Mar 19 Watch 5:27 How #BookTok is giving authors and booksellers a much-needed boost By Geoff Bennett, Andrew Corkery, Michael Boulter The publishing world has a new infusion of enthusiasm and energy, thanks to an online community of book lovers on TikTok. Known as #BookTok, it's not just a place for book recommendations and reviews — it's also helping drive book… Continue watching
Mar 18 Fairleigh Dickinson defeats No. 1 seed Purdue in stunning March Madness upset By Tom Withers, Associated Press Pulling off one of the biggest upsets in NCAA Tournament history, the undersized, underdog Knights stunned top-seeded Purdue 63-58 on Friday night, becoming the second No. 16 seed to win a game in March Madness. Continue reading
Mar 17 Watch 7:34 Jessica Chastain takes on ‘A Doll’s House’ in new Broadway adaptation By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet “A Doll’s House,” the classic 19th-century play by Henrik Ibsen, is getting a new Broadway adaptation starring one of today’s biggest stars, Jessica Chastain. She plays Nora Helmer, one of the most iconic characters in theater history. Chastain sat down… Continue watching
Mar 17 March Madness is underway. How to watch and what to look out for By Associated Press The NCAA Tournament has begun with a full slate of weekend games as teams set their sites on winning the national championship in men's basketball. Continue reading
Mar 17 Lance Reddick, ‘The Wire’ and ‘John Wick’ actor, dies at 60 By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press Lance Reddick, a character actor who specialized in intense, icy and possibly sinister authority figures on TV and film, including "The Wire," "Fringe" and the "John Wick" franchise, has died. He was 60. Continue reading
Mar 14 Watch 7:31 Theater in rural Appalachian Virginia brings regional themes to the stage By Jeffrey Brown, Alison Thoet Barter Theatre, which opened during the Great Depression and is thriving 90 years later, is known for bringing regional themes to its rural Appalachian stage. Jeffrey Brown visited Abingdon, Virginia, to show the changing face of the area for our… Continue watching
Mar 14 U2 reimagines 40 of its best-known songs in new album By David Bauder, Associated Press The four men of U2, now either 61 or 62 years old, revisit material written in some cases when they were little more than kids out of Dublin. Continue reading
Mar 13 For Asian Americans, Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan’s Oscar wins are theirs too By Terry Tang, Associated Press Ke Huy Quan's comeback story from childhood star of '80s flicks coupled with Michelle Yeoh's historic win as the first Asian best-actress winner Sunday night had viewers of Asian descents shedding happy tears and grinning. Continue reading
Mar 13 Watch 9:52 How the Oscar wins for ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ could change Hollywood By William Brangham, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet The 95th Academy Awards proved to be an evening of wins for Asian and Asian American actors with “Everything Everywhere All at Once” sweeping up many of the Oscars. Los Angeles Times film critic Justin Chang joined William Brangham and… Continue watching
Mar 13 Nobel-winning writer Kenzaburo Oe dead at 88 By Mary Yamaguchi, Associated Press The Swedish Academy cited the author in 1994 for his works of fiction, in which “poetic force creates an imagined world where life and myth condense to form a disconcerting picture of the human predicament today.”… Continue reading