Arts

Actor Jonathan Major at the Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles on Mar. 12.

Jonathan Majors has been arraigned on charges of harassment and assault

1:53pm March 28, 2023

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

An attorney representing the actor says that he is "completely innocent" of charges that he assaulted and strangled a woman in New York City and that the woman has already recanted her allegations.

Books
Arts

Everything she knew about her wife was false — a faux biography finds the 'truth'

1:50pm March 28, 2023

by Maureen Corrigan

In Catherine Lacey's new genre-bending novel, Biography of X, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist realizes her spouse — a fierce and narcissistic artist — was not who she believed.

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In 'Above Ground,' Clint Smith meditates on a changing world, personal and public

7:22am March 28, 2023

by Jeevika Verma

Smith's poems reveal that his wonder at the world keeps him holding on to faith in the way the universe works. Ultimately, this collection points to our ability to trust in the face of volatility.

Visa fees may be hiked for performing artists traveling to the U.S.

5:41pm March 27, 2023

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

Travel to the U.S. for performing artists could get more expensive after U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services has proposed doubling the cost of visa applications.

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Brett Goldstein plays a gruff, yet lovable retired footballer-turned-assistant coach in Ted Lasso.

Arts

Take it from real-life Roy Kent: Soccer is catharsis for people who won't do therapy

1:24pm March 27, 2023

by Ann Marie Baldonado

Brett Goldstein is a writer for Ted Lasso and plays Roy Kent, a gruff but lovable retired footballer-turned-coach. He says, "sport is there so men can say 'I love you' without saying 'I love you.' "

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Lokita (Joely Mbundu) and Tori (Pablo Schils) are two migrant children making their way in Belgium in the latest from Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne.

Arts

Two migrant kids fight to stay together — and stay alive — in this harrowing film

1:24pm March 27, 2023

by Justin Chang

Tori and Lokita is the latest gripping moral thriller from Belgian filmmakers Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne. The story is swift and relentless; it runs barely 90 minutes and never slows down.

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Arts

Jeremy Renner posts a video of him walking again after his snowplow accident

12:17pm March 27, 2023

by Ayana Archie

Actor Jeremy Renner was helping a family member retrieve their vehicle from the snow when the accident occurred on New Year's Day.

Musician Pras Michel in a 2015 portrait taken in Los Angeles.

Pras Michel stands trial in Washington, D.C., for conspiracy and other charges

10:48am March 27, 2023

Hip-hop musician Pras Michel of Fugees faces criminal trial in Washington, D.C., for allegedly conspiring to violate election law and influence American policymakers on behalf of China.

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Economy
Arts

Life Kit: Taking a financial leap

5:00pm March 26, 2023

by Marielle Segarra

Thinking about quitting your job or maybe starting a business? NPR's Life Kit has tips on getting your finances in order before making a big leap.

Xavier "Chabelo" Lopez sticks out his tongue during a telethon event in 2015. Lopez, a Mexican children's comic better known by his stage name "Chabelo," died at the age of 88, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador wrote Saturday.

Mexican children's comic Chabelo dies at 88

9:29pm March 25, 2023

by The Associated Press

Xavier López, a Mexican children's comic better known by his stage name "Chabelo," hosted the Sunday variety show En Familia con Chabelo for an astonishing 48 years from 1967 to 2015.