MEMETERIA by Thomas May

Arts & Culture Stories from NPR

• Legal Analyst Jeffrey Toobin Explains The 'Tragedy' Of The Mueller Investigation
  Toobin's new book, True Crimes and Misdemeanors, examines how Trump and his team outmaneuvered special counsel Robert Mueller. Mueller, he says, gave Trump "a free pass" on obstruction of justice.
• A Year After Toni Morrison's Death, Her Visions Of Love Stay With Us
  Love is central to the work of Toni Morrison — she brought love to her examinations of Black life, and love itself was her enduring subject. But love isn't always a good or joyous thing in her work.
• Pete Hamill Dies: New York City Columnist, Editor And Author
  Pete Hamill, a legendary newspaperman, died Wednesday in his hometown of New York City of heart and kidney failure after a fall on Saturday. He was 85.
• In 'Afterland,' A World (Mostly) Without Men: Questions For Lauren Beukes
  Lauren Beukes' new novel is set in a near future where a virus has killed off most of the men on Earth, and one woman is racing to free her young, immune son from the government and get him to safety.
• What's In A Name? The History Of Karens, Beckys And Miss Anns
  Before 2020, the Karen was known by other names. NPR's Code Switch looks at the evolution of the entitled white woman, how her name has changed, but her behavior – and its consequences – not so much.
• What 'Mulan's' Disney+ Premiere Means For The Film Industry
  Disney announced it would stream the live action Mulan film on Disney+. The movie industry has been watching Mulan as a bellwether for the reopening of theatrical business.
• A Sister Explores Her Sibling's Mysterious Death In 'The Book Of Atlantis Black'
  Betsy Bonner presents her sister with love, but also with honesty; she is the storyteller, but Atlantis Black is the story, the mystery, the victim, sometimes the perpetrator and always the question.
• Neil Young Sues To Stop Trump Campaign From Using His Songs
  The singer and songwriter has filed a copyright infringement complaint over the use of "Rockin' in the Free World" and "Devil's Sidewalk" at numerous rallies and campaign events.
• 'Luster' Combines Nicely Tailored Prose With A Stinging Sense Of Humor
  Raven Leilani's novel centers on a young woman with a free-range libido who dreams of being a painter. Luster is a crackling debut about sex, art and the inescapable workings of race.
• It's More Than Racism: Isabel Wilkerson Explains America's 'Caste' System
  In Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist examines the laws and practices that created a bipolar caste system in the U.S. — and how the Nazis borrowed from it.