Playwright Anna Deavere Smith tells her own family story in ‘Basil Biggs’
Smith’s new show is about her great-great-grandfather, a free Black man who reburied the Union dead at Gettysburg and prepared the ground for Lincoln’s most famous speech.
The Obamas team up with Larry David in this irreverent look at American history
Each sketch of HBO’s seven-part comedy series, Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America, starts with historical fact — then veers wildly, and enjoyably, off the rails.
Norman Rockwell art that ignited a lawsuit and a love story is now on public view
So You Want to See The President! depicts a procession of visitors waiting to see Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The original 1943 Rockwell suite of illustrations goes on public view Thursday in D.C.
As ‘The Bear’ returns, real-life restauranteurs weigh in on the Michelin star quest
A Chicago restaurateur’s desperate effort to secure a Michelin star comes to a head in the final season of FX’s “The Bear.” Real-life restaurant owners share whether or not it’s worth the
A judge says the Kennedy Center must update him on its plans — and address that tarp
A federal judge has ordered the Kennedy Center to update him on programming and operational plans. But with most of the staff gone and many artists booked elsewhere, what shows would they
Star Fox Review: Can’t quite teach an old Fox new tricks
The Switch 2 Star Fox remake comes with high-effort visuals and a fun battle mode, but its campaign feels stuck in the past.
4 ways to design a dreamy summer, according to a happiness expert
Don’t let the season fly by. Gretchen Rubin, host of the Happier podcast, shares exercises to help you get what you want out of summer. Fill out the printable worksheet and stick
Meet the creator of the Story Spine, an 8-sentence tool to create and analyze stories
NPR’s Scott Detrow speaks to playwright Kenn Adams about his formula for creating or analyzing stories called the Story Spine.
A musical wedding tradition puts Philly grooms to the test
Philadelphia is home to a unique wedding custom you’ve probably never heard of.
Working hard as ever, Wendell Pierce aims for an annual trifecta: TV, film and theater
Pierce says he’s motivated by the “ticking clock of mortality” — and the desire to challenge himself as an actor. He’s currently starring in the Shakespeare Theatre Company production of Othello.
