Britney Spears’ Lawyer Files Request For New Conservator Of Her Money
Attorney Mathew Rosengart, who began representing the pop singer a week and a half ago, wants someone new to look after Spears’ estate. For the...
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The Flowers For Olympic Medalists Carry Deep Meaning In Japan
The elements of the bouquet carry a deeper story, and they are years in the making. They’re meant to symbolize the country rising from the...
How Jad Abumrad, ‘Radiolab’ Creator And Co-Host, Got Hooked On Storytelling
Abumrad set out to compose film scores, but instead turned his focus to journalism. He has a new podcast miniseries called The Vanishing of Harry...
Life Kit: How To Host A Dinner Party
While things aren’t completely back to normal, many are starting to host parties again. We have some useful tips for those who might feel a...
LeVar Burton Is A Top Pick To Host ‘Jeopardy!’ You Don’t Have To Take Our Word For It
Credited by a generation of book nerds for shaping their identities on Reading Rainbow, LeVar Burton guest-hosts Jeopardy! this week after a campaign hyped by...
For July, 3 Romances Packed With Pulse-Pounding Peril
This month, romance columnist Maya Rodale brings us three tales of danger and mystery, political intrigues, airship pirates, angry Scotsmen, and of course, the essential...
They Were Laughed At For Their #FreeBritney Activism. Not Anymore
The #FreeBritney movement has spent years trying to draw attention to Britney Spears’ fight against her conservatorship. Now, it’s beginning to have a serious impact...
Behind The Lens, These Women Created Photographs That Leap Over Decades
Two current museum exhibitions — The Woman Who Broke Boundaries at the Dali Museum and The New Woman Behind the Camera at the Metropolitan Museum...
‘What Strange Paradise’ Focuses On The Human Stories At The Heart Of A Crisis
Omar El-Akkad’s new novel is fully aware of the larger forces that lead people to migrate — but it leaves those aside, focusing instead on...
New Graphic Novel ‘Celestia’ Wanders An Earth That’s No Longer Home
Manuele Fior’s latest, Celestia, is set on a far-future Earth, wracked by climate change — but the terrors of flood and fire stay under the...
Student Film ‘Anita’ Explores How The Places We Live Stay With Us
NPR’s Lulu Garcia-Navarro speaks with student filmmaker Sushma Khadepaun about her narrative short Anita.
Catholic University Lecturer Makes Huge ‘Wizard Of Oz’ Find
NPR’s Scott Simon speaks to Matt Ripa of the Catholic University of America about finding one of the dresses Judy Garland wore while filming The...
Show, Don’t Mattel: ‘Masters Of The Universe: Revelation’ Is Toying With You
Producer Kevin Smith reboots the ’80s cartoon/action-figure-commercial by adding more mythology … and thinning out the cast.
Prosecutors Say They Have Evidence Of More Abuse And Bribery In The R. Kelly Case
Federal prosecutors in New York filed a request on Friday that they be allowed to enter more evidence of uncharged crimes allegedly committed by the...
‘The Council Of Animals’ Holds Humanity’s Fate In Its … Paws
In Nick McDonell’s new novel, sentient animals control the fate of the few remaining humans — and must decide to do about the fear that...
‘Ted Lasso’ Scores In Season 2 With Unexpected Twists And A Lot Of Heart
The Apple TV+ series about an American football coach who winds up coaching soccer in the U.K. is nominated for 20 Emmys Awards. The new...
Comic-Con Is Online Only Again This Year. On The Bright Side, No Lines!
No costumed crowds are thronging the streets of San Diego this weekend: For the second year in a row, Comic-Con is online only. But organizers...
No More Mr. Nice Guy: Hugh Grant Embraces The ‘Blessed Relief’ Of Darker Roles
Grant started out in romantic comedies. Now he’s up for an Emmy for his role as a narcissistic doctor accused of murder in the HBO...
Supreme Supremes
In this music parody game, The War Report podcast hosts Shalewa Sharpe and Gastor Almonte are served a hefty helping of Supremes songs rewritten to...
Body Of Work
Hosts of the podcast The War Report, Shalewa Sharpe and Gastor Almonte, play this word game in which every answer is the title of a...
Coming In Hot
Love About Town podcast hosts Kenice Mobley and Rohan Padhye hear only the first second of popular songs, and must identify the song based on...
Somber Tone Lingers At Tokyo Games Opening Ceremony, Though Athletes Add Lift
Viewers who woke up early in America to watch NBC’s first live morning telecast of an Olympics opening ceremony Friday were greeted with a subdued...
Culture Math
FINALLY, MATH! Love About Town podcast hosts Kenice Mobley and Rohan Padhye will multiply, divide, add and subtract their way to the answers. You know...
Who Owns What?
Shalewa Sharpe and Gastor Almonte, hosts of the podcast The War Report, figure out which corporate relationships are true and which are false. Pet food...
Check-In: No Skirting Around It
Ophira Eisenberg and Jonathan Coulton challenge gender norms.
When Your Book Publishes In A Pandemic — Authors Talk About Terrible Timing
A league of unfortunate writers had their books come out in the height of the coronavirus crisis — there are even several online support groups...
‘Ted Lasso’ Recap: Season 2 Returns With Dogs, Yips And Bad Dates
In the season 2 premiere, Ted Lasso struggles to help a star player, Rebecca double dates with Keeley and Roy, and Jamie Tartt is a...
‘The Woman Who Ran’ Puzzles Out The Mysteries Of Everyday Life
Hong Sang-soo’s new film follows a mild-mannered woman as she makes three different visits. Each chapter is absorbing on its own, but it’s even more...
Olympic Origami: Tokyo Volunteers Welcome Visitors Into The Fold
In a corner of the convention center where journalists from around the world are working, volunteers diligently fold origami paper into beautiful and elaborate designs.
Eric Clapton Says He Won’t Play Venues That Require COVID Vaccines
On social media late Wednesday, the musician wrote: “I wish to say that I will not perform on any stage where there is a discriminated...