Kevin Hart and cast surprises rescue ‘Facts of Life’ and ‘Diff’rent Strokes’ revival

First, an admission: I’ve never been a huge fan of Jimmy Kimmel’s Live In Front of a Studio Audience specials.The late night host’s idea – redoing classic Norman Lear sitcom episodes live with modern stars – is wonderful. Without a Carrol O’Connor, Sherman Hemsley or Jimmie Walker to bring the magic, you were often left […]

Greg Tate, a powerful chronicler and critic of Black life and culture, has died at 64

The news was confirmed by a spokesperson at Duke University Press, his publisher. Starting in 1987, Tate was a longtime staff writer for The Village Voice, where he documented all facets of Black culture for the storied alt-weekly. Black writers couldn’t not be aware of the irony; writing as radically black as you wanted for a press […]

Kennedy Center honors creative excellence in the arts at annual gala

This year’s Kennedy Center honorees Joni Mitchell, Bette Mider, Berry Gordy, Lorne Michaels and Justino Díaz were celebrated this weekend with a reception at The White House, a medallion ceremony at The Library of Congress and a splashy, black-tie event at the performing arts center’s Opera House. President Joe Biden and the First Lady attended […]

Alec Baldwin says he’s confident he’s not at fault in ‘Rust’ shooting

Police haven’t even issued a final report about the shooting accident that took the life of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set on the Western film Rust. It’s not something a big-name celebrity at the heart of a gigantic public controversy usually attempts. Hutchins was killed when the Colt .45 revolver Baldwin was holding unexpectedly […]

‘Fresh Air’ remembers Broadway legend Stephen Sondheim (Part 2)

He started his career writing the lyrics for “West Side Story” and “Gypsy” and went on to write music and lyrics for such shows as “A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum,” “Company,” “Follies,” “A Little Night Music,” “Sweeney Todd,” “Merrily We Roll Along,” “Sunday In The Park With George,” “Into The […]

The Metropolitan Museum of Art scores its largest capital gift ever — $125 million

The cash will fund a renovation of the museum’s Modern Wing, which will include creating 80,000 square feet of galleries and public space. His previous philanthropic works include gifts to the New York Philharmonic and the Phillips Academy Andover, which he attended. Even so, museum leaders sparked something of a controversy in the art world […]