• NPR

    Authors Glenn Boozan and Amy Tan examine motherhood : NPR's Book of the Day

    This weekend is Mother's Day, a good occasion to reflect on the art of parenting. First, comedian Glenn Boozan speaks to Celeste Headlee on Here and Now about her book There Are Moms Way Worse Than You, a joke-book that uses examples of bad parenting from the animal kingdom to soothe those who might be worried about their own child-raising skills.Then, an interview from our archives: a 1989 chat with Amy Tan on All Things Considered about her novel The Joy Luck Club, the story of four Chinese...

  • Berkeley authorities investigating homicide

    Body discovered late Monday night in a field that was on fire.

  • "Back to Black": The life of Amy Winehouse

    A new movie dramatizes the life and music of British singer Amy Winehouse, the charismatic, multiple-Grammy-winner whose struggles with drugs and alcohol led to her death at the age of 27. Correspondent Seth Doane talks with director Sam Taylor-Johnson about capturing a complex life on film; and with actress Marisa Abela, who describes how she inhabited the role of Winehouse from the inside out.

  • Local author releases first book

    Scheane’ Brown Penny Renfroe, Whitesboro native and care pastor at OneChurch Whitesboro, has released her first book, Threads of the Father: Weaving His Words Through… Login to continue reading Login Sign up for complimentary access Sign Up Now Close

  • Ask Amy: Spouses disagree on sharing inheritance

    Dear Amy: My mother recently died, and I’m expecting a relatively substantial inheritance from her (my dad died several years ago). Continue reading at The Republic News.

    • Time

    Back to Black Is Too Safe to Do Amy Winehouse Justice

    A new Amy Winehouse biopic reopens a conversation about whether a troubled artist’s life should ever become fodder for a movie.

  • Amy is a “worthy winner” of ‘carer of the year’ award

    Graysons Solicitors sponsored the 'carer of the year' award, which was presented at Chesterfield’s Technique Stadium recently as part of the annual Community Awards. Staveley Councillor Allan Ogle was one of Amy Rodda’s nominees. He singled out her "selfless efforts”. Katie Birch, a senior private client advisor at Graysons, said: "I’ve seen first-hand the amazing and selfless work of some of the region’s carers through my work with various charities. There’s no doubt Amy Rodda was a worthy...

  • She didn't know there was an Amy Winehouse inside of her. Then the voice came out

    For her first meeting about “Back to Black” in 2022, actor Marisa Abela made an instinctive decision to show up as herself, rather than dressed in a way that hinted at Amy Winehouse’s iconic look. She was the only one there not in some kind of costume. “It would feel incredibly inauthentic for me to turn up at that meeting doing some kind of shtick, like if I was chewing gum or I stubbed my cigarette out before I walked in,” Abela, 27, says, speaking at London’s Ham Yard Hotel on a particularly...

  • Ask Amy: Sibling haunted by mysterious mourner

    Dear Amy: My father died 20 years ago after a long battle with alcoholism. At the time, he was separated from my mother and estranged from my younger brother. Continue reading at The Republic News.

  • Ask Amy: Father and daughter disconnect over disclosure

    Dear Amy: In 1964, I met my wife “Laura” and her infant baby “Beth.” (Laura had gotten pregnant with a married man.) Continue reading at The Republic News.

  • Workers at a Maryland Apple store authorize strike

    It’s been a busy weekend for union organizing efforts at U.S. Apple stores, with the union at one store voting to authorize a strike, while workers at another store voted against forming a union. Back in 2022, workers in Towson, Maryland became the first formally recognized union at an Apple retail store. That union, which […] © 2024 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.

    • AL.com

    North Alabama authorities on the scene of plane crash

    Agencies are responding to a plane crash near the Hartselle Airport Friday,