May 27 Watch 14:09 Tayari Jones answers your questions about ‘The Street’ Author Tayari Jones wrote the introduction to a new edition of Ann Petry's 1946 novel "The Street," our May pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This. Jones joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions about the… Continue watching
May 27 Larry Kramer, playwright and AIDS activist, dies at 84 By Associated Press Kramer's husband, David Webster, told The New York Times that Kramer died of pneumonia on Wednesday. Continue reading
May 26 9 songs that show how people of the past coped with pandemics By Gretchen Frazee Throughout history, people have turned to music during disease outbreaks as a way to seek spiritual guidance, express pain or even educate others about hygiene. Continue reading
May 26 Jimmy Cobb, ‘Kind of Blue’ drummer for Miles Davis, dies By Russell Contreras, Associated Press Jimmy Cobb, a percussionist and the last surviving member of Miles Davis' 1959 "Kind of Blue" groundbreaking jazz album which transformed the genre and sparked several careers, died Sunday. Continue reading
May 25 Watch 6:41 How Mindy Kaling’s new Netflix series offers ‘a sense of community’ By Amna Nawaz, Anne Azzi Davenport During this pandemic, people have turned to streaming entertainment services in record numbers. One of the bingeable offerings available is “Never Have I Ever,” a new series on Netflix from actor and producer Mindy Kaling. Amna Nawaz talks to one… Continue watching
May 22 Here’s how you can bring nature indoors when you’re staying home By Kevin Nute, The Conversation Beyond buying a fish tank or house plants, there are a number of creative ways to bring nature's calming effects into your home. Continue reading
May 21 Italian woman wins Picasso valued at 1 million euros By John Leicester, Associated Press An Italian accountant whose son bought her the raffle ticket as a Christmas present has won a 1-million euro ($1.1 million) painting by Pablo Picasso in a charity draw. Continue reading
May 20 Watch 5:17 This truck-driving couple’s Brief But Spectacular take on surviving COVID-19 Married couple Chante and Ron Drew are truck drivers transporting groceries and other essential supplies across the country. They take turns driving and sleeping. But when they came down with COVID-19, their ability to hit the road -- and earn… Continue watching
May 19 Watch 5:46 Author Lawrence Wright on ‘eerie parallels’ between the pandemic and his new novel Amid a global pandemic comes a novel about a global pandemic. Lawrence Wright wrote “The End of October” before the new coronavirus was discovered in China, but some of its chapters feel ripped from today’s headlines. Wright joins Jeffrey Brown… Continue watching
May 19 This artist asks how we can come out of the pandemic ‘better than we went in’ By Joshua Barajas Carolyn Olson has been paying tribute to all kinds of workers deemed essential during the pandemic. For their sake, Olson also wants the rest of us to do better. Continue reading