Month: February 2026

French President Emmanuel Macron accepted Laurence des Cars’ resignation as “an act of responsibility” at a moment when the Louvre needs security upgrades, modernization and other major projects.

(Image credit: Emma Da Silva)

From The Pitt to A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, Bianculli recommends the best television has to offer right now.

Kin, follows two women growing up without their mothers in the 1950s.’/>

Jones’ new novel, Kin, is set in 1950s Louisiana and Atlanta, and tells the story of two young women who grow up next door to each other without their mothers.

(Image credit: Julie Yarbrough)

In a funk: They couldn’t help but notice that the over-all vibe of the online chatter was negative.

What does the Democratic leader see for himself in the years to come?

The BAFTAs were disrupted by an audience member with Tourette syndrome who shouted slurs at Black presenters. TV critic Eric Deggans examines the criticisms of the show’s organizer and broadcaster.

NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with filmmaker Ava DuVernay about the film and TV of a decade ago as part of a Black History Month series about the year 2016.

A man with Tourette syndrome shouted a racial slur and other offensive remarks during the BAFTA awards ceremony Sunday. The BBC did not edit out his outbursts in its delayed broadcast.

(Image credit: Dominic Lipinski/Getty Images)

Hudson always wanted to sing, but feared it would derail her acting career. Now she’s up for an Oscar for her portrayal of a hairdresser who performs in a Neil Diamond tribute band in Song Sung Blue.

(Image credit: Kate Green)

NPR’s reporters on the ground in Italy reflect on a far-flung, jam-packed Winter Olympics.

(Image credit: Maja Hitij)