Arts & Life

Comedian Dahlia Belle challenges the problematic takes in Dave Chappelle's special

5:00pm October 12, 2021

NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with comedian Mx Dahlia Belle, a Black trans woman, who wrote an open letter to Dave Chappelle after he drew criticism again for jokes about trans people.

The Chieftains founder Paddy Moloney collaborated with everyone from The Rolling Stones to Emmylou Harris and The Pogues during his decades-long career.

Paddy Moloney, Irish folk music legend and founder of The Chieftains, has died at 83

4:06pm October 12, 2021

by Andrew Limbong

Known for his mastery of the uilleann pipes, Moloney was an important ambassador of Irish folk music to the wider world.

Ruthie Tompson at a screening at the 2018 TCM Classic Film Festival on April 28, 2018 in Hollywood, California. The legendary Disney animator passed away on Sunday at the age of 111.

Ruthie Tompson, an animator with the longest history at Disney, dies at 111

3:29pm October 12, 2021

by Rachel Treisman

Ruthie Tompson's painting and animation work at the Walt Disney Company dates back to the 1920s — from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to The Rescuers.

Will Cobbs and Pete Simpson play FBI agents interrogating Emily Davis's Reality Winner, in Is This a Room.

This new Broadway play doesn't have a script — but it does have a transcript

7:21am October 12, 2021

by Alexandra Starr

Is This a Room is based entirely on the transcript of the FBI interrogation of Reality Winner, the former NSA contractor who was imprisoned for leaking classified information.

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Susan Orlean writes about her fascination with all kinds of creatures in 'On Animals'

5:00am October 12, 2021

by Barbara J. King

Orlean's descriptions of the animals on the Hudson Valley farm where she once lived may evoke a warm feeling — but those of donkeys in Fez and others in her essays may conjure other emotions.

In November's Superman: Son of Kal-El #5, (written by Tom Taylor, art by John Timms), Jonathan Kent, son of Clark, will get a boyfriend.

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Superman's son, Jon Kent, comes out as bisexual in a new comic. It's a big deal — sort of

5:05pm October 11, 2021

by Glen Weldon

DC Comics announced that Superman's teenage son will be romantically involved with a male friend in a comic to be published in November. It's a growing trend.

The Rescue chronicles the 2018 rescue of 12 boys and their soccer coach who were trapped deep inside a flooded cave in Northern Thailand.

Documentary follows the divers who risked it all in the Thailand cave rescue

9:00am October 11, 2021

by Dave Davies

The Rescue follows the 18-day effort to rescue 12 boys and their coach from an underwater cave. Filmmakers Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin recount the harrowing mission with diver Rick Stanton.

Simone Dinnerstein in dress rehearsal for The Eye Is the First Circle.

Pianist Simone Dinnerstein illuminates a lifetime in art with a new multimedia concert

6:03pm October 10, 2021

by Jeff Lunden

The eloquent pianist used a work break imposed by pandemic to learn something new: stage directing, a skill set she put to use in creating a multimedia recital.

Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., speaks during the House select committee hearing in July on the Jan. 6 attack on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Rep. Schiff reveals impeachment regrets, tensions on Capitol Hill after insurrection

4:56pm October 10, 2021

In a wide-ranging interview with NPR's Michel Martin, Rep. Adam Schiff discusses his regrets from President Donald Trump's first impeachment trial and his relationship with his GOP colleagues.

Hayao Miyazaki, Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.

Arts

You can now enter Hayao Miyazaki's enchanting animated world at the Academy Museum

11:06am October 10, 2021

by Mandalit del Barco

For the first time outside of his home country, the Japanese filmmaker's work is being featured in a major retrospective at the brand-new Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles.

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