Sophia Alvarez Boyd
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The Smithsonian American Art Museum has bought a collection of early photographs, including very rare daguerreotypes from three early Black photographers dating to the mid 19th century. -
Kandace Springs' latest album consists of covers of the women in jazz she idolized growing up. "It's a tribute record to give back to what they've inspired me to do as an artist," she says. -
A competition brought hundreds of architects, designers and engineers together to build a mini version of the Italian city out of Snickers, Mars bars, Jellybeans, cereal, gummy bears and more. -
The star of a new movie and director Noah Hawley say that their film — based on the life of astronaut Lisa Nowak — aims to keep a woman in psychological decline from becoming a punchline. -
The stars and creators of Always Be My Maybe, a romantic comedy with a mostly Asian American cast, brought elements of their own California childhoods into their new film. -
Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the most Florida of them all? A new top 10 list of bizarre stories from a Miami-based injury claims company attempts to answer that question.
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Bing Liu's documentary tracks two fellow skaters on and off the streets of Rockford, Ill. As it turns out, all three men are grappling with the lasting trauma of parental abuse. -
Comedian Yvonne Orji planned to become a doctor, but says God had other plans. She co-stars on HBO's Insecure, now in its third season. It's "a life that I never imagined," she says. -
Caoilinn Hughes's new novel introduces a young Irish woman named Gael Foess, who is both exploitative and highly effective. The author says her protagonist is unlikable on purpose. -
Three women — a soprano, a mezzo-soprano, and a vice president of opera programming — join NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro for a conversation about harassment and inequity in the opera world.
