Arts & Life

King Richard: Nixon and Watergate--An American Tragedy, Michael Dobbs

'King Richard' Is A Fresh Retelling Of Watergate — With All The Drama

4:00pm May 27, 2021

by Ron Elving

Michael Dobbs writes of a time when a bipartisan group in Congress could command respect as investigators, and when even leaders of the president's party were prepared to acknowledge his wrongdoing.

K-Pop group BTS poses with their McDonald's meal.

K-Pop Group BTS And McDonald's Launch Exclusive Meal And Clothing Line

2:57pm May 27, 2021

by Suzanne Nuyen

The meal includes Chicken McNuggets, a medium order of french fries, a medium Coke and two new sauces inspired by McDonald's South Korea.

Arts

Gripping Documentaries Mark The 100th Anniversary Of The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre

1:50pm May 27, 2021

by David Bianculli

Documentaries from the History Channel, PBS and the National Geographic Channel show the attack that destroyed Tulsa's prominent Black neighborhood 100 years ago is still disturbingly relevant today.

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Helgoland: Making Sense of the Quantum Revolution, by Carlo Rovelli

'Helgoland' Offers A New Way To Understand The World, And Our Place In It

11:52am May 27, 2021

by Adam Frank

Carlo Rovelli writes that quantum mechanics tells us reality is a net of interactions where there are no things, only relationships; nothing has properties until it interacts with something else.

Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox and Lisa Kudrow appear (along with David Schwimmer) in the special Friends: The Reunion.

Arts

The 'Friends' Reunion That Lost Its Nerve

8:50am May 27, 2021

by Linda Holmes

After a year of delay, the Friends reunion is on HBO Max. And while there are some poignant moments of reminiscing, there's entirely too much irrelevant celebrity and too much James Corden.

Eric Carle with a cutout of his famously hungry caterpillar at the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, Mass.

Books
Arts

Eric Carle, Creator Of 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar,' Has Died

7:49pm May 26, 2021

by Neda Ulaby

The beloved author and illustrator drew more than 70 books for kids — often about friendly bugs like that famous caterpillar. He said he got his inspiration from nature walks with his father.

Tasha Cobbs Leonard, photographed in 2020.

Gospel Sensation Tasha Cobbs Leonard Has Several Reasons (For You) To Believe

7:12pm May 26, 2021

The singer, one of the most celebrated gospel singers of her generation, Leonard had as tough a year as any – and, with a new song and new ministry, she wants to help.

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Singer Allison Russell Shares Personal Saga Of Trauma And Triumph On 'Outside Child'

4:44pm May 26, 2021

by Jewly Hight

Allisson Russell has spent her career collaborating – but for Outside Child, her first solo record, she is stepping boldly out in front, sharing her tales of healing.

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The late actor Chadwick Boseman, in London in 2018.

Howard University Names Its Fine Arts College For Chadwick Boseman

2:18pm May 26, 2021

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The university announced Wednesday that it is naming its newly reestablished college for performing and visual arts after the late, beloved actor and Howard alumnus.

Yusef Salaam, shown above in 2019, reflects on his wrongful conviction in the memoir, Better, Not Bitter.

Central Park 'Exonerated 5' Member Reflects On Freedom And Forgiveness

2:06pm May 26, 2021

by Terry Gross

In 1990, Yusef Salaam was one of the five boys wrongly convicted in the so-called Central Park jogger case. They weren't exonerated until 2002. Salaam tells his story in Better, Not Bitter.

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