American Icons: Native Son
This is the novel about racism that America couldn’t ignore. The story of a young man in the ghetto who turns to murder was an overnight sensation. Richard Wright set out to confront white readers …
This is the novel about racism that America couldn’t ignore. The story of a young man in the ghetto who turns to murder was an overnight sensation. Richard Wright set out to confront white readers …
Kung Fury is every 80s action film you’ve ever watched and dreamed of, packed into a ridiculous, rollicking, fully retro 30 minutes. It’s about a renegade cop in 1985 Miami who gets hacked back in …
As the lead singer of The Gap Band, Charlie Wilson had huge hits — as well as a debilitating drug habit. He tells his story of recovery and rebounding to the top of the charts with the help of Snoop …
Ian McKellen has played Magneto in the “X-Men” movies and Gandalf in “The Lord of the Rings,” but his latest role is a real biggie: Sherlock Holmes. Plus, Harper Lee’s “Go Set a Watchman” upends our …
Most comedians have just a few memorable bits; Howard Kremer has just one. Good thing he managed to build a comedy empire on it. A few years ago, Kremer had an epiphany while on the beach in Los …
Tony Bennett has been defying skeptics since the Depression, and his current tour with Lada Gaga is no exception. We hear from Taylor Mac, who’s performing a comprehensive survey of 20th century …
In under two years, the 20-year-old dance-pop phenomenon Shamir Bailey has gone from recording songs in his bedroom to seeing his face on a billboard in Times Square. Kurt also talks to rock legend …
The seven siblings featured in the new documentary The Wolfpack grew up in New York’s Lower East Side, but they were raised almost completely shut off from the outside world. Despite and because of …
John Lennon described Yoko Ono as “the world’s most famous unknown artist.” That’s changing, with 10 number one dance hits in recent years, and a solo show of her art at the Museum of Modern Art in …
The singer-songwriter Shilpa Ray blends her Indian classical music training with her love of punk rock, with infectious results. Also, we hear from Jonathan Galassi, the long-time publisher, editor, …