Arts

In a statement, singer Plácido Domingo said, "I accept full responsibility for my actions, and I have grown from this experience."

Union Says Plácido Domingo Engaged In 'Inappropriate Activity'

6:01pm February 25, 2020

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The statement from the American Guild of Musical Artists contained no details, although an Associated Press story did, reportedly prompting the withdrawal of a $500,000 settlement.

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'Inside Story' Sheds Light On Facebook's Effort To Connect The World

2:12pm February 25, 2020

by Dave Davies

How can one company be so wildly successful — and so thoroughly distrusted? Tech writer Steven Levy reflects on Facebook's enigmatic leader and its drive for expansion in his new book.

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Harvey Weinstein arrives at court last month in Manhattan.

Harvey Weinstein Found Guilty Of Rape, Sexual Abuse In Mixed Verdict

5:57pm February 24, 2020

by Colin Dwyer

Jurors in Manhattan spared the 67-year-old former producer the harshest penalty he might have faced but convicted him on two out of five counts. He faces the possibility of decades in prison.

'Supreme Inequality' Argues That America's Top Court Has Become Right-Wing

1:50pm February 24, 2020

by Terry Gross

In a new book, lawyer/journalist Adam Cohen makes the case that the Supreme Court has been "a right-wing court for 50 years," siding with corporations and the wealthy — and against the poor.

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Supreme Inequality: The Supreme Court's Fifty-Year Battle for a More Unjust America, by Adam Cohen

'Supreme Inequality' Makes A Case That The Top U.S. Court Has Widened The Wealth Gap

12:16pm February 24, 2020

by Martha Anne Toll

Lawyer and journalist Adam Cohen explores five decades of Supreme Court opinions and comes to a rueful conclusion: These decisions have greatly exacerbated the space between rich and poor.

The Band in London, June 1971. From left: Levon Helm, Richard Manuel, Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko and Garth Hudson.

In 'Once Were Brothers,' The Band's Earliest Years Shine

10:38am February 24, 2020

by Lauren Onkey

A new documentary doesn't radically alter what we know and love about The Band, but does unearth some fresh details.

Arts

'West Side Story' Gets A Modern Reboot On Broadway

6:05pm February 23, 2020

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Shereen Pimentel and Isaac Powell, who play the lead roles in West Side Story, about this latest revival that's set in modern day New York.

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Jessica Simpson Talks Of Alcohol Abuse, Finding Herself Again In Memoir 'Open Book'

7:35am February 23, 2020

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

"There's never been a moment in my life that I've been more honest with myself," the pop singer tells NPR. "I finally feel free of everything that I was holding secret and holding to myself."

Noah Centineo and Lana Condor negotiate life as an established couple in To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You

Arts

'To All The Boys' Star Noah Centineo Has An 'Inner Mr. Potato Head'

7:27am February 23, 2020

by Lulu Garcia-Navarro

Centineo returns as possibly-perfect boyfriend Peter Kavinsky in To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You. He says meditation — and doodling cartoon characters — has helped him keep a sense of self.

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Books
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In 'Foul Is Fair,' Lady Macbeth Goes To Prep School

7:00am February 23, 2020

by Alethea Kontis

Hannah Capin's new young adult novel is a modern-day retelling of Macbeth — centered on Lady Macbeth, now a high-schooler taking bloody revenge on the prep school boys who assaulted her at a party.