Chuck Berry, Legend Of Rock 'N' Roll, Dies At 90
Berry was central to the development of rock 'n' roll, with indelible hits like "Maybelline," "Roll Over Beethoven," "Rock and Roll Music" and "Johnny B. Goode."
Arts & Life
Ashamed, Confused And In The Closet
Dear Sugar Radio is a podcast offering "radical empathy" and advice for the lost, lonely and heartsick. Today the hosts hear from a gay man who is married to a woman and doesn't know what to do.
Not My Job: Band Leader Paul Shaffer Gets Quizzed On Sidekicks
For more than 40 years, Paul Shaffer has been providing the soundtrack for late night TV. He was on the first generation of Saturday Night Live and appeared for 30 years with David Letterman.
Move Over, St. Patrick: St. Joseph's Feast Is When Italians Parade
The wearing of the red honors the patron saint of Sicily. But the real celebrating centers around extravagant altars filled with traditional food, religious symbols and tributes to loved ones.
Both Pointless And Playful, 'The Idiot' Is Like A Long Dream
Elif Batuman has sung the praises of "long novels, pointless novels," and she puts her money where her mouth is with The Idiot, a tale of youthful confusion that can be both boring and beautiful.
From Striking Photos To Surprising Stained Glass, A Wide-Ranging Whitney Biennial
There are 63 artists in this year's Biennial, including An-My Lê, whose photography touches on immigration, and Raúl de Nieves, who made a stained glass window with tape, paper, beads and more.
Time Loops Back On Itself (Even Without Heroin) In 'T2 Trainspotting'
20 years ago, a low-budget film with a great soundtrack became a huge hit. Now, director Danny Boyle is getting the old (much older, in fact) Trainspotting gang back together for a sequel.
Netflix's 'Iron Fist' Stumbles In Depiction Of Asian Culture
Netflix releases another Marvel superhero series, Iron Fist. This one features a white martial arts expert who fights bad guys, most of whom are Asian. After successful shows like Jessica Jones, this one misses the mark.
Derek Walcott, Who Wrote Of Caribbean Beauty And Bondage, Dies At 87
The Nobel Prize winner celebrated his Caribbean homeland and described its brutal colonial history. "You didn't make yourself a poet," he said. "You entered a situation in which there was poetry."
Live-Action 'Beauty And The Beast ' Revisits A Tale As Old As Time
NPR movie critic Bob Mondello reviews Disney's live-action version of Beauty and The Beast. Is it still a tale as old as time, a song as old as rhyme?