Despite the challenges of COVID-19, authors and artists tried out ideas that at times sprang from the need to work and communicate in new ways.
Here are some of our favorite stories of 2021 from the world of arts, entertainment and technology.
Christopher Booker headed out onto a trail in upstate New York with actor, writer and carpenter Nick Offerman, best known for his portrayal of Ron Swanson on the long-running TV sitcom 'Parks and Recreation.' Offerman admits to several similarities with his character: a love of carpentry, whiskey, and the great outdoors. Now, he is turning his attention to a new cause: environmental activism. His new book, 'Where The Deer and Antelope Play,' is a meditation on our relationship to the natural world.
During Pride month this past June, Ivette Feliciano talked with author and photographer Jamal Jordan. His book 'Queer Love in Color' grew from a series of New York Times articles, which documented relationships between LGBTQ people of color.
Remember Star Wars where there was a little Princess Leia hologram or the holodeck in Star Trek? Hologram technology is becoming increasingly sophisticated and lifelike. Hari Sreenivasan spoke to the CEO of a hologram company that is partnering with WeWork to set up studios around the world.
Sustain our coverage of culture, arts and literature.
Canvas supported by
Knight Foundation
Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
Neal Manne, an attorney for festival promoter Live Nation, said during a court hearing Wednesday that only one wrongful death…
Monday, we spoke with basketball star Brittney Griner about what it was like being detained by Russian authorities for ten…
Rappers Drake and Kendrick Lamar are feuding -- to the point that police were asked about it after a security…
She went from being the center of attention on professional basketball courts to the center of a global power struggle.…
The two million Vietnamese Americans in this country often find their stories still told through the lens of the Vietnam…
Eddie Glaude Jr. has a call to action for everyday Americans to reclaim their political destinies from the heroes of…
Prosecutors on Wednesday suggested locking in a date after Labor Day for the retrial. The 72-year-old disgraced movie mogul remains…
Called the "dean of American post-modernists" and "the most meta of American meta-fictional writers," Auster blended history, politics, genre experiments,…
Amid the ongoing trauma in Israel and Gaza, the Jerusalem Youth Chorus is trying to do what few others seem…
A Senate Intellectual Property Subcommittee hearing on the 'No Fakes Act' to protect people from unauthorized digital replicas on Tuesday…
It's a Tiny Desk that's become a huge draw for some of the world's most famous musicians. Geoff Bennett spoke…
Data shows that global levels of the three main heat-trapping greenhouse gases -- carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide --…
Few musical acts have enjoyed the success and long run of the legendary band Bon Jovi. A revealing new documentary…
Barbara Walters became an icon of the industry, rising through the ranks to become one of the country's first and…
On August 12, 2022, Salman Rushdie, one of the world's best-known writers, was attacked and nearly killed by a young…