Annie Ross, Mid-Century Jazz Icon, Dead At 89
Ross was recognized as a natural performer from an early age. She essentially never stopped.
Arts & Life
Zadie Smith Hopscotches From The Personal To The Political In 'Intimations'
Smith began Intimations: Six Essays at the onset of the pandemic and finished it shortly after George Floyd's killing. Although only 100 pages, there's something worth quoting on virtually every page.
'I May Destroy You' Let Michaela Coel Explore Dangerous Areas In A Safe Place
In the HBO drama, a young woman is drugged and sexually assaulted — and then must piece together what happened to her. Coel wrote, directed and stars in the show, which is based on her own experience.
Exhausting Effect Of FOIA Requests Evident In 'Baseless'
Nicholson Baker's book misses the mark in an aim to take readers on a quest to discover if the U.S. used biological weapons developed in the '50s — and to examine the failings of public records law.
Combining Indictment With Insight, A Historian Offers Context For The Age Of Trump
Anne Applebaum writes in Twilight of Democracy that heir to fears and hatreds, even advanced societies are straining under repeated blows: protracted war, economic disruptions, migration, a pandemic.
Alex Trebek Is Here To Tell You, 'The Answer Is ...'
The Jeopardy! host didn't plan to write an autobiography. "I'm just a quiz show host who's been doing the same job for 36 years," he says. But writing the book gave him "a great deal of satisfaction."
What To Do With Toppled Statues? Russia Has A Fallen Monument Park
The U.S. isn't the only country where statues of controversial historical figures have been swept aside by protesters seeking a clean break with the past.
An Advocate For The Wrongly Convicted Reflects On Faith, Justice And Innocence
"I saw firsthand how police and prosecutors manipulate evidence, coerce witnesses into giving false testimony," says Jim McCloskey of Centurion Ministries. His memoir is When Truth is All You Have.
Kanye West Tweets, Then Deletes, Claims Of His Family's Concern — And More
West has announced he's running for president. Following an apparent campaign rally on Sunday, the rapper said in a string of now-deleted tweets that his wife was trying to "lock me up with a doctor."
Independent Venues Face Bleak Future Without Aid
Small music venues in the US are looking for a lifeline — and a new bill in Congress called the Restart Act might be it. Advocates say the future of independent clubs relies on government relief.