Arts & Life

American Blues musician Otis Rush at the Petrillo Band Shell, Chicago, Illinois, June 3, 1995.

Otis Rush, Chicago Blues Legend, Dies At 84

6:23pm September 30, 2018

by Eric Westervelt

Rush's unique style of soloing and powerful tenor voice helped shape the Chicago blues sound and deeply influenced famed guitarists like Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy, Jimmy Page and Stevie Ray Vaughn.

Music For Healing: A Meditative Alt.Latino Playlist

1:34pm September 30, 2018

An emotionally exhausting week calls for music that helps you to unwind and just breathe.

Books
Arts

Life, Love and Hockey (Oooh, And Pie) In 'Check, Please!'

7:00am September 30, 2018

by Etelka Lehoczky

Ngozi Ukazu's charming, cheerful webcomic about a gay college hockey player has been collected in book form. Check, Please! stays squarely on the bright side of life, a brave choice in its own way.

Jon Hamm poses for a portrait during the Baby Driver premiere at the 2017 SXSW Conference and Festivals on March 11, 2017, in Austin, Texas.

Arts

Not My Job: Actor Jon Hamm Gets Quizzed On Spam

4:55pm September 29, 2018

The Mad Men star will answer three questions about the canned meat product with a verrrry long shelf life.

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Sexual Assault And Forgiveness

8:00am September 29, 2018

NPR's Scott Simon asks Atlantic contributor Caitlin Flanagan about this week's Supreme Court testimony and about the possibility of atonement and forgiveness for sexual assault perpetrators.

Melissa Villaseñor's talent for impersonation has helped to earn her appearances on Saturday Night Live, like this sketch from April 2018. She joins the show as a full cast member this fall.

Arts

A Top Impressionist, Melissa Villaseñor Is Finding Her Own Voice On 'SNL'

7:27am September 29, 2018

by Elizabeth Blair

She's known for celebrity imitations: Hillary Clinton and Owen Wilson, Jennifer Lopez and Bjork, and so on. Now, as she joins Saturday Night Live's full cast, she's learning what else she can do.

Buffy Sainte-Marie performs during Hardly Strictly Bluegrass at Golden Gate Park in Oct. 2016 in San Francisco.

Buffy Sainte-Marie's Authorized Biography Serves As A 'Map Of Hope'

7:25am September 29, 2018

The award-winning native Canadian singer-songwriter and social activist looks back on a life of music, milestones and empowerment.

Punks, Up Against The Wall

7:00am September 29, 2018

by Andrew Flanagan

The new book Burning Down the Haus fastidiously traces the self-discovery of punks in the socialist dictatorship of East Germany, and the violence and repression they endured on the way to freedom.

Drew Philp: How Can 'Radical Neighborliness' Help Struggling Communities?

2:50pm September 28, 2018

by NPR/TED Staff

In 2009, Drew Philp bought an abandoned house in Detroit and worked with neighbors to fix it up. He discovered the power of 'radical neighborliness' to rebuild his struggling neighborhood.

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Arts

Robert Redford: The 'Fresh Air' Interview

1:30pm September 28, 2018

by Terry Gross

Redford has announced that he's retiring from acting, and that his role in the new film The Old Man and the Gun, will be his last. In 2013, he said it was "sort of weird" being known for his looks.

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