New Orleans jazz patriarch Ellis Marsalis dead at 85
Ellis Marsalis, jazz pianist, teacher and patriarch of a New Orleans musical family that includes famed musician sons Wynton and…
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'I am not a virus.' How this artist is illustrating coronavirus-fueled racism
Inspired by recent events, Korean-Swedish artist Lisa Wool-Rim Sjöblom is addressing the hostility Asians increasingly are facing during the COVID-19…
'Disappearing Earth' is our April book club pick
Our April book club pick for Now Read This, the PBS NewsHour's book club with The New York Times, is…
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'Inheritance' author Dani Shapiro answers your questions
Dani Shapiro, author of our March pick for the NewsHour-New York Times book club, Now Read This, joins Jeffrey Brown…
'Strega Nona' author Tomie dePaola is dead at age 85
Tomie dePaola, the prolific children's author and illustrator who delighted generations with tales of Strega Nona, the kindly and helpful…
Dutch museum says van Gogh painting stolen in overnight raid
A painting by Dutch master Vincent van Gogh was stolen in an overnight smash-and-grab raid on a museum that was…
Country singer Joe Diffie dies of coronavirus complications
Country singer Joe Diffie, who had a string of hits in the 1990s with chart-topping, rock-tinged singles such as "Home"…
What Thoreau's 'Walden' can tell us about social distancing and focusing on life's essentials
'Walden,' published in 1854, is a manual for solitude with a purpose.
John Prine critically ill with COVID-19 symptoms
The family of John Prine says the singer-songwriter is critically ill and has been placed on a ventilator while being…
Polish composer, conductor Krzysztof Penderecki dies at 86
Krzysztof Penderecki, an award-winning conductor and one of the world's most popular contemporary classical music composers whose works have featured…
