John Ehle, Author And Founder Of UNCSA, Dies At 92
The founder of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts died Saturday. John Ehle was 92 years old.
It's hard to overstate Ehle's impact on Winston-Salem, or the arts.
Arts
An Americana Hymnal For The Doomsday Cult Of 'Far Cry 5'
Composer Dan Romer has created soundtracks for award-winning films. His latest project is creating hours of music for a video game which follows a sheriff's deputy into a religious cult in Montana.
British Travel Writer Jan Morris Weighs In On The 'Advantages Of Androgyny'
The celebrated writer transitioned from male to female in 1972 at the age of 46. In 1989, Morris told Terry Gross that she had shed "a lot of the emotions and the experiences of both genders."
Arcade Firewall: 'Ready Player One' REALLY Loves The '80s
Spielberg returns to his cinema-as-thrill-ride roots in this adaptation of Ernest Cline's YA novel. The nostalgia gets a bit overwhelming — and, frankly, sad — but the visuals are compelling.
Magnificent Book Captures The Beauty And Tragedy Of The Battleship Yamato
Jan Morris chronicles the final days of the most powerful warship in the Imperial Japanese Navy in her latest book. Critic Maureen Corrigan calls Battleship Yamato a work of both power and restraint.
A Feast For The Eyes: An Art-Inspired Food Tour At The Met
An ancient Greek shopping list that reads like a modern text. Broken eggs that signal a "ruined" woman. The food depicted in the Met's collection is ripe with hidden references.
'Tangerine' Charts An Obsessive Friendship Turned Sour
Christine Mangan's new novel, set in Morocco in the 1950s, centers on the sinister tension between two ex-friends — but the dusty, detailed Moroccan scenery sometimes gets in the way of the story.
TV Series 'Trust' Revisits 1973 Kidnapping Of Oil Tycoon J. Paul Getty's Grandson
Steve Jobs and Slumdog Millionaire director Danny Boyle and a stellar cast take on the tale of the rich and unhappy family of J. Paul Getty in the new TV series Trust, but how different is it from the film All the Money in the World?
Jose Antonio Abreu, Founder Of El Sistema Youth Orchestra, Dies At 78
Jose Abreu, founder of El Sistema Youth Orchestra in Venezuela, died Saturday at 78. Alvaro Rodas, director of the Corona Youth Music Project, wrote his grad school thesis on Abreu and remembers him.
In Naomi Alderman's Podcast, Listeners Walk Into The Story
The Walk is an immersive fictional series based in Scotland, in which the listener plays Walker, mistakenly pursued by police. "From the start, there is an imperative to keep moving," Alderman says.