How three prior pandemics triggered massive societal shifts
Societies and cultures that seem ossified and entrenched can be completely upended by pandemics, which create openings for conquest, innovation…
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Philadelphia DA explores new role for arts in the criminal justice system
Mixing art with criminal justice has become increasingly common in the U.S. The work often tackles complex subjects of redemption…
'It belongs to us!': French trial over colonial art grows tense
Emery Mwazulu Diyabanza in part was inspired by global protests against racial injustice and colonial-era wrongs unleashed by George Floyd's…
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Author Steven Greenhouse answers your questions about 'Beaten Down, Worked Up'
Steven Greenhouse, author of our September pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown…
'Helping Children Succeed' is our October book club pick
Our October 2020 pick for Now Read This, the PBS NewsHour's book club with The New York Times, is Paul…
Country star and hit Elvis songwriter Mac Davis dies at 78
Country star Mac Davis, who launched his career crafting the Elvis hits "A Little Less Conversation" and "In the Ghetto,"…
'I Am Woman' singer Helen Reddy, '70s hitmaker, dies at 78
Helen Reddy, who shot to stardom in the 1970s with her rousing feminist anthem "I Am Woman" and recorded a…
Serena Williams pulls out of French Open with hurt Achilles
Serena Williams has pulled out of the French Open because of an Achilles injury. The 23-time Grand Slam champion says…
Disney to lay off 28,000 at its parks in California, Florida
Disney's parks closed last spring as the pandemic started spreading in the U.S. The Florida parks reopened this summer, but…
How COVID-19 is changing the English language
Updates to the Oxford English Dictionary provide a fascinating glimpse into how language changes in the face of rapid and…
