Aug 08 Watch 3:11 Utkarsh Ambudkar’s brief but spectacular take on avoiding ethnic stereotypes Actor and singer Utkarsh Ambudkar has appeared in the movie “Pitch Perfect” and television’s “The Mindy Project.” This fall, he’ll star on Broadway in Lin Manuel Miranda’s “Freestyle Love Supreme.” But despite these high-profile performances, Ambudkar, who is South Asian,… Continue watching
Aug 08 Fans recreate Beatles’ Abbey Road cover shot 50 years on By Associated Press It was 50 years ago today, that The Beatles caused a traffic delay. Continue reading
Aug 07 Watch 7:15 Actor and director Ron Howard on the joy of being a storyteller By Jeffrey Brown Ron Howard has cultivated a long, storied career in show business, beginning with “The Andy Griffith Show” in the 1960s and continuing to his present success as a director. His latest work is a documentary about opera legend Luciano Pavarotti. Continue watching
Aug 06 Lessons we can learn from Toni Morrison By Joshua Barajas The American novelist wasn’t afraid to speak publicly about the themes in her novels and to challenge journalists on their questions. Here are several lessons to remember about Morrison’s career as a writer. Continue reading
Aug 06 Watch 9:32 Remembering Toni Morrison’s ‘beautiful human urgency’ By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport Author and Nobel laureate Toni Morrison died Monday at age 88. The acclaimed writer, editor and professor helped transform American literature, bringing forth a black perspective that had rarely been heard. Jeffrey Brown reports and talks to Princeton University’s Tracy… Continue watching
Aug 06 Toni Morrison, celebrated author and Nobel laureate, dead at 88 By Hillel Italie, Associated Press Toni Morrison, the first black woman to receive the Nobel literature prize, has died. Continue reading
Aug 02 ‘We did it ourselves’: Singer iLe on why she’s a voice among Puerto Rico’s uprising By Gabriela Martinez "So I needed to exteriorize everything I was feeling towards my own country, and the rest of the world. So that’s how this album comes from that anger, and from that need to recognize that we all have an interior… Continue reading
Aug 02 Rapper A$AP Rocky temporarily freed from jail By Jari Tanner, Dorothee Thiesing, Associated Press A$AP Rocky will be free until Aug. 14, when judges are expected to announce a verdict in the assault case against him. Continue reading
Aug 02 Discussion questions for ‘The Woman Warrior’ By Elizabeth Flock Here are some questions to guide you as you read "The Woman Warrior," our August book club pick. Continue reading
Aug 01 Watch 2:54 How collaborating with Idris Elba helped actor Aml Ameen connect with his roots For Aml Ameen, entertaining was a passion from childhood. At his request, the English actor's father sent him to drama school for 10 years. But it was a chance encounter with movie star Idris Elba that opened a path to… Continue watching