

Arts Jan 01

As with many things this past year, the typical live music scene was silenced. But there were creative attempts to provide entertainment breaking out all over, and recording artists put out new music that offered a wide range of options.
By Jeffrey Brown, Courtney Norris
Arts Dec 30

In your own words, here are the stories behind 20 mementos that got you through 2020.
By Joshua Barajas
Arts Dec 29

In a year of isolation and pain, book sales are up as many turn to reading for a distraction, understanding and pleasure. Jeffrey Brown talks to two booksellers for our look at the year in books.
By Jeffrey Brown, Rhana Natour
Arts Dec 28

Even though most theaters remain closed, a regular lockdown conversation starter begins with “so what have you been watching?” Lorraine Ali of the Los Angeles Times and Ann Hornaday from the Washington Post help Jeffrey Brown sort out the year’s…
By Jeffrey Brown

By Joshua Barajas, Lizz Bolaji
We asked our readers which songs helped them survive a strange and devastating year. Some tracks offered an escape. Some infused joy and despair.
Dec 21

By Isabella Isaacs-Thomas
Regardless of your circumstances, it’s likely that this moment is impacting your mental health in one way or another. Here are some tips.

By Joshua Barajas, Lizz Bolaji
Fifteen artists and authors share the songs they played again and again.

By Joshua Barajas
The PBS NewsHour spoke with 11 artists and writers about which memento best expressed their experience, an artifact they’d tuck inside a time capsule.
Oct 18

Ohio, a swing state which Obama won in 2012, voted overwhelmingly for Trump in 2016. This election, the Biden campaign seems to have made some inroads in winning some of that lost support, reverting the state to a swing state.
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