Arts

For some in the Gaza Strip, summer tastes like a baby watermelon cooked over flames

5:22pm August 25, 2022

by Daniel Estrin

Unripe watermelons are cooked over flames are a summer delicacy available only for a short time. The dish is made in the southern part of Gaza, traditionally associated with Bedouin desert culture.

Remembering Anne Brown, Gershwin's original Bess

4:39pm August 25, 2022

by Bob Mondello

Anne Brown, who would have been 110 years old this month, was the first Black vocalist ever accepted at Juilliard.

Arts

UNCSA announces new season with 21st century conservatory in mind

4:05pm August 25, 2022

by David Ford

The University of North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem has just announced its upcoming perfor

Jella Haase is a crack assassin for the German secret police in Kleo.

Arts

Netflix's cheerfully murderous 'Kleo' is reminiscent of 'Killing Eve'

12:24pm August 25, 2022

by John Powers

Set in 1989 Germany shortly before and after the fall of the Berlin Wall, this series centers on a cocky female assassin and puts a playful spin on the end of communism.

New Orleans, Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina, as seen in the new documentary Katrina Babies.

Arts

Years after Hurricane Katrina, a new documentary asks: What happened to the children?

10:13am August 25, 2022

Edward Buckles, Jr. was just 13 when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans and changed his home forever. His new documentary is his attempt to unpack the trauma of that childhood experience.

Debbie Harry and Clem Burke, 14th Street, NYC, circa 1976.

Against the odds: How Blondie shattered the conventions of punk and pop

9:16am August 25, 2022

by Allyson McCabe

From unreleased music to promotional flyers, photos, a mirrored dressing room sign, and even a stray Andy Warhol print, Blondie's out with a new box set, Blondie: Against The Odds 1974-1982.

The book 'Haven' is a monastic retreat to an island inhabited only by men and birds

4:44pm August 24, 2022

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Emma Donoghue about her new book, Haven. In it, three Irish monks in the Middle Ages choose to live a life of isolation on a rocky island.

Exiled writers reflect on freedom of speech in America in light of Rushdie attack

4:17pm August 24, 2022

by Jim Zarroli

For dissident writers fleeing persecution overseas, the United States has long been a safe haven, a place where freedom of expression is tolerated and, even, valued.

Host Melissa Villaseñor on stage during the 2021 Film Independent Spirit Awards.

Arts

The Independent Spirit Awards moves toward gender-neutral acting categories

10:52am August 24, 2022

by Neda Ulaby

The awards have announced the categories will now be "best lead performance" and "best supporting performance."

Poppy, played by Adina Verson, works as the beleaguered assistant to morally dubious podcaster Cinda Canning in the hit Hulu series Only Murders In the Building.

Arts

The rise of the 'Morally Dubious Podcaster' in pop culture

5:00am August 24, 2022

by Neda Ulaby

You'll find these characters at the heart of movies and shows such as Vengeance, Dexter: New Blood, Rutherford Falls and Only Murders in the Building.