Andrew Limbong
Andrew Limbong is a reporter for NPR's Arts Desk, where he does pieces on anything remotely related to arts or culture, from streamers looking for mental health on Twitch to Britney Spears' fight over her conservatorship. He's also covered the near collapse of the live music industry during the coronavirus pandemic. He's the host of NPR's Book of the Day podcast and a frequent host on Life Kit.
He started at NPR in 2011 as an intern for All Things Considered, and was a producer and director for Tell Me More.
Originally from Brooklyn and a graduate of SUNY New Paltz, he previously worked at ShopRite.
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Apple pulled the popular shooting game from its App Store, after its developer tried to get around the fee Apple requires from in-app purchases.
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Small music venues in the US are looking for a lifeline — and a new bill in Congress called the Restart Act might be it. Advocates say the future of independent clubs relies on government relief. -
West has announced he's running for president. Following an apparent campaign rally on Sunday, the rapper said in a string of now-deleted tweets that his wife was trying to "lock me up with a doctor." -
The deadly fire at the warehouse-turned-arts space killed 36 people. -
The actor and comedian was fired from his long-running show Wild 'N Out for anti-Semitic comments he made on his podcast. He is demanding full ownership of the brand he helped create. -
Preston died after a two-year battle with breast cancer. She acted in various TV shows but rose to fame after her role in the 1988 Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito comedy, Twins. -
The filmmaker was known for his hit '80s movies The Lost Boys and St. Elmo's Fire as well as his work on the Batman movie franchise. -
HBO Max has temporarily removed the 1939 film Gone with the Wind from its streaming service. The company says it will return with a "discussion of its historical context." -
Despite announced safety measures, the indoor show planned for Friday would have been in violation of the state's health directives. The promoter has agreed to postpone the event.
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This year's Pulitzer Prize board awarded its first audio reporting award to the staff of This American Life for a piece on the Trump administration's "Remain in Mexico" policy.
