Arts & Life

The name Rumors of War is from a biblical passage Matthew 24:6: "You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come."

Arts

'Rumors Of War' In Richmond Marks A Monumentally Unequal America

3:18pm June 25, 2020

by Susan Stamberg

Kehinde Wiley created this statue — an African American rider sitting valiantly atop a horse — in response to the line of Confederate statues lining Monument Avenue in Richmond, Va.

A poll worker cleans a voting booth between voters during a primary election on June 23 in Louisville, Kentucky.

Have Questions About Voting? A Law Professor Tells You 'What You Need To Know'

2:19pm June 25, 2020

by Rachel Martin

In a new book, Kim Wehle explains voting basics. She tells NPR, "if we don't go to the polls to protect democracy itself, it could fail. And I believe that's what's on the ballot in November."

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Arts

Christine Baranski On Putting Up A 'Good Fight' During 'This Dystopian Era'

1:36pm June 25, 2020

by Terry Gross

Baranski started her career in theater and now stars as a progressive lawyer in The Good Fight. "I was a passionate acting student and nothing was going to stop me," the Emmy Award-winning actor says.

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Dory (Alia Shawkat) faces the music (and the viewer) in the third season of Search Party on HBO Max.

Arts

'Search Party' Season 3: Jerks Brought To Justice

7:01am June 25, 2020

by Glen Weldon

The darkly comic series about four entitled New Yorkers striving to cover up a murder returns for a third season, now on HBO Max.

Books
Arts

Fascinating, Messy 'Death In Her Hands' Is A Portrait Of An Unraveling Mind

7:00am June 25, 2020

by Bethanne Patrick

Ottessa Moshfegh's latest isn't exactly a murder mystery, though there seems to be a mysterious murder. It's more a portrait of a woman gradually losing her mind, using the mystery to try to hang on.

American actor Clark Gable in his role as Rhett Butler kissing the hand of a tearful Scarlett O'Hara, played by Vivien Leigh in 'Gone With The Wind'.

Arts

'Gone With The Wind' Returns To HBO Max With New Introduction

5:06am June 25, 2020

by Suzanne Nuyen

HBO Max temporarily removed the 1939 film from its streaming service in early June for its depiction of 'racial prejudices.' The film now includes an introduction addressing its controversial legacy.

A fan of K-pop band BTS poses for photos against a backdrop featuring an image of the group's members in Seoul, South Korea, on Oct. 29, 2019.

K-Pop's Digital 'Army' Musters To Meet The Moment, Baggage In Tow

5:32pm June 24, 2020

by Haeryun Kang

There's a growing narrative highlighting K-pop fans' political progressiveness. But the reality is far more complicated.

Arts

Man Finds Dad's Old Car Decades After He Died

5:23am June 24, 2020

Bobbie Bohnsack's father passed away when he was eight years old. More than three decades later, he's been reunited with an old car his father bought after coming home from Vietnam.

Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation, by Kristin Kobes Du Mez

'Jesus And John Wayne' Explores Christian Manhood — And How Belief Can Bolster Trump

7:03pm June 23, 2020

by Steve Inskeep

Author Kristin Kobes Du Mez says: "It seemed like evangelicals had betrayed their values. But if you look at this longer history of evangelical masculinity and militarism ... this wasn't a betrayal."

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Readers wait in line at Macmillan booth at the Book Expo trade show in 2013.

Books
Arts

Macmillan CEO Steps Back From Day-To-Day Operations

4:53pm June 23, 2020

by Petra Mayer

John Sargent, CEO of Macmillan — one of the Big Five book publishing houses — has stepped back from day-to-day operations, after five employees organized an industry-wide protest against racism.