MEMETERIA by Thomas May

Arts & Culture Stories from NPR

• How an expert on online disinformation and harassment became the target of both
  Nina Jankowicz was tapped to head the Biden administration's new Disinformation Governance Board but resigned after being deluged with online threats. Her new book is How to Be a Woman Online.
• 'Goodfellas' star Ray Liotta dead at 67
  According to his publicist, the actor died in his sleep in the Dominican Republic, where he was shooting a movie.
• Kevin Spacey faces charges of sexual assault in Britain
  Prosecutors say they have authorized charges against the actor of four counts of sexual assault as well as one for "causing a person to engage in penetrative sexual activity without consent."
• Once quaint, 'Stranger Things' is now extravagant in every way
  The kids of Stranger Things are no longer kids, and the plot no longer revolves around them.
• 'How to Murder Your Husband' writer found guilty of murdering her husband
  A jury in Portland has convicted a self-published romance novelist — who once wrote an essay titled "How to Murder Your Husband" — of fatally shooting her husband four years ago.
• NBC's 'This Is Us' creator wanted the finale to end with hope
  Dan Fogelman says much of the show's finale was filmed years ago.
• Johnny Depp calls Amber Heard's allegations insane; Kate Moss denies he hurt her
  Depp rejected his ex-wife's accusations of sexual and physical abuse as he returned to the witness stand on Wednesday in his libel suit against Heard.
• At 58, poet Diana Goetsch finally feels right in her own skin
  Goetsch grew up in a time when she didn't have the language to help her understand what it meant to be trans. She chronicles her later-in-life transition in the memoir is This Body I Wore.
• Composer John Williams and cellist Yo-Yo Ma bring together 'A Gathering of Friends'
  On a new album, the classical stars revisit the concerto Williams composed specifically for Ma, as well as some of Williams' most affecting film scores.
• Big Brothers Big Sisters receives a $122.6 million donation to mentor kids
  Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott continues her charity drive with a $122.6 million donation to Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, the group's largest gift ever from an individual.