Arts & Life

Lost & Found: A Memoir, by Kathryn Schultz

Books
Arts

A grief story and a love story form the backbone of 'Lost & Found'

10:39am January 11, 2022

by Kristen Martin

Lost & Found is as much a philosophical reckoning with the experiences of losing and finding as it is a record of New Yorker writer Kathryn Schulz's personal grief and love stories.

Close up photo of a barbell with three colorful weights on the end against a pink background.

Sports
Arts

22 tips for 2022: Overcome gymtimidation by practicing weightlifting moves at home

6:00am January 11, 2022

If you're interested in breaking into weightlifting, try practicing the movements at home first by using basic household items, like a broom, and free video tutorials online to guide you.

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Poet Maya Angelou is the first Black woman to be featured on a U.S. quarter

5:44am January 11, 2022

It is the first coin issued in a series celebrating the achievements of American women. Angelou appears with arms outstretched and a bird in flight behind her.

An illustration of Henry Barajas and his great-grandfather, Ramon Jaurigue, in the graphic novel La Voz De M.A.Y.O.: Tata Rambo.

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Arts

For this Latinx graphic novelist, superheroes can be real. They can even be family

8:30pm January 10, 2022

by Mia Estrada

Graphic novelist Henry Barajas is finding success by incorporating Mesoamerican history — and his own family's past — into his work.

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Arts

Actor Kal Penn isn't afraid to take chances, on screen or in life

6:21pm January 10, 2022

by Ann Marie Baldonado

Penn got his start in stoner comedies, then took a hiatus from acting to work for the Obama administration. He shares stories from his life and career in the memoir You Can't Be Serious.

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Zendaya plays Rue Bennett, a teenager struggling with substance use disorder, in HBO's Euphoria.

Arts

HBO's 'Euphoria' is more than a parent's worst nightmare. It's a creative triumph

5:10pm January 10, 2022

by Eric Deggans

Euphoria's storytelling transcends the explicit themes its characters face.

James Mtume, left, and Miles Davis arrive at Heathrow Airport in London on July 10, 1973.

Percussionist James Mtume, the beat behind Miles Davis and later 'Juicy,' dies at 76

4:31pm January 10, 2022

by Brad Farberman

Mtume brought, in Miles Davis' words, "a deep African-American groove" to the trumpet legend's band before later exploring neo-minimalist funk and R&B. And then there was "Juicy."

Arts

Bob Saget pushed boundaries in his stand-up shows

4:29pm January 10, 2022

by Andrew Limbong

Bob Saget was found dead Sunday night at age 65. Many remember him for his roles on TV. But he was most at home by himself, on stage, telling often-raunchy and boundary-pushing jokes.

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Celebrities are taking to social media to remember actor and comedian Bob Saget, pictured here in 2019, who died on Sunday at age 65.

Arts

Bob Saget's co-stars and fellow comedians are remembering his humor and kindness

4:23pm January 10, 2022

by Rachel Treisman

John Stamos, Norman Lear and Whoopi Goldberg are among those paying tribute to the actor and comedian, who was found dead in an Orlando, Fla., hotel room on Sunday at age 65.

Photo of a variety of single-use, disposable plastic from food products arranged on a colorful backdrop and photographed from above.

22 tips for 2022: To cut back on plastic, you need to audit how much you use

3:46pm January 10, 2022

by Rebecca Davis

The first step in cutting back on plastic is understanding what you're using and how much of it. Do an audit of the plastics in your home to get a sense of how much plastic you use.

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