Tag: Arts & Life

2021 Is Oscar’s Most Diverse Year — And Now We Know Why A new study from UCLA shows Hollywood made big progress last year in terms of including women and people of color, both behind and in front of the camera — and that diversity…

#NPRPoetry: Natalie Diaz Poet Natalie Diaz — author of Postcolonial Love Poem, which was a finalist for the National Book Award — tells NPR’s Michel Martin about some of the listener-submitted poems that caught her eye. Read more on NPR

What To Watch For At The Oscars Tonight’s ceremony closes out the longest and most unconventional awards season in Hollywood history. Several presenters and nominees will appear in person, and there’s even a red carpet of sorts. Read more on NPR

Embarrassed By Your Parents? ‘Watercress’ Explores That Universal Kid Experience A little girl is initially ashamed when her immigrant parents stop the car to forage for watercress by the side of the road — until she learns more about her family’s history in China. Read…

‘Curb’ Uses Poetry To Scrub At The Wounds Of Anti-Asian Racism Divya Victor’s new book is a compilation of poems, memories, histories and essays, considering domestic terrorism against Asian Americans, in urgent words that spill out on the page like blood. Read more on NPR