Arts

Guggenheim Pulls Animal Art From Upcoming Chinese Exhibition

5:36pm September 26, 2017

by Rick Karr

The Guggenheim Museum in New York City announced late Monday night that it would be withdrawing three works from an upcoming exhibition of contemporary Chinese art over protests from animal rights groups.

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New York's Guggenheim Museum announced Monday that it was removing three works from its upcoming exhibit of contemporary art from China. Animal rights activists said the works depicted cruelty to animals.

Citing Threats, Guggenheim Pulls Three Works Involving Animals From Exhibition

4:47pm September 26, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

An online petition demanding the museum remove the works garnered more than 600,000 signatures since it was posted five days ago, contending that three of them depict animal cruelty.

Robert Gulaczyk as a Vincent van Gough self portrait in Loving Vincent

Arts

'Loving Vincent' Paints Van Gogh Into A Murder Mystery

4:38pm September 26, 2017

by Bob Mondello

Loving Vincent is a murder mystery animated a unique way — with 65,000 oil paintings in the` style of Vincent Van Gogh.

U.K. Researchers Look To Revive Forgotten English Words

4:29pm September 26, 2017

Researchers at University of York in the United Kingdom have uncovered 30 words they think need to be used more regularly in the English language, including nickum — a cheating, dishonest person. Lead linguist Dominic Watt runs through the list.

Richard Gere and Julia Roberts in a scene from the film Pretty Woman, 1990.

Like It Or Not, You're Getting A 'Pretty Woman' Musical

3:31pm September 26, 2017

by Linda Holmes

Is it a good idea to make a musical adapted from Pretty Woman? Or is it, just possibly ... a "big mistake — huge!" We have a few details about the new show, coming to Broadway in 2018.

A 1931 photo shows the Manhattan skyline from Brooklyn.

Books
Arts

Jennifer Egan's 'Manhattan Beach' Is A Gorgeous Tribute To NYC And Its Seaport

3:18pm September 26, 2017

by Maureen Corrigan

Egan's sweeping new historical novel doesn't just draw from the classic catalog of New York stories — it also takes its place among them.

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Miles Gaston Villanueva as Lyle Menendez and Gus Halper as Eric Menendez in Law & Order True Crime - The Menendez Murders.

Arts

The 'Law & Order' Franchise Goes True-Crime With 'The Menendez Murders'

10:41am September 26, 2017

by Linda Holmes

Law & Order is a resilient franchise that's been on television in some form since 1990. Tuesday night, it makes a push into true crime, covering one of the most famous murder cases of the 1990s.

Books
Arts

James McBride's 'Five-Carat Soul' Is A Gem

7:00am September 26, 2017

by Michael Schaub

The National Book Award-winning writer's debut story collection includes stories both straightforward and surreal. Our critic calls it "brash, daring and defiantly original."

President Barack Obama speaks at the 2014 White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in Washington, D.C. Speechwriter David Litt, who helped craft the president's comedy routine that night, says, "Some of the joke is always that it's the president tel

A Former Speechwriter Looks Back On His 'Hopey, Changey' Years With Obama

5:59pm September 25, 2017

by Terry Gross

David Litt says writing speeches and jokes for former President Obama was often a delicate task: "There's a whole industry of people trying to take your words out of context."

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CBS' 'Star Trek: Discovery' Goes Boldly Where No Trek Show Has Gone Before

4:33pm September 25, 2017

by Eric Deggans

How does CBS's new Star Trek: Discovery stack up against all the TV series that have boldly gone before? NPR's Eric Deggans reviews the first new, original Star Trek series in a dozen years.

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