Arts

Laryssa Bonacquisti, Miss Louisiana 2017, participates in the swimsuit challenge during last fall's Miss America competition in Atlantic City, N.J. The segment won't be a part of the competition starting this year.

Miss America Says Farewell To Its Swimsuit Competition, Embracing 'Whole New Era'

1:08pm June 05, 2018

by Colin Dwyer

"We will no longer judge our candidates on their outward physical appearance," Gretchen Carlson, chairwoman of Miss America's board, announced. "That's huge."

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An Epic Conversation Draws To A Close In 'Kudos'

7:00am June 05, 2018

by Heller McAlpin

Rachel Cusk's trilogy about a peripatetic writer and her many conversational partners winds up with Kudos. The books are essentially plotless — but there's plenty of joy to be found just in talk.

Former President Bill Clinton listens during a Monday interview about The President is Missing, a novel he wrote with James Patterson.

In Bill Clinton's New Thriller, A (Fictional) President Faces Impeachment

9:08pm June 04, 2018

by Mary Louise Kelly

The President Is Missing follows a commander in chief trying to thwart a cyberattack — and not lose his job. Clinton co-wrote the book with best-selling author James Patterson.

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Keith Hernandez On Baseball, 'Seinfeld' And Being His Own 'Worst Enemy'

2:06pm June 04, 2018

by Dave Davies

The former first baseman played on World Series-winning teams with the Cardinals and Mets, and made a memorable appearance on Seinfeld. His new memoir is I'm Keith Hernandez.

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Arts

New York's Drag Ball Scene Strikes A 'Pose' In FX Drama

1:11pm June 04, 2018

by Eric Deggans

The new series Pose looks at how the city's drag performers created their own percolating club scene when they weren't welcome anywhere else.

Saudi women wait for their drivers outside a hotel in the Saudi capital Riyadh.

Hooking Up Gets Easier To Do In Saudi Arabia

10:51am June 04, 2018

These days, some young people in the conservative kingdom also use Tinder to find a match.

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From left Bishop James Shannon, Rabbi Abraham Heschel, Dr. Martin Luther King and Rabbi Maurice Eisendrath. Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, Arlington Cemetery, February 6, 1968.

Exploding Myths About 'Black Power, Jewish Politics'

6:18am June 04, 2018

by Leah Donnella

In a new book, historian Marc Dollinger argues that the conventional wisdom of Jewish and African-American harmony during the civil rights era is flawed. And that the real story has lessons for today.

Ahniella Gomez, 44, with her finished hair cut at OM Studio. She left her hair natural 30 years ago. According Laura Om, owner of the salon, more people have decided to keep their hair natural after Hurricane Maria.

After Hurricane Maria, Puerto Rican Women Embrace Their Natural, Curly Hair

8:00pm June 03, 2018

When Hurricane Maria cut off access to electricity and water on the Caribbean island and U.S. territory, some women started to change how they styled their hair.

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In a secret room located in Florence's church of San Lorenzo the walls are covered in drawings believed to be the work of Michelangelo and his disciples.

This Room Is Thought To Have Been Michelangelo's Secret Hideaway And Drawing Board

7:01am June 03, 2018

by Sylvia Poggioli

Sketches on the walls of a once hidden room of a museum in Florence help shed light on the Renaissance artist's creative process — and on a mysterious and dangerous period in his life.

Neil Patrick Harris, shown above in 1989, starred in the ABC TV series Doogie Howser, M.D.

Arts

Not My Job With Neil Patrick Harris: Doogie Howser Gets Quizzed On Doggie Houses

8:49am June 02, 2018

"Wait Wait Junior" is a special edition of Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! made just for kids. We've invited Neil Patrick Harris, who became a TV star as a teen, to play a game called "Welcome home, Fido."