Mar 24 Yo-Yo Ma calls for #SongsOfComfort amid pandemic. Here’s how you can join the effort By Joshua Barajas Yo-Yo Ma has brought joy to listeners for decades with his virtuosic musicianship. Now, he is using his music to offer some comfort to a global audience in the midst of a pandemic that has sparked widespread anxiety and pain. Continue reading
Mar 24 Terrence McNally, lauded American playwright, dies at 81 By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press McNally, one of America’s great playwrights whose prolific career included winning Tony Awards for the plays "Love! Valour! Compassion!" and "Master Class" and the musicals "Ragtime" and "Kiss of the Spider Woman," has died of complications from the coronavirus. Continue reading
Mar 24 Albert Uderzo, a creator of French hero Asterix, dies at 92 By Associated Press The French press quoted family members as saying that Uderzo died of a heart attack in the Paris suburb of Neuilly. Continue reading
Mar 23 Watch 5:34 What to read while staying home, from author Ann Patchett As Americans stay home to try to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus, we wanted to provide suggestions for how to fill that time. Author Ann Patchett joins Jeffrey Brown to offer book recommendations for this strange time, including… Continue watching
Mar 23 AP Exclusive: Woody Allen memoir released by new publisher despite criticism By Hillel Italie, Associated Press The 400-page book, still called "Apropos of Nothing," was released Monday by Arcade Publishing. Continue reading
Mar 21 Watch 6:15 Musicians take their shows online as cancellations cascade By Christopher Booker The spread of coronavirus in the U.S. has shut down businesses and schools and forced widespread cancellations, from major sporting events to religious services. But with the help of social media, some artists and musicians are making sure that the… Continue watching
Mar 21 Singer, actor, ‘The Gambler’: Kenny Rogers dies at 81 By Kristin M. Hall, Associated Press Actor-singer Kenny Rogers, the smooth, Grammy-winning balladeer who spanned jazz, folk, country and pop with such hits as “Lucille,” “Lady” and “Islands in the Stream” and embraced his persona as “The Gambler” on record and on TV, died Friday night. Continue reading
Mar 20 8 books to read in the time of the coronavirus By Courtney Vinopal If there’s an upside to this period of “social distancing,” it might be an unfettered excuse for voracious readers to dive into all types of literature. Continue reading
Mar 20 Student scientists, athletes and artists miss opportunities when learning moves online By Meredith Kolodner and Jon Marcus, Caroline Preston, Delece Smith-Barrow, The Hechinger Report The closing of colleges and universities has disrupted the educations of millions of students. But it’s affecting the lives of many in ways that are not yet widely understood. Continue reading
Mar 20 Placido Domingo resigns from opera union, donates $500,000 By Jocelyn Gecker, Associated Press Superstar Plácido Domingo has resigned from the U.S. union that represents opera singers after two investigations found sexual harassment allegations against him to be credible. Continue reading