Arts & Life

Sandra Oh, Nana Mensah and Holland Taylor play English professors at a fictional college in The Chair.

Arts

Sandra Oh Takes The Lead In 'The Chair' And 'Killing Eve'

3:13pm August 30, 2021

by Terry Gross

In The Chair, Oh plays a professor who is the first woman and person of color to head the English department at a prestigious college. Oh says she "profoundly" understood the themes of the show.

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Short And Martin Showcase Their Familiar Dynamic In 'Only Murders In The Building'

2:16pm August 30, 2021

by David Bianculli

Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez play neighbors and true crime enthusiasts who get together to solve a murder in Hulu's new 10-part mystery comedy.

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Jamie (Phil Dunster) and Roy (Brett Goldstein) are not getting along this week.

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'Ted Lasso' Recap: Ted Gives 'The Signal' For Appointment Television

1:51pm August 30, 2021

by Linda Holmes

On a pivotal episode, Rebecca gets an unexpected visitor, Jamie finally gets the right advice, and Ted panics, bringing his relationship with Dr. Sharon to the forefront.

"It was one of the most beautiful experiences I've had, to be honest," Jennifer Koh says about creating Alone Together.

Isolated By Pandemic, Violinist Jennifer Koh Nurtured A New Community Online

10:22am August 30, 2021

by Jeff Lunden

Isolated by pandemic last year, violinist Jennifer Koh asked prominent composers to donate tiny pieces, and to nominate fellow up-and-coming composers to receive paid commissions.

Chioke I'Anson, Peter Sagal, Josh Gondelman, Paula Poundstone, and Maz Jobrani onstage at Tanglewood in Lenox, Ma.

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'Wait Wait' For Aug. 28, 2021: Live From Tanglewood

8:55am August 30, 2021

We're back at Tanglewood with special guest, actress Jane Kaczmarek. She played the beloved mom on Malcolm in the Middle, so we'll ask her three questions about middle fingers throughout history.

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Just Be Cool, Jenna Sakai, by Debbi Michiko Florence

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This Sweet, Mid-Grade Story Is Perfect For Budding Romance Fans

5:00am August 30, 2021

by Juanita Giles

If your kids aren't quite old enough for classic teen love stories, Just Be Cool, Jenna Sakai is a just-right read with a heroine who still spends Saturday nights playing board games with her family.

Image Control: Art, Fascism, and the Right to Resist, by Patrick Nathan

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'Image Control' Is A Plea For Artistic Ethics In What Author Calls 'Fascist Times'

2:40am August 30, 2021

by Lily Meyer

In order to track Patrick Nathan's ideas, one must to get on board with his habit of invoking fascism broadly, emphasizing its aesthetic and imaginative tendencies over its concrete manifestations.

Lee "Scratch" Perry performs in Australia in 2007.

Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Visionary Reggae Producer, Dies At 85

6:13pm August 29, 2021

by Neda Ulaby

Perry's brilliant and idiosyncratic career included helping to inspire the sounds of dub and rap as we know them today.

Ed Asner arrives during the 82nd Academy Awards in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on March 7, 2010. Asner, the blustery but lovable Lou Grant in two successful television series, died at 91.

Ed Asner, Award-Winning Actor Who Played Lou Grant, Dies At 91

3:51pm August 29, 2021

by Deepa Shivaram

Asner won seven Emmy awards over the course of his career and was outspoken about progressive causes.

Untitled (young boy), undated, sixth-plate daguerreotype. Smithsonian American Art Museum, the L. J. West Collection of Early African American Photography, Museum purchase made possible through the Franz H. and Luisita L. Denghausen Endowment.

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Smithsonian Acquires Rare Antique Portraits From First Black Photographers

12:46pm August 29, 2021

by Sophia Alvarez Boyd

The Smithsonian American Art Museum has bought a collection of early photographs, including very rare daguerreotypes from three early Black photographers dating to the mid 19th century.