Car Concerts Offer Choirs A Way To Rehearse And Perform
This car choir solution is one that accomplished baritone David Newman came up with so that ensembles could sing “together.” The method uses microphones, a...
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To Adapt ‘After The Rain,’ Artists Cross All Kinds Of Boundaries
A new graphic novel adaptation of Nnedi Okorafor’s story “After the Rain” sets straightforward art against scattered, skewed panels to produce a sense of primal...
‘Ambitious Girl’ Reminds Kids: Your Dreams Are Not A Drawback
When now Vice President-elect Kamala Harris was “accused” of being “too ambitious” on the campaign trail, it spurred her niece, activist and author Meena Harris,...
Not My Job: We Quiz ‘Name That Tune’ Host Jane Krakowski On Tunas
Krakowski — who starred in the hit TV series Ally McBeal, 30 Rock and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt — is now hosting the newly rebooted game...
Michael Apted, Director Of The ‘Up’ Documentary Series, Dies At 79
Apted’s pioneering documentary series began with a group of British children and checked in with them every seven years. He also directed Coal Miner’s Daughter...
Love And Hope Are At The Heart Of ‘The Prophets’
Robert Jones Jr.’s debut novel is a love story between two enslaved men on a Mississippi plantation. He says that it was very important for...
Fact Bag
Ophira Eisenberg and Jonathan Coulton dip into the Fact Bag and ponder which genre of music yields the most delicious cheese. Is it rock, ambient,...
This, That, Or The Other
From Funny or Die’s Call & Response Baron Vaughn and Open Mike Eagle suss out if something is a defunct startup, a video game world,...
The Insurrection At The Capitol Is A TV Event That Will Live In History
At times, TV brings us live coverage of something so shocking that we’ll never forget it. The image of Trump supporters attacking the Capitol ranks...
Prom Songs
Comedian Baron Vaughn and musician Open Mike Eagle compete in a music parody game about slow prom songs changed to be about things you learned...
Bowen Yang
Comedian Bowen Yang talks about his work as a cast member on the latest season of Saturday Night Live. Then he plays a game about...
Real Or Fake 1930s Inventions
Actors Mayim Bialik and Cheyenne Jackson determine if there was such a thing as a “Radio Hat” in a game of real or fake inventions...
Remembering Nature Writer Barry Lopez
Lopez, who died Dec. 25, won the 1986 National Book Award for Arctic Dreams, an account of his travels in the far north over a...
Tracy Chapman Wins Lawsuit Against Nicki Minaj
According to the suit, Minaj re-recorded the lyrics and vocal melody of Chapman’s song “Baby Can I Hold You” without permission. Minaj will pay the...
Toy History
From the Fox sitcom Call Me Kat, actors Mayim Bialik and Cheyenne Jackson compete in an audio game about vintage toy commercials.
There Will Be Books: James Comey Sequel Signals New Wave Of Memoirs In Post-Trump Era
In former FBI Director James Comey’s view, his obligation is not to the person or party who appointed him or even to the Department of...
‘Persephone Station’ Aims For The Stars — And Almost Makes It
Stina Leicht’s new sci-fi novel has a lot of moving parts: Space opera, rough-and-tumble mercenaries, corporate intrigue, alien first contact — and to her credit,...
Sweater Design? Gin Rummy? Typing? These Are The Mario Games You’ve Never Heard Of
Everyone who’s ever played a video game knows Super Mario Brothers — but did you know Nintendo’s iconic goofy plumber also taught typing, dealt gin...
A Biden Cabinet Secretary For Arts? Advocates Are Hopeful
The arts employ nearly five million people in America, but advocates say President Trump’s record of support for arts and humanities has been mixed. Will...
‘Outlawed’ Frontiers Of Gender And Sexuality Beckon In This Sly Western
Critic Maureen Corrigan has been describing Anna North’s new novel to friends as “The Handmaid’s Tale meets Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.” It’s a...
‘The Liar’s Dictionary’ Is A Delight From A To Z
Eley Williamsdid her doctoral dissertation on “mountweazels,” fake words inserted into dictionaries as copyright traps — and she builds on that in her charming debut...
2021 Grammy Awards Postponed Due To Coronavirus Concerns
As Los Angeles experiences a significant increase in new COVID-19 infections, the Recording Academy and CBS have decided to postpone the annual music awards until...
As ‘Mr. Mayor,’ Ted Danson Sustains His Stellar Sitcom Streak
Playing a retired millionaire who unexpectedly wins his bid to become mayor of Los Angeles, Danson takes the spotlight and shines, sticking every landing on...
Facial Recognition And Beyond: Journalist Ventures Inside China’s ‘Surveillance State’
Kai Strittmatter says the Chinese state has amassed an astonishing amount of data about its citizens, which it uses to punish people for even minor...
‘Exercised’ Explains Why It Can Be Hard To Commit To Working Out — And Why We Should
Harvard University’s Daniel Lieberman looks at exercise from an evolutionary point of view, concluding that we evolved to limit our physical activity where possible, saving...
Gatsby’s Great Narrator ‘Nick’ Finally Gets His Own Backstory
Michael Farris Smith followed F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “breadcrumbs” to write Nick, a prequel to The Great Gatsby. Revising the book, Smith was struck by the...
To ‘Keep Sharp’ This Year, Keep Learning, Advises Neurosurgeon Sanjay Gupta
CNN’s chief medical correspondent says it’s never too late to develop new brain pathways. Even small changes, like switching up the hand you use to...
Struggling To Discuss Tough Topics With A Kid? Here Are Books That Might Help
If you feel daunted by the responsibility of shepherding a child through difficult times, don’t feel alone: “I’m afraid of those moments as a parent,...
Behind Backyard Bar-B-Que’s James Beard Award-Winning Barbacoa
Barbacoa, the ancient method of cooking meat until it’s tender, gained one establishment in South Texas the prestigious James Beard Award in 2020.
Visual Arts Thrived In A Tumultuous 2020
NPR’s Scott Simon speaks to arts reviewer Ben Luke about how visual arts flourished during the pandemic.