Jun 23 8 books to read this summer By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet A roundup of favorite books to read this summer from NPR book critic Maureen Corrigan and New York Times books editor Gilbert Cruz. Continue reading
Jun 20 Watch 8:03 Drag performer Sasha Velour explains what the art form means to her By Jeffrey Brown, Alison Thoet By many measures, drag is more popular than ever. At the same time, there’s a growing number of states passing or debating laws to restrict or ban the art form. But what is drag? And what does it represent to… Continue watching
Jun 20 Actor Jonathan Majors’ domestic violence trial scheduled for early August By Michael R. Sisak, Associated Press Thirty-three-year-old Majors is accused of twisting a woman’s arm, striking her head and shoving her into a vehicle in New York City in March. He's charged with several misdemeanors, including assault, and could be sentenced to up to a year… Continue reading
Jun 18 Watch 3:17 A gay son’s recollection of his dad’s advice on how to live his life By StoryCorps While growing up on a Washington state dairy farm in the 1950s, Patrick Haggerty realized he was gay. In this animated feature from our partners at StoryCorps, he tells his daughter, Robin, about the day his father showed up unexpectedly… Continue watching
Jun 18 Meet the woman who founded Father’s Day with a ‘renegade spirit’ By John Rogers, Associated Press A Renaissance woman, the mother of Father’s Day was a painter, poet and businesswoman, running a funeral home with her husband while raising the couple’s only son. Continue reading
Jun 16 Watch 8:32 John Legend embarks on a personal path for his new creative endeavor By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport At 44, John Legend is the very portrait of success. He’s achieved the so-called EGOT, winning two Emmys, 12 Grammys, an Oscar and a Tony. He's the first Black man and second youngest person ever to do so. Now he’s… Continue watching
Jun 15 Watch 6:44 A look at the life of actor turned politician Glenda Jackson By Jeffrey Brown British actor Glenda Jackson died at the age of 87 Thursday. The two-time Oscar winner had a 23-year second act as a member of Parliament. She later returned to the stage, winning a Tony in 2018 for her role in… Continue watching
Jun 15 Two-time Oscar winner and British politician Glenda Jackson dies at 87 By Jill Lawless, Associated Press Glenda Jackson, a two-time Academy Award-winning performer who had a long second career as a British lawmaker, has died. She was 87. Continue reading
Jun 14 Robert Gottlieb, celebrated literary editor of Toni Morrison and Robert Caro, dies at 92 By Hillel Italie, Associated Press Gottlieb died Wednesday and had one of the most remarkable runs of any editor after World War II, helping shape the modern publishing canon. Continue reading
Jun 14 Watch 3:21 A Brief But Spectacular take on textile waste and fashion sustainability Camille Tagle is co-founder and creative director of FABSCRAP, which is a textile recycling nonprofit. Textiles generate 21 billion pounds of waste that goes into landfills every year, and FABSCRAP works to divert that waste, either by downcycling or giving… Continue watching