Arts

Mayra Herrera, one of the women who gathered to celebrate the International Day of Afro-descendant Women in Tamiahua, in the state of Veracruz, Mexico.

Women of the Sea: Afro-descendants honor their heritage in Mexico

4:01pm September 25, 2023

by Koral Carballo

Through portraits and interviews with activists and artists, Koral Carballo sought out an answer to the question of what it means to be an Afro-Mexican woman today.

Susanna and the Elders, painted by Artemisia Gentileschi, is seen here in its before-conservation condition; seen through infrared reflectography; and in its restored state.

Arts

Iconic female artist's lost painting is found, hundreds of years after it was created

2:45pm September 25, 2023

by Bill Chappell

Susanna and the Elders, painted by Artemisia Gentileschi in the late 1630s, was commissioned by a queen — but it was later lost. It's now back on display, after being restored.

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How a DNA test inspired actress-activist Kerry Washington's journey of self-discovery

1:46pm September 25, 2023

by Tonya Mosley

Washington was an adult when she learned that she had been conceived via artificial insemination and the man she considered her father was not her biological dad. Her new memoir is Thicker than Water.

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Brian Nelson has been a WGA member for 30 years. On the picket line outside CBS Radford Studios on Friday, The screenwriter said "whatever deal we make may be the template for other deals going forward."

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Three things to know about the Hollywood Writers' tentative agreement

1:22pm September 25, 2023

Writers are set to vote to ratify a new contract before they can end their nearly five month strike against the studios.

A rural mail carrier in 1905 trying out new transportation technology.

Horseless carriages were once a lot like driverless cars. What can history teach us?

10:00am September 25, 2023

by Neda Ulaby

Historians say that a little more than a century ago, when cars first hit the roads, they caused nervous laughter and raised real concerns, much like driverless vehicles today.

Screenwriters on strike protest in front of Paramount Studios on May 2, 2023 in Los Angeles, Calif.

Hollywood writers reach a tentative deal with studios after nearly five month strike

11:04pm September 24, 2023

by Mandalit del Barco

Hollywood production has been halted for months as actors and writers have been on strike. Now, the writers are headed back to work. Actors represented by SAG-AFTRA remain on strike.

The first gallery in the "Pope of Trash" exhibition at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is outfitted as a chapel.

Arts

'Here I am, closer to the gutter than ever': John Waters gets his Hollywood star

8:23am September 24, 2023

by Mandalit del Barco

A new exhibition at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures celebrates the life and outrageous cinema of John Waters, queer icon and proud maker of "filth."

Linda Evangelista, left, Cindy Crawford, Naomi Campbell and Christy Turlington in The Super Models.

Arts

'The Super Models,' in their own words

7:00am September 24, 2023

by Linda Holmes

A documentary produced by its subject can come off as hagiography. But The Super Models is a corrective produced by women who were rarely given the opportunity to be seen as complete human beings.

Light shines through new stained-glass windows with a theme of racial justice during an unveiling and dedication ceremony at the Washington National Cathedral for the windows on Saturday, Sept. 23 in Washington.

National Cathedral unveils racial justice-themed windows, replacing Confederate ones

8:11pm September 23, 2023

by Juliana Kim

The windows, titled "Now and Forever," were created by artist Kerry James Marshall. They show a group of protesters holding up large signs that read "Fairness" and "No Foul Play."

In The Enchanted Symphony, a young boy named Piccolino harnesses the power of art, nature and community.

Books
Arts

A concert audience of houseplants? A new kids' book tells the surprisingly true tale

9:59am September 23, 2023

by Rachel Treisman

The latest children's book from Julie Andrews, Emma Walton Hamilton and illustrator Elly McKay is about the power of nature and music. They discussed their creative process in an interview with NPR.

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