Neda Ulaby

1 week ago | kpbs.org | Neda Ulaby

More than 300 cultural figures across the United Kingdom and Ireland have signed a letter demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and unrestricted aid to people there facing starvation. Signatories include bestselling writers such as Ian McEwan, Jeanette Winterson, Zadie Smith and Pico Iyer. Musician Brian Eno and Russell T. Davies, the showrunner of the BBC's revived Doctor Who, also signed the letter.

2 weeks ago | wosu.org | Neda Ulaby

At a rehearsal last month for the opera The Central Park Five, singers wearing soft athletic pants and baseball caps warmed up by a piano. The opera is based on a real-life tragedy, about a group of Black and brown teenagers wrongly charged and imprisoned for the brutal attack on a female jogger in New York's Central Park in 1989. The Central Park Five won the Pulitzer Prize for music for composer Anthony Davis in 2020; it debuted the year before at the Long Beach Opera in California.

2 weeks ago | wyomingpublicmedia.org | Neda Ulaby

At a rehearsal last month for the opera The Central Park Five, singers wearing soft athletic pants and baseball caps warmed up by a piano. The opera is based on a real-life tragedy, about a group of Black and brown teenagers wrongly charged and imprisoned for the brutal attack on a female jogger in New York's Central Park in 1989. The Central Park Five won the Pulitzer Prize for music for composer Anthony Davis in 2020; it debuted the year before at the Long Beach Opera in California.

2 weeks ago | wbur.org | Neda Ulaby

HomeRadioHere & NowThe rise of the name Oaklee in red statesLiam and Olivia are the two most popular names for newborns, according to new data from the Social Security Administration. But another name is rising in popularity, especially for girls in red states: Oaklee — spelled in various ways. NPR’s Neda Ulaby reports. This segment airs on May 19, 2025. Audio will be available after the broadcast.

3 weeks ago | wbur.org | Neda Ulaby

HomeRadioHere & NowThe rise of Yemeni coffee shopsHundreds of Yemeni coffee shops have opened across the U.S., attracting enthusiastic regulars by serving single-origin brews from family farms. But new policies from the Trump administration may impact the survival of these burgeoning businesses. NPR's Neda Ulaby reports. This segment airs on May 16, 2025. Audio will be available after the broadcast.