3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (674+ words) This week the oldest institution in New England dedicated to preserving African American history and culture cut its workforce by a third. On Tuesday, Museum of African American History president and CEO Dr. Noelle Trent informed her staff that three…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (585+ words) wbur.org WBUR, Boston's NPR, today announced the fall lineup for The WBUR Breakfast Club, an event series featuring conversations with influential business leaders. The series returns to WBUR CitySpace on Tuesday, September 15 with Kerry Docherty, co-founder of lifestyle and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1288+ words) WBUR Back when I used to teach a film appreciation course, the first movie I showed on the first night of class was “The Third Man.” Boasting a wickedly acerbic screenplay by novelist Graham Greene, director Carol Reed’s 1949 masterpiece is…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (672+ words) WBUR What new adventures will the start of September bring? Travel through your taste buds or step back in time at the Asian American Day Festival and King Richard’s Faire in Carver. Or uncover new finds at two second-hand markets....

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (69+ words) WBUR Host Indira Lakshmanan speaks with psychologist and University of Pennsylvania professor Angela Duckworth about her new book "Situated: Find the People and Places that Bring Out Your Best" in which she says that changing our situation is often more…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (100+ words) Oxford University professor Katherine Rundell became the first children's author since J.K. Rowling to simultaneously reach number on the UK and U.S. sales charts. Her newest book, "The Neverfear," comes out Sept. 1, after Rundell secured a seven-figure deal with Disney to adapt…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago   (298+ words) Zander also conducts the Boston Philharmonic Youth Symphony, an astonishing orchestra that you’d never identify as a group of young players if you shut your eyes. This Russian program consists of Glinka’s “Ruslan and Ludmilla” Overture, Stravinsky’s dazzling and poignant…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1961+ words) In his new book, "Walking Red Flag: Dating Advice from Your Favorite Guy Friend," comedian Jared Freid offers tips, tricks and real talk on modern dating. Jared Freid, a stand-up comedian and the author of the new book, "Walking Red…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (79+ words) WBUR Earlier this week, President Trump held the first IndyCar race in Washington, D.C. But the event is not without precedent. Fifty years ago, former President Jimmy Carter was the first to invite NASCAR drivers to the White House. Here & Now's…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (75+ words) WBUR Music has the power to take you back to one specific day to one special moment. Author Eric Gray writes about the songs that have stayed with us, and why. He has two books out called "Music We Heard…...