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
Apr 27 5 great comics that have nothing to do with 'Avengers: Infinity War' By Michael Boulter The nominees for the so-called Oscars of comics were announced on Thursday. Michael Cavna, writer and artist for Comic Riffs at the Washington Post, offered up his top picks for books that deserve some of the superhero limelight. Continue reading
Apr 25 Why this American cereal heiress amassed a huge Russian art collection By Alison Thoet Marjorie Merriweather Post "was in Moscow at just the right time, when Stalin and his government were selling objects for hard currency.”… Continue reading
Apr 24 Watch 6:26 Charlotte Pence hopes bunny book 'Marlon Bundo' brings people together When the Pence family created an Instagram account for their bunny, few would have imagined its popularity would lead to a children's book -- or that the book, "Marlon Bundo’s Day in the Life of the Vice President," would cause… Continue watching