Yesterday, the American biotech firm Moderna announced that it had developed a 94.5% effective COVID-19 vaccine and that it plans to apply for emergency FDA authorization to start vaccinating the public. (The news came after Pfizer announced a 90%-effective vaccine.) It’ll still be months before a vaccine like that is widely available,...

American hero Dolly Parton has a long history of making people feel really, really emotional. Last night, she did it on television. Parton is about to publish Songteller: My Life In Lyrics, a new book that focuses on her staggering history as a songwriter, and she's also got a new holiday album called A Holly…

It's coming to screens later this monthDolly Parton performs liveThe official trailer for Dolly Parton‘s new Netflix series has been shared online – check it out below. Dolly Parton’s Heartstrings, which is set for release on November 22, tracks “eight Dolly stories” showcasing the “memories an...

Get your new listening fixLet’s roll back the clock to July 2019 and the debut Podcasts For The People column. My very first pick in that very first column was George The Poet’s Have You Heard George’s Podcast? That first season from the London author/writer/rapper/activist, released in 2018, still sounds astonishing. So good news, on Mond...

'Dolly Parton's Heartstrings' arrives on the streaming service next monthDolly Parton wanted Miley Cyrus to play Jolene in her new Netflix seriesDolly Parton has revealed that she originally wanted Miley Cyrus to play the role of Jolene in her new Netflix series. Read more: The Big Read – Dolly Parton: “I take care of business” The role i...