Before sci-fi was everywhere, this pioneering magazine championed ‘scientifiction’
The name didn’t stick. The fan communities did.
If you feel like Shakespeare isn’t for you, look deeper
NPR’s Juana Summers talks with Adjoa Andoh, the inaugural Director’s Resident at the Folger Shakespeare Library, about Shakespeare’s relevance in modern times, and specifically to people of color.
Decades-old, newly restored Smithsonian carousel reopens — to children’s delight
The carousel was first desegregated when part of Gwynn Oak Amusement Park outside Baltimore in 1963. It was moved to the National Mall after the park closed.
A filmmaker tries to make sense of her past in the achingly sad ‘Blue Heron’
Sophy Romvari’s semi-autobiographical drama touches on her childhood in British Columbia and her family’s experience of tragedy. Blue Heron has won numerous prizes at international film festivals.
‘Schmigadoon!’ co-creator says series was inspired by a ‘love affair’ with musicals
Cinco Paul loves musicals — unlike his long-time writing partner. Their Apple TV+ series, now on Broadway, centers on a couple who become trapped in a musical town. Originally broadcast Aug. 23,
Author details the spy network that took on America’s post-WWII Nazi groups
In The Secret War Against Hate, Steven J. Ross details the racist, anti-Semitic groups that sprang up in the latter half of the 20th century — and the spy network that worked
Can a mentalist trick Trump? Oz Pearlman will try in a room full of journalists
The White House Correspondents’ Dinner will be headlined by a mentalist instead of a comedian. Oz Pearlman tells NPR he hopes to unify, delight and puzzle the crowd — but can’t reveal
Michael Tilson Thomas, renowned conductor and composer, dies at 81
Thomas led the San Francisco Symphony from 1995 to 2020, helping to establish its reputation as a world-class orchestra. In 2021, he was diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme, a type of brain cancer.
Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders approve $110B merger with Paramount Skydance
A $110B deal for Warner Bros. heads to a shareholder vote. Paramount promises 30 films a year if approved; critics warn it could shrink jobs, voices and competition.
Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders approve $110B merger with Paramount Skydance
Paramount CEO David Ellison must now make his case to regulators and a wary Hollywood that the merger is good for the industry.
