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How the arts can help children think about gun violence

Jon Kalish — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 20:29:00 +0000

The former Sesame Street writer is working with the NYPD to create a small pilot program on gun violence at an elementary school in East Harlem.

#SwedenGate sparks food fight: Why some countries share meals more than others

Array — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 20:04:00 +0000

A Reddit user claimed that while visiting a friend's house in Sweden, he had to sit in another room while the family ate dinner. The story ignited a conversation about how the rest of the world eats.

Netflix, the streaming wars, and the future of American entertainment

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 18:19:42 +0000

Streaming services are fighting for a place in your home and your credit card bill.

Maxine Hong Kingston’s work is as wondrous and alive as ever in this collection

John Powers — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 17:32:00 +0000

Kingston burst onto the scene in 1976 with The Woman Warrior and then kept writing. Critic John Powers says that, like James Baldwin, she's managed to shift American culture and remain relevant.

1985 hit ‘Running Up That Hill’ sprints up the charts, thanks to ‘Stranger Things’

Rachel Treisman — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 16:20:00 +0000

Kate Bush's song Running Up That Hill peaked at No. 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 four decades ago. This week it became her first-ever U.S. Top 10 hit.

With Cubans leaving en masse, much of Cuba’s real estate is up for sale

Carrie Kahn — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 14:42:00 +0000

Cubans are fleeing because of a steep economic downturn. Immigration is a big issue as leaders meet at this week's Summit of the Americas — but communist-controlled Cuba isn't invited.

Listen: A new clinic offers essential healthcare services to LGBTQ+ patients in the Washington region

Colleen Grablick, Ayan Sheikh — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 14:21:56 +0000

Pride Medical also offers a wide ranging virtual care infrastructure to benefit patients from Virginia and Maryland.

The U.S. is hosting the Summit of Americas for the first time since 1994

Franco Ordoñez — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 11:23:00 +0000

President Biden is hosting Latin American leaders in Los Angeles this week. The Summit of the Americas is drawing attention to the weakened influence the administration wields in the region.

Abortion rights activists say there’s still work to do after Supreme Court leak

Jennifer Ludden — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 11:23:00 +0000

Abortion rights opponents are both excited and sobered at the prospect that the Supreme Court could overturn Roe v. Wade, saying they are ready to wage the next battles in both blue and red states.

What we know about the deadly church shooting in Nigeria

Tue, 07 Jun 2022 11:23:00 +0000

NPR's Steve Inkseep speaks with Associated Press Correspondent Chinedu Asadu about Sunday's deadly attack on a Catholic church in Nigeria.