Gene Shalit, longtime 'Today' show movie critic, dies at 100
Fri Jun 12 9:01 pm
Known for his puffy hair, oversized handlebar mustache and a love for puns, Gene Shalit joined Today in 1970 and became arts editor in 1973. He was a middle-of-the-road critic, known for his wit and intelligence.
Artist David Hockney said the drive to create pictures 'is deep within us'
Fri Jun 12 8:05 pm
Legendary painter David Hockney died on Thursday at the age of 88. The late NPR correspondent Susan Stamberg spoke with the artist in 2016 about his lifelong obsession with looking.
Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges remembers her friend, child psychiatrist Robert Coles
Fri Jun 12 4:12 pm
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with civil rights icon Ruby Bridges about her friend, Pulitzer Prize winning child psychiatrist Robert Coles, who died on June 4 at 97.
Remembering French-Iranian artist and writer Marjane Satrapi
Fri Jun 12 9:44 am
Satrapi's groundbreaking graphic novel Persepolis introduced readers to life in Iran during the Islamic revolution and the Iran/Iraq war. She died June 4, 2026. Originally broadcast June 2, 2003.
David Hockney, one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, dies at 88
Fri Jun 12 6:45 am
Hockney moved from London to Southern California in the 1960s and was an innovative painter, photographer, stage designer and printmaker.
James Blood Ulmer, avant-garde electric guitarist and singer, has died at 86
Mon Jun 08 6:30 pm
The fearless free-funk and jazz artist, a student of Ornette Coleman's Harmolodics concept, followed his unorthodox path to a singular five-decade career.
NPR photojournalist David Gilkey, in remembrance
Fri Jun 05 5:02 am
David Gilkey, an NPR photojournalist who documented tragedy and hope, was killed in Afghanistan in 2016 along with NPR's Afghan interpreter and fellow journalist Zabihullah Tamanna.
Iranian-French author Marjane Satrapi dies at 56
Thu Jun 04 12:19 pm
Satrapi was the author of the acclaimed graphic novel "Persepolis" and a leading champion for women's rights in Iran. Satrapi's death was confirmed by the French presidency.
Marjane Satrapi, author of 'Persepolis,' dies at 56
Thu Jun 04 11:47 am
The Iranian-French cartoonist and filmmaker was perhaps most well-known for the graphic memoir, and subsequent film, about her life during the Iranian revolution in 1979.
Peabo Bryson, R&B singer behind some iconic Disney songs, has died at 75
Wed Jun 03 5:01 pm
Peabo Bryson, the legendary singer behind Beauty and the Beast and 'A Whole New World,' has died at 75.
