Arts & Life

Arts

Sharing Black Joy: Photographer Documents Sibling Bond

7:00am August 15, 2020

by Emily Bogle

Photographer Nadiya Nacorda captured the bond between her younger siblings in her new book, "A Special Kind of Double." One goal was to create an archive for Black youth to see themselves in images.

Journalist Gretchen Carlson addresses the crowd before the planned screening of Surviving R. Kelly in New York on Dec. 4, 2018. The room was evacuated after a gun threat was called in.

R. Kelly's Former Manager Charged With Gun Threat To 'Surviving R. Kelly' Screening

4:41pm August 14, 2020

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Federal prosecutors in New York say that Donnell Russell placed a phone call threatening gun violence in order to stop an advance screening of the Lifetime docuseries in December 2018.

Sister Helen Prejean On Witnessing Executions: 'I Couldn't Let Them Die Alone'

1:38pm August 14, 2020

by Terry Gross

The Catholic nun became an opponent of the death penalty following the events in her book Dead Man Walking. She details her spiritual journey in River of Fire. Originally broadcast Aug. 12, 2019.

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HBO's 'Lovecraft Country' Puts A Bold New Spin On The Works Of A Horror Legend

1:38pm August 14, 2020

by David Bianculli

A new 10-part drama upends the stories of H.P. Lovecraft, presenting a narrative in which the heroes are Black, the setting is the racially divided 1950s, and each episode seems to have its own tone.

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Bukowski At 100: Remembering A Literary Icon

6:57am August 14, 2020

by Tom Vitale

Poet and novelist Charles Bukowski was notorious for his drinking and womanizing. Some called him a misogynist. But his work could also be tender and reveal truths about the human condition.

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HBO's 'Lovecraft Country' Brings Viewers To A World Of Monsters, Magic and Racism

5:56am August 14, 2020

by Eric Deggans

The new HBO Series Lovecraft Country mixes the real horrors of 1950's Jim Crow America with the imaginary horrors of author H.P Lovecraft.

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Fortnite Uses Apple's Own '1984' Ad Against It In Dispute Over Payments

8:24pm August 13, 2020

Apple pulled the popular shooting game from its App Store, after its developer tried to get around the fee Apple requires from in-app purchases.

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Emmy-Nominated 'Watchmen' Writer Explores Generational Trauma And Racism

1:50pm August 13, 2020

by Terry Gross

The HBO show uses sci-fi and superheroes to examine American racism. Cord Jefferson wrote the episode in which the main character goes back in time and to relive the trauma of the 1921 Tulsa Massacre.

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The fun of Fall Guys comes in watching its little jelly bean-shaped characters getting whacked around goofy obstacle courses.

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'Fall Guys' Is Candy-Colored Party Battle Fun

7:00am August 13, 2020

by Kaity Kline

If you're stressed out by battle royale shooter games like Fortnite, you and your friends may enjoy steering the jelly-bean-esque characters of Fall Guys around an array of goofy obstacle courses.

Reality Show Host Wants To Help Bars Survive COVID-19

5:39am August 13, 2020

Bar Rescue host Jon Taffer is probably best known for telling owners what's wrong with their bars. Now, he wants to help them survive the pandemic.

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