpiece after a Florida school forced its principal to resign over complaints about a lesson on the statue.
'The Big Door Prize' asks: How would you live if you knew your life's potential?
A mysterious machine appears in a small town, promising to reveal each person's "life potential." The premise may suggest The Twilight Zone, but the quirky ensemble cast delivers something warmer.
As 'Sweeney Todd' returns to Broadway, 4 Sweeneys dish about the difficult role
Josh Groban, Michael Cerveris, Norm Lewis and Len Cariou all agree: It's exhausting playing a murderous sociopath, while dealing with stage blood, a mechanical barber chair and singing complex music.
Colleen Oakley's grandma inspired the intergenerational friendship in her new novel
Colleen Oakley's new book is "The Mostly True Story of Tanner & Louise."