Mar 18 Armie Hammer under sexual assault investigation, LA police say By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Los Angeles police said Thursday that they are investigating actor Armie Hammer for sexual assault. A police spokesman says Hammer is the main suspect in an incident reported on Feb. 3. Continue reading
Mar 18 Author Viet Thanh Nguyen on the ‘deep well’ of anti-Asian racism in the U.S. By Joshua Barajas, Amna Nawaz, Wyatt Mayes "The Committed" author talked about his own experience as a refugee in America, how we’ve seen anti-Asian violence through history, and some of the ways he thinks people can help their communities. Continue reading
Mar 18 Watch 2:28 Why you should be proud of your ethnic name Filmed before the Georgia shootings, writer Te-Ping Chen shares with us her "Humble Opinion" that people with ethnic names must embrace them instead of shying away. Chen, who says she was given a "boy's name" at birth, looks back on… Continue watching
Mar 18 You will stan this modern retelling of ‘Beowulf’ By Joshua Barajas, Jeffrey Brown Maria Dahvana Headley, whose new translation of “Beowulf” came out last year, wanted to build onto the thousand-year-old poem’s long history. Part of its staying power, Headly said, is how its themes — heroes and villains, how to ensure safety,… Continue reading
Mar 17 Watch 6:31 In ‘Grief and Grievance,’ Black artists explore aspects of loss in contemporary life By Jeffrey Brown, Lena I. Jackson Even amid the pandemic, some art exhibitions are opening to the public. "Grief and Grievance" at New York's "New Museum," a timely examination of race and racism, is one of them. Black artists explore the aspects of loss in the… Continue watching
Mar 17 James Levine, former Met Opera conductor who faced allegations of sexual misconduct, dead at age 77 By Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Conductor James Levine, who ruled over the Metropolitan Opera for more than four decades before being eased aside when his health declined and then was fired for sexual improprieties, has died. He was 77. Levine died… Continue reading
Mar 16 Author Charles Yu answers your questions about ‘Interior Chinatown’ By Courtney Vinopal Charles Yu, author of our February pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, recently answered questions submitted by readers on Facebook about his satirical novel, “Interior Chinatown.”… Continue reading
Mar 16 Yaphet Kotto of ‘Live and Let Die,’ ‘Alien,’ dies at 81 By Jake Coyle, Associated Press Kotto was best known for his infuriated FBI agent in "Midnight Run," the James Bond villain Mr. Big in "Live and Let Die" and the technician Dennis Parker in 1979's "Alien."… Continue reading
Mar 15 Chadwick Boseman is posthumously nominated for an Oscar By Jake Coyle, Associated Press Half a year after his death, Chadwick Boseman was posthumously nominated for an Academy Award on Monday for his final performance in “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.”… Continue reading
Mar 15 Watch 7:00 Rarely portrayed in popular culture, ‘Minari’ follows story of a Korean American family By Jeffrey Brown, Diane Lincoln Estes A new film called “Minari” is an immigrant tale rarely portrayed. It features a Korean family in rural Arkansas, and it's already received major recognition, including a Golden Globe Award. Jeffrey Brown has the story of our arts and culture… Continue watching