Phil Schaap, Iconic Jazz DJ And NEA Jazz Master, Dies At 70
Schaap was one of the leading jazz scholars in America and the genre's foremost evangelist. He died at 70, after a long battle with cancer.
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A Nurse Is Bringing Light To A Dark Time With A Chandelier Made Up Of Vaccine Vials
"I knew I had wanted to do something with light because I felt like it's just been such a dark year and a half that I wanted to bring light to whatever it was I was doing," Laura Weiss told NPR.
You Can Once Again Watch The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade In Person This Year
Last year's parade was a virtual event with no crowds. Several precautions will be in place this year, including a requirement that parade volunteers be vaccinated and wear face coverings.
3 Books — And 3 Lessons — 20 Years After 9/11
These books provide a detailed accounting of events that have defined the U.S. role in the world in the first part of the 21st century. None makes for cheery reading, but all offer sobering lessons.
'Fresh Air' Remembers 'Wire' And 'Boardwalk Empire' Actor Michael K. Williams
In 2008, Williams told Terry Gross the story behind the scar on his face. In 2016, he reflected on his troubled past and his lucky breaks. Williams was found dead in his apartment Sept. 6.
Writer Maggie Nelson Asks What It Means To Feel Free
In On Freedom's allusive, blunt, funny essays, the author of The Argonauts and The Art of Cruelty tries to imagine freedom as it exists in the contemporary contexts of art, sex, drugs, and climate.
In This Poetic New Novel, An Ancient Form Of Dance Frees A Modern Storyteller
Shruti Swamy has won awards for her short fiction; The Archer, her debut novel, is a coming-of-age tale inspired by the graceful, precise storytelling of India's ancient Kathak dance form.
Alabama's First Black Poet Laureate Takes A Personal Approach To 'Reparations'
Ashley M. Jones is Alabama's youngest and first Black poet laureate. Her new book Reparations Now! discusses America's history of Black oppression, and asks for more than monetary repairs.
'Poet Warrior' Centers On The Role Of Poetry, Art And Music In Joy Harjo's Life
More than an autobiography following a strict chronological path and detailing all major events, this book focuses on the role of art in the U.S. poet laureate's life and her development as an artist.
Britney Spears' Father Has Filed A Petition To End Her Conservatorship
James Spears filed his petition to terminate the conservatorship that has controlled his daughter's life and money for 13 years in Los Angeles Superior Court. A judge will need to approve the move.