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Amy Sherald on her portraiture, her subjects’ gaze, and the impact of painting Michelle Obama’s portrait

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This is an updated version of a story first published on Oct. 19, 2025. The original video can be viewed here.  When Amy Sherald was selected to paint the official portrait of Michelle Obamanine years ago, many people in the art world didn’t know who she was. They do now. At 52, Sherald has become one … Read more

Tracy Kidder, Pulitzer-winning author who turned unlikely subjects into bestsellers, dies at 80

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Tracy Kidder, an award-winning narrative nonfiction writer who turned everything from computer engineering to life in a nursing home into unexpected bestsellers, has died. He was 80. His son, Nat Kidder, confirmed to The Associated Press that Kidder died from lung cancer Tuesday at his daughter’s home in Boston. Kidder won the Pulitzer Prize and … Read more