How Louis Armstrong became the first Black pop star Author Ricky Riccardi says Armstrong's innovations as a trumpeter and vocalist helped set the entire soundtrack of the 20th century. His new book about Armstrong's early life is Stomp Off, Let's Go. Terry Gross
Museums make efforts to repatriate artifacts looted from other countries Museums are starting to engage the general public more openly and creatively around efforts to repatriate artifacts.
'Without Arrows' follows a tribe member's return to the Sioux reservation The filmmakers of this emotionally powerful documentary followed Delwin Fiddler Jr. as he returned home to South Dakota after years in Philadelphia — then kept revisiting him for more than a decade. David Bianculli
The trouble with 'donating our dopamine' to our phones, not our friends "Smartphones make our alone time feel more crowded than it used to be," says journalist Derek Thompson. His article in The Atlantic is called "The Anti-Social Century." Tonya Mosley
The Doomsday Clock has never been closer to metaphorical midnight. What does it mean? The Doomsday Clock now stands at 89 seconds to midnight, the closest to catastrophe in its nearly eight-decade history. Here's a look at how — and why — it's moved. Rachel Treisman
The Smithsonian will close its diversity office and freeze federal hiring The Smithsonian isn't a federal agency, but it gets much of its funding from federal appropriations. Neda Ulaby
Mona Lisa's roommates may be glad she's moving out Now that Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece is moving to another room at The Louvre, other Renaissance masterpieces hanging in the same space by Titian, Tintoretto and Veronese may finally get their due. Chloe Veltman
See you latte: Starbucks plans to cut 30% of its menu Starbucks is trying to fix falling sales by changing its vibe back to coffee-house roots. The new CEO says parts of the plan, like free non-dairy milk, are helping bring people back. Alina Selyukh
The Louvre will be renovated and the 'Mona Lisa' will have her own room French President Emmanuel Macron laid out an ambitious plan for a "reimagined, restored and expanded" Louvre. An art critic says Macron is aiming for another success after restoration of Notre Dame. Eleanor Beardsley
A new book explains what the color blue can teach us about Black history Imani Perry traces the history and symbolism of the color blue, from the indigo of the slave trade, to Coretta Scott King's wedding dress, to present day cobalt mining. Her new book is Black in Blues. Tonya Mosley
