Creative Greensboro awards $285K to local arts and culture organizations
Fifteen local nonprofits were awarded the money to help support their creative programming.
Arts
Saoirse Ronan says her experience as a child actor continues to shape her work
Ronan credits her parents and the filmmakers she worked with as a child for keeping acting fun. She stars as a woman struggling with addiction in The Outrun and as a World War II mother in Blitz.
Lucas & Arthur Jussen release 'little diamonds' EP of lesser-known piano duets
NPR's A Martínez speaks with Dutch brothers Lucas and Arthur Jussen about their new EP, Rêve, featuring piano duets by lesser-known composers influenced by — or rejecting — French Impressionism.
John Leguizamo saw his parents hustle for the American dream. It informed his new play
In his new play The Other Americans, John Leguizamo plays a Colombian American laundromat owner whose son is released from a mental wellness facility after suffering a trauma.
The Cure's first album in 16 years is romantic and melodic, says NPR critic
The Cure, the English rock band that for decades has ruled over a dark and mysterious corner of music, has just released its first album in 16 years.
Sunday Puzzle: Can you guess these words from these phonetic clues?
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays with puzzle with Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz and WBUR listener John Byrne of Watertown, Massachusetts.
'I have more say': Why Kathryn Hahn feels more powerful than ever
In this week's Wild Card, Kathryn Hahn says she has more control over her choices and is not as afraid to say what she wants.
Jeff VanderMeer painted a grotesque picture of climate change. Now he's back for more
Since publishing Annihilation and the subsequent Southern Reach novels, VanderMeer has become a poster child for fiction confronting climate change. Now he's back with a highly anticipated prequel.
'In C' Forever: The eternal evolution of Terry Riley's minimalist masterpiece
Riley's pioneering piece, which premiered 60 years ago, leaves many decisions up to the performers. It helped launch the movement known as minimalism, but In C itself has also survived and changed.
Citing the pandemic, TGI Fridays files for bankruptcy
The casual dining chain, which saw dozens of its U.S. restaurants close this year, said its financial woes stem from the coronavirus pandemic.