Federal agency responsible for library and museum funding gets a visit from DOGE Keith E. Sonderling is the new acting head of The Institute of Museum and Library Services, the main source of federal funding for libraries and museums across the country. President Trump issued an executive order last week saying he aims to close the agency. Andrew Limbong
Report: (Smaller) Museums should make admission free A new study out this week from the museum think tank Remuseum suggests free admission attracts more visitors without increasing costs. Chloe Veltman
As young male voters shift Right, can the Left compete in the 'battle for the bros'? Popular podcasts in the "manosphere" helped sway young men to go MAGA in the 2024 election. New Yorker writer Andrew Marantz explains how Democrats can win them back. Tonya Mosley
New songs by Teddy Swims, Benjamin Booker and Neil Young let loose with big emotions Rock critic Ken Tucker recommends three songs that are recent additions to his playlist: "Are You Even Real," by Swims; "Same Kind of Lonely," by Booker; and "big change," by Young. Ken Tucker
Poet Amy Genstler knows it's spring Amy Gerstler's 14th book of poetry, Is This My Final Form? comes out in April. One of its poems is about this change of season, welcoming spring. Neda Ulaby
'AI Valley' author worries there's 'so much power in the hands of few people' Author Gary Rivlin says regulation can help control how AI is used: "AI could be an amazing thing around health, medicine, scientific discoveries, education ... as long as we're deliberate about it." Dave Davies
Karen Russell's 'The Antidote' is an American epic — and well worth the wait Russell has published excellent short story collections since her 2011 debut novel Swamplandia!, but this is her first novel in nearly 15 years. It follows a "Prairie Witch" in Dust Bowl-era Nebraska. Maureen Corrigan
A police officer investigates her own sister's disappearance in 'Long Bright River' Set in a Philadelphia neighborhood that's been ravaged by opioids, Amanda Seyfried stars in this heartfelt Peacock series that centers wounded communities and families. John Powers
Seattle's Capitol Hill Block Party will go 21+ this year. Here's the lineup When the Capitol Hill Block Party returns to Seattle in July, it will be for crowds 21 and older for the first time in the music festival's history. Dyer Oxley
Seth Rogen lands the 'tragic job' of studio executive in his new comedy series Rogen plays a flustered Hollywood studio head in a new Apple TV+ show. These executives "really could get fired at any moment for anything," Rogen says — and their feedback is often based in fear. Tonya Mosley