Yo-Yo Ma calls for #SongsOfComfort amid pandemic. Here's how you can join the effort
Yo-Yo Ma has brought joy to listeners for decades with his virtuosic musicianship. Now, he is using his music to…
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Terrence McNally, lauded American playwright, dies at 81
McNally, one of America's great playwrights whose prolific career included winning Tony Awards for the plays "Love! Valour! Compassion!" and…
Albert Uderzo, a creator of French hero Asterix, dies at 92
The French press quoted family members as saying that Uderzo died of a heart attack in the Paris suburb of…
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What to read while staying home, from author Ann Patchett
As Americans stay home to try to reduce the spread of the novel coronavirus, we wanted to provide suggestions for…
AP Exclusive: Woody Allen memoir released by new publisher despite criticism
The 400-page book, still called "Apropos of Nothing," was released Monday by Arcade Publishing.
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Musicians take their shows online as cancellations cascade
The spread of coronavirus in the U.S. has shut down businesses and schools and forced widespread cancellations, from major sporting…
Singer, actor, 'The Gambler': Kenny Rogers dies at 81
Actor-singer Kenny Rogers, the smooth, Grammy-winning balladeer who spanned jazz, folk, country and pop with such hits as "Lucille," "Lady"…
8 books to read in the time of the coronavirus
If there's an upside to this period of "social distancing," it might be an unfettered excuse for voracious readers to…
Student scientists, athletes and artists miss opportunities when learning moves online
The closing of colleges and universities has disrupted the educations of millions of students. But it's affecting the lives of…
Placido Domingo resigns from opera union, donates $500,000
Superstar Plácido Domingo has resigned from the U.S. union that represents opera singers after two investigations found sexual harassment allegations…
