Film & TV WVIZ/ideastream Ohio

With drive-ins and popcorn to-go, theater owners find ways to keep crowds happy

Many film fans are anxiously awaiting the day they can return to the multiplex and the immersive grandeur of the big screen. Until then, some theaters are working to simulate the traditional movie-going experience.

Music

9 songs that show how people of the past coped with pandemics

Throughout history, people have turned to music during disease outbreaks as a way to seek spiritual guidance, express pain or even educate others about hygiene.

Arts & Culture KCPT Missouri

This art space’s virtual exhibit highlights the queer experience

For a socially distanced Pride celebration this year, InterUrban ArtHouse wants "to make sure everyone feels like they have a platform and a place to be seen in all ways."

Books

How Black bookstore owners see the flood of requests for ‘anti-racist’ reading

In recent weeks, as national protests have expressed agony and urgency over police killings of Black Americans, Black bookstore proprietors say they have seen titles on race and racism flying off their shelves -- the same books they have been…

With drive-ins and popcorn to-go, theater owners find ways to keep crowds happy

9 songs that show how people of the past coped with pandemics

This art space’s virtual exhibit highlights the queer experience

How Black bookstore owners see the flood of requests for ‘anti-racist’ reading

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This Minnesota project is building a map of every George Floyd mural in the world

A new initiative by the University of St. Thomas is archiving hundreds of murals in the Twin Cities and across the world to help educate future generations about global protests against racism and police violence against Black people in the…

Books

A book that teaches children ‘Why We Stay Home’

Arts & Culture

An electrical line worker’s Brief But Spectacular take on empowering her community

Music

How the soundtrack to today’s protests against racism has roots in the blues

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Arts & Culture

A Brief But Spectacular take on keeping New York’s Chinatown safe

Chinatown is typically a vibrant and bustling staple of New York City. But as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the area became a ghost town, and some people there experienced xenophobic attacks. In response, longtime resident Karlin Chan created…

Arts & Culture

Spanish colonial monuments fuel racial strife in U.S. Southwest

Arts & Culture

Rudolfo Anaya, ‘godfather’ of Chicano literature, dies at 82

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Carl Reiner, beloved creator of ‘Dick Van Dyke Show,’ dies at 98

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Author Lauren Wilkinson answers your questions about ‘American Spy’

Lauren Wilkinson, author of our June pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown to answer reader questions about "American Spy."