Nov 05 Jenga, pioneering Black doll Baby Nancy enter Toy Hall of Fame By Associated Press The new inductees will be on permanent display at the National Toy Hall of Fame. Continue reading
Nov 04 With performers infected, La Scala season premiere canceled By Associated Press The Dec. 7 season premiere at Milan’s La Scala opera house is being scrapped after a rash of COVID-19 infections among musicians and chorus members. Continue reading
Nov 04 Mississippi approves flag with magnolia, ‘In God We Trust’ By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press It replaces a Confederate-themed flag that state lawmakers retired months ago as part of the national reckoning over racial injustice. Continue reading
Nov 03 Seeking inclusion, Grammys change name of formerly called ‘world music’ category By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press The step comes some five months after the Academy made changes to several Grammy Awards categories, including renaming the best urban contemporary album category to best progressive R&B album. Continue reading
Nov 03 Discussion questions for ‘The Poet X’ 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 03 Sunset falls on a historic season for the drive-in By Jake Coyle, Associated Press With temperatures dropping — and even some snow flurries falling — in the northern half of the country, one of the pandemic's few bright spots is running low on time. Many drive-ins are staying open well beyond normal closing, and… Continue reading
Nov 02 Watch 3:44 How the pandemic could cause significant ‘learning loss’ for students By Jeffrey Brown, Courtney Vinopal Paul Tough is the author of “Helping Children Succeed: What Works and Why,” the October selection for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This. The coronavirus pandemic has upended American life. What are its consequences for the education… Continue watching
Nov 02 Breonna Taylor memorial moving to an African American museum By Associated Press The outdoor memorial honoring Taylor with a mural, posters, artwork and other mementos is currently at Jefferson Square Park, the base for months of protests. Continue reading
Nov 02 On screen and on stage, disability continues to be depicted in outdated, cliched ways By Magda Romanska, The Conversation Despite recent social movements that have garnered greater inclusivity in the arts, disabled actors are still waiting for their moment in the spotlight. Continue reading
Oct 31 Oscar-winning actor Sean Connery dies at 90 By PBS NewsHour Sean Connery, the Scottish actor best known for playing the smooth-talking character, James Bond, has died. He lit the silver screen for more than four decades starring in seven James Bond movies and in films including “Indiana Jones and the… Continue reading