Category: Arts & Entertainment

Beat poet Allen Ginsberg’s 100th birthday is being marked by celebrations around the world – an appreciation of his importance to poetry and how his influence on the medium continues.

NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WBEZ listener Larry Birkenmeyer of Glenview, Ill., and Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

Reality shows are an escape with characters who can be larger than life. But some stars use the experience of fame as a stepping stone toward another challenge: running for political office.

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When she fled Cuba, Ada Ferrer’s mother took only one of her two children. In her new memoir, Keeper of My Kin, Ferrer grapples with that decision’s reverberations across generations of her family.

This week, we celebrate an early start to summer by revisiting our interviews with Tiffany Haddish, Taimane, Becca Mann, and Lucy Dacus!

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The Boroughs star Woodard talks about the Netflix series, and critic David Bianculli reviews it. Rose Byrne is one of the few actors to receive both an Oscar and a Tony nomination in the same year.

From bestselling books to popular podcasts, advice giving has become an industry. But do professional advice-givers really solve people’s problems?

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The judge wrote in his 94-page ruling that it was “crystal clear” that the arts complex was named for the late president John F. Kennedy. He also ruled that the center could not wind down its programming and close for two years of renovations – at least for now

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On Wild Card, well-known guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don’t talk about. John C. Reilly talks about how being a middle child led to his acting career.

Though the 2026 festival featured less Hollywood razzle-dazzle than in years past, there were still plenty of great films. Most notable: All of a Sudden, from the Japanese director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi.