Arts & Life

Installation view of Katharina Fritsch exhibition at the Matthew Marks Gallery in Los Angeles.

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With Surprising Sculptures, Katharina Fritsch Makes The Familiar Fun

5:02am April 20, 2020

by Susan Stamberg

The German sculptor is known for her giant roosters — one sits perched atop the National Gallery of Art. Here's a glimpse of her LA show, which is currently closed due to the coronavirus.

Betsey Johnson attends the Women's Guild Cedars-Sinai annual luncheon at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel on November 6, 2019 in Beverly Hills, Calif.

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Betsey Johnson Talks Fashion, Love And Motherhood In Self-Titled Memoir

6:06pm April 19, 2020

by Michel Martin

The designer who has been pushing fashion boundaries for decades reveals more about the woman behind the brand — the whimsy and fun, but also difficult times, from relationships to health challenges.

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#NPRPoetry: Danez Smith

5:11pm April 19, 2020

Poet Danez Smith, author of the new collection "Homie", shares their favorite listener-submitted Twitter poems with NPR's Michel Martin.

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From Department of Mind-Blowing Theories by Tom Gauld.

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Scientists Are Human, Too: Questions For Cartoonist Tom Gauld

10:00am April 19, 2020

by Petra Mayer

Literary pun purveyor Tom Gauld turns his pen to the foibles of science (and science fiction) in his new comic collection Department of Mind-Blowing Theories, inspired by his scientist grandfather.

Scottie Pippen and Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls sit on the bench during a 1998 game.

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Michael Jordan And The Chicago Bulls Play Some Good Basketball In 'The Last Dance'

7:01am April 19, 2020

by Linda Holmes

The ESPN documentary series follows the Bulls and Jordan through their hugely successful run of championships in the 1990s, and through the last season they had together.

David Sibley's new book, What It's Like To Be a Bird, features illustrations paired with essays about what birds are up to, and why. Here is a Belted Kingfisher.

Ever Wonder 'What It's Like To Be A Bird'? David Allen Sibley Has Some Answers

6:01am April 19, 2020

by Barbara J. King

David Allen Sibley's name is synonymous with his bird field guides. In researching this volume, he became convinced of something new: Birds make complex decisions and experience emotions.

The whole family came along to drop Kent Garrett off at college in fall 1959. He's pictured above in Harvard Yard with his sister, aunt and mother.

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'We Were Curiosities': One Of 'The Last Negroes At Harvard' Shares His Story

4:55pm April 18, 2020

by Jon Kalish

In 1959, Kent Garrett was one of 18 black students accepted into a freshman class of more than 1,000. It was an early form of affirmative action, and he chronicles his time on campus in a new book.

Pearl Thusi plays crime-fighting Queen Sono in the new Netflix spy series.

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South African 'Queen Sono' Is A Savvy Secret Agent — And A First For Netflix

4:55pm April 18, 2020

by Michel Martin

Pearl Thusi stars as a spy with a complicated past in the new crime drama. It's Netflix's first commissioned series fully produced in Africa.

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We Call To Check In On Tom Hanks (And Ask Him To Play Not My Job)

8:42am April 18, 2020

Hanks recently recovered from the coronavirus, so we called to check in on him. While he was on the line, we asked the man who played Mr. Rogers to answer three questions about very bad neighbors.

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Getting To Know Estranged Parents — Finally — In 'Missed Translations'

8:01am April 18, 2020

by Scott Simon

Sopan Deb's parents had an arranged marriage, but they were "a bad match from the start," leading to years of unhappiness and estrangement. He writes about it in a new memoir, Missed Translations.