Apr 02 MLB moving All-Star Game in response to voting restrictions By Ronald Blum, Associated Press Major League Baseball has moved the All-Star Game from Atlanta's Truist Park, a response to Georgia enacting a new law last month restricting voting rights. Continue reading
Apr 01 Watch 8:29 What Lil Nas X's 'Montero' says about Black queerness By Yamiche Alcindor, Leah Nagy, Joshua Barajas, Lizz Bolaji Rapper Lil Nas X is no stranger to commanding the spotlight. But his controversial new music video and marketing campaign are drawing the ire of conservatives and right-wing media, who are criticizing the depictions and allusions to Satan. The reactions… Continue watching
Mar 31 Watch 5:22 This artist's work encompasses centuries of art history and his own feelings, energy By Jared Bowen, GBH He’s not a magician, but artist Shen Wei is very good at disappearing — losing himself as he creates, conjuring ethereal lands and reimagining the human body. His work is now on view at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in… Continue watching
Mar 30 Watch 7:48 'The Mauritanian' explores torture, abuse of former prisoner at Guantanamo Bay By Amna Nawaz, Ali Rogin The military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, took its first 20 detainees in 2002. Despite various calls to shutter it, it still stands almost twenty years later. A new movie now tells the story of Mohamedou Slahi, who spent 14… Continue watching
Mar 30 'Nomadland' author Jessica Bruder's best piece of writing advice didn't come from a writer By Courtney Vinopal Journalist Jessica Bruder says she’s seen a lot of great writers’ advice over the years, but one trick that she particularly likes “wasn’t devised for writers.”… Continue reading
Mar 29 A poem on how the human spirit survives overlapping crises By Joshua Barajas In Dr. Fady Joudah’s poem “House of Mercury,” a severe summer storm has blown over Houston. The poem is a tribute to the "beauty of the human spirit."… Continue reading
Mar 28 Eddie Murphy inducted into NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame By Jonathan Landrum Jr., Associated Press Eddie Murphy was inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame at the organization’s show that highlighted works by entertainers and athletes of color. Continue reading
Mar 26 Beloved children's author Beverly Cleary dies at 104 By Hillel Italie, Associated Press Trained as a librarian, Cleary penned more than 30 books, which sold millions of copies, saying she began writing because children told her there were no stories about kids like them. Continue reading
Mar 26 Pulitzer Prize-winning author Larry McMurtry dies at 84 By Jamie Stengle, Associated Press McMurtry penned books and screenplays during a career that spanned over half a century, often depicting the American West. He won the 1986 Pulitzer Prize for "Lonesome Dove," the tale of a cattle drive during the 1870s. Continue reading
Mar 25 In new Tina Turner doc, the legend wonders how to 'bow out slowly' By Joshua Barajas, Jeffrey Brown The directors behind “Tina” said they wanted to retell Turner’s story through the eyes of the larger-than-life performer, not the public perception of her. Continue reading