The family of George Floyd plans to file a $250 million lawsuit against Ye
The announcement of the lawsuit comes after Ye, the rapper formerly known as Kanye West, made comments about Floyd's death on the podcast Drink Champs.
Arts
Without more federal money, what will regional theaters do?
Subscriptions and ticket sales are down, but theater is needed more than ever. What theaters are doing to survive.
What is multiple sclerosis, the illness causing Selma Blair's early 'Dancing' exit?
The actress Blair has been competing on the dance show for the past four weeks, but bowed out due to doctors' orders regarding her multiple sclerosis illness.
Anna May Wong will become the first Asian American to be on U.S. currency
Dubbed Hollywood's first Asian American movie star, Wong championed the need for more representation and less stereotypical roles for Asian Americans on screen. She will be featured on new quarters.
Author George Saunders on his new book, "Liberation Day: Stories"
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with George Saunders about his new book, "Liberation Day: Stories."
Meet this all-female thrash metal band from Lebanon in a new documentary
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Lilas Mayassi and Rita Baghdadi about the new documentary, "Sirens." Baghdadi profiles Mayassi's female thrash metal band, Slave to Sirens, known as Lebanon's first.
'SNL' alums continue to poke fun at nonfiction films with 'Documentary Now!'
Now in its fourth season, this anthology series claims the middle ground between a short SNL sketch and a full-length film. Its clever parodies include My Monkey Grifter, a riff on My Octopus Teacher.
'New Yorker' culture critic says music and mixtapes helped make sense of himself
The son of Taiwanese immigrants, Hua Hsu defined himself as a teen by the music he loved. The murder of a close friend when he was in college changed the course of his life. His memoir is Stay True.
There are more women on TV but ageism persists, says new study
Streamers and broadcasters are putting slightly more women in front of and behind the camera according to Boxed In, an annual study. But ageism persists.
'In the Mouth of the Wolf' examines the murder of a Mexican investigative reporter
Since 2000, more than 150 journalists have been killed in Mexico. Among them is Regina Martinez, a veteran journalist reporting on government corruption and human rights abuses in Veracruz state.