Actor Fred Ward dies. He had the right stuff in movies from 'Tremors' to 'The Player'
Ward died on Sunday at age 79.
Arts
In memory of cultural figures the U.S. lost to COVID-19
Groundbreaking artists and thinkers are among those whose deaths are blamed on the illness caused by the coronavirus.
Three female authors show us how writing can turn adversity into beauty
In their latest works, Azar Nafisi, Elena Ferrante, and Anna Quindlen vigorously assert that reading and writing can pull us out of our mess. In their hands, reading and writing are worth celebrating.
COMIC: One Sioux chef's attempt to reclaim Native American cuisine
When it comes to North American cuisine, Indigenous foods don't typically come to mind. Chef Sean Sherman is changing that by serving food that celebrates and preserves his ancestors' Lakota cooking.
'Pleasure': A young woman's matter-of-fact pursuit of porn stardom
Ninja Thyberg's film about an aspiring porn star challenges conventional wisdom around sex work and women's agency.
Tank and the Bangas' album tackles serious issues including the Capitol attack
Tank and the Bangas' third studio album, Red Balloon, celebrates Black life and reckons with America's ills. NPR's Leila Fadel talks to lead singer Tarriona "Tank" Ball.
'Nasty, Brutish, and Short' contends that all parents are raising little philosophers
Author Scott Hershovitz sets out to prove that philosophy, like inquisitive, rowdy children, can offer illuminating insights — even when addressing complex subjects related to misbehavior.
You can't 'Trust' this novel. And that's a very good thing
Hernan Diaz's novel is constantly pulling a fast one on the reader. It opens with the saga of a Wall Street tycoon, but soon another narrative comes to upend the truth of everything that came before.
Ashley Judd reveals details about Naomi Judd's suicide
In an interview with Good Morning America, Ashley Judd said her family wanted to get ahead of any news, and that she didn't want her mother's death to become part of the "gossip economy."
In 'Women Painting Women,' the female gaze is front and center
A new exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art of Forth Worth — "Women Painting Women" — shows viewers what happens when women are both the subject and the artist. The result: something raw and real.