Nov 10 Confederate Avenue renamed in Virginia amid racial reckoning By Associated Press The renaming is part of a much larger and ongoing reckoning over the city's historical ties to slavery and racial discrimination. Continue reading
Nov 10 What Don DeLillo dreads — and finds compelling — about a blank screen By Jeffrey Brown In Don DeLillo's new novel “The Silence,” all screens go dark and technology fails. That very lack of knowing, in the short distance between us and our screens, is the space in which this novel unfolds. Continue reading
Nov 10 How poetry helped Elizabeth Acevedo know when to stop writing By Courtney Vinopal Our November 2020 pick for Now Read This, the PBS NewsHour’s book club with The New York Times, is Elizabeth Acevedo’s “The Poet X."… Continue reading
Nov 10 Britney Spears seeks freedom from father in court move By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press In a recent series of court maneuvers, Spears has sought greater say over her life and affairs, which for 12 years have been under the control of a court conservatorship run mostly by her father, James Spears. Continue reading
Nov 09 Watch 2:28 Remembering ‘Jeopardy!’ legend Alex Trebek By Jeffrey Brown, Ryan Connelly Holmes Alex Trebek was known to millions the world over for hosting the TV game show “Jeopardy!” Diagnosed with advanced pancreatic cancer, he continued taping programs until recently, with the final episode of “Jeopardy!” due to air on Christmas. The Canadian-born… Continue watching
Nov 09 Why you can expect new books about Trump for years to come By Hillel Italie, Associated Press It's been one of publishing's most thriving genres of the past four years: books about President Donald Trump. And it's not going to end when he leaves office. Continue reading
Nov 08 Alex Trebek, long-running ‘Jeopardy!’ host, dies at 80 By Lynn Elber, Associated Press Alex Trebek, who presided over the beloved quiz show “Jeopardy!” for more than 30 years with dapper charm and a touch of schoolmaster strictness, died Sunday. He was 80. Continue reading
Nov 07 Whitney Houston, Nine Inch Nails set for Rock Hall induction By Mesfin Fekadu, Associated Press Years after their deaths, Whitney Houston, the Notorious B.I.G. and T. Rex's Marc Bolan will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Continue reading
Nov 06 Virus-hit Paris bookshop Shakespeare and Co appeals for help By Thomas Adamson, Associated Press The English-language bookshop on the Seine River sent an email to customers last week to inform them that it was facing "hard times" and to encourage them to buy a book. Continue reading
Nov 06 Museums face calls to better represent people of color By Christine Fernando, Associated Press Museums already were struggling with questions of inclusivity when the coronavirus pandemic forced a lot of them to shutter in March. Following this year's protests against racial injustice, some art professionals are calling on museums to better represent communities and… Continue reading