Glimmers Of Hope: A 2021 Poetry Preview, Part 1
This year, critic Craig Morgan Teicher says American poetry has become too big for just one person to cover, so…
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.”…
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…
‘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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 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…