Mazel Tov Cocktail Party: Take an ounce of hip hop, dash of polka, then square dance
Finding a thriving dance culture in the Adirondacks Mountains inspired the band to take its sound in an unexpected direction.
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'Companion Piece' connects two plagues and two female artists five centuries apart
By exploring binaries such as imagination versus reality and surface versus depth — with their often blurred boundaries — Ali Smith's latest challenges readers to embrace the indeterminate.
'Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' goes there, boldly
The Paramount Plus show, a prequel to the classic '60s series, offers stripped-down, back-to-basics Trek storytelling and a charming cast.
'Welcome to Paradise' podcast works through the lingering pain of an abusive marriage
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Canadian journalist Anna Maria Tremonti about her new podcast, which explores at the lasting trauma of her marriage to an abusive partner.
'The No-Show' is an adventure in romantic storytelling
At its best, Beth O'Leary's tender and fragmented narrative feels like a metaphor for experience — how we only ever know part of the story of our lives and control even less.
A Ukrainian dance troupe in the U.S. fights disinformation, one high kick at a time
The Voloshky Ukrainian Dance Ensemble, which turns 50 this year, hopes to counter Russian aggression by teaching U.S. audiences about Ukrainian history and culture.
Pablo Neruda's question poems, now translated and illustrated for children
Neruda's Book of Questions is well known in Latin American literature. A new bilingual, illustrated selection of his poems gives English-speaking children an opportunity to interrogate the world.
Neal Adams, comic book legend and defender of artists' rights, dies at 80
Neal Adams revolutionized the comic book industry with his hyper-realistic style for characters such as Batman, Superman, the Green Lantern and the X-Men.
Bill Murray says his behavior led to a complaint and a pause on 'Being Mortal'
In his first comments about the halt of his latest film, the actor described the incident as a difference of opinion. "I did something I thought was funny and it wasn't taken that way," he said.
Naomi Judd, country music matriarch of The Judds, is dead at 76
Naomi Judd recorded and performed with daughter Wynonna. She was also the mother of actress Ashley Judd.