Remembering Travel Writer And Memoirist Jan Morris
Morris, who died Nov. 20, transitioned to female in 1972 when she was 46. She later reflected on gender in her memoir, Conundrum. Originally broadcast in 1989.
Arts & Life
'Uncle Frank': A Melodramatic Meal, Undercooked And Over-Seasoned
A great cast and good intentions can't overcome Alan Ball's rushed, thin story about a closeted gay man returning to his South Carolina hometown in 1974.
Beyoncé, Dua Lipa Headline 2021 Grammy Nominations
Along with the full nominations list, a look at the Recording Academy's turbulent year.
In The Poppy War Series, R.F. Kuang Asks: 'What If Mao Was A Teenage Girl?'
The third volume in Kuang's Poppy War series is out now. She grounded the story in history, both her own and China's; it follows a passionate, ruthless young woman who becomes a military leader.
Kwame Alexander Offers New Poems On Race And Hope As 'Psalms And Balms' For The Soul
In Light For The World To See: A Thousand Words On Race And Hope, Kwame Alexander writes of the killing of George Floyd, Colin Kaepernick's kneeling protests, and the election of Barack Obama.
Doomscrolling On A Staycation? Here Are The OED's 'Words Of An Unprecedented Year'
The lexicographers at the Oxford English Dictionary couldn't sum up the year in just one word — so they went with a whole list instead.
Oxford's Defining Words Of 2020: 'Blursday,' 'Systemic Racism' And Yes, 'Pandemic'
Too much happened in 2020 for Oxford Languages to choose a single word of the year. So they opted for dozens.
'Collective' Chronicles The Nightclub Fire — And Corrupt System — That Killed 64
A new documentary reveals how corporate and government corruption led to the use of diluted disinfectants in Romanian hospitals. Collective is a gripping story that speaks to the present moment.
'Waste' Activist Digs Into The Sanitation Crisis Affecting The Rural Poor
In 2017, a study reported one in three people in one rural Alabama county had been exposed to hookworm. Catherine Coleman Flowers says the study reveals big gaps in sanitation in rural America.
'Even As We Breathe': A First Novel From A Teacher Who Writes For Her Students
The book is a mystery of sorts, set at an upscale North Carolina resort during World War II. Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle teaches at a high school with a student population that's 30% Native American.