May 04 Gigi Hadid apologizes for darkened skin tone on Vogue Italia cover By Colleen Barry, Associated Press Gigi Hadid and Vogue Italia have both apologized for the May Vogue Italia cover that showed the model with a dark skin tone, a distortion that unleashed a social media backlash and underlined the lack of diversity in the fashion… Continue reading
May 04 The Nobel literature prize will not be awarded this year, following sex abuse allegations By Jan M. Olsen, Associated Press The academy said Friday the 2018 prize will be given in 2019. The decision was made in Stockholm a day earlier, on the grounds that the academy is in no shape to pick a winner after a string of sex… Continue reading
May 03 As more women accuse Charlie Rose of sexual harassment, some say they alerted CBS managers By David Bauder, Associated Press With 27 more women accusing former news anchor Charlie Rose of sexual misconduct, a report Thursday calls into question CBS News' claims that his behavior was a surprise before he was fired last November. Continue reading
May 03 Film academy voted to expel Bill Cosby and Roman Polanski By Lindsey Bahr, Associated Press It's the first major decision since the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences implemented revised standards of conduct for its members following its expulsion of disgraced mogul Harvey Weinstein in October. Continue reading
May 02 After a week of Russian propaganda, I was questioning everything By Elizabeth Flock Beyond bots, what does Russian propaganda look like? How is it made? To find out, I spent a day inside the newsroom of Radio Sputnik, a Russian government-funded media outlet, and a week consuming only Sputnik news. Continue reading
May 01 James Comey loves Beyonce, says he doesn't watch 'The Americans' By Elizabeth Flock The former FBI director also recommended some favorite reads -- history that offers poignant lessons for the current moment. Continue reading
May 01 Tina Fey's 'Mean Girls' and 'SpongeBob' musical lead Tony Award nominations By Mark Kennedy, Associated Press A British revival of "Angels in America," Tony Kushner's monumental, two-part drama about AIDS, life and love during the 1980s, grabbed 11 nominations. Here's a look at who else got nods. Continue reading
Apr 30 The May pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club is 'Educated' By Elizabeth Flock "Educated," a memoir by Tara Westover of growing up in a survivalist family in remote Idaho, is our May pick for the PBS NewsHour-New York Times book club, “Now Read This.”… Continue reading
Apr 30 Watch 5:30 'Great Lakes' author Dan Egan answers your questions We’re never going to get complete control of the Great Lakes, says Dan Egan, who recommends greater humility for what nature can do to restore itself. Egan, author of “The Death and Life of the Great Lakes,” our April pick… Continue watching
Apr 30 The poet laureate wants you to read this poem By Jennifer Hijazi "There is so much noise in our culture. So many frantic, angry, unreliable voices.... Poetry is an antidote to that."… Continue reading