BookTok, a section of TikTok populated by book lovers, reviewers and writers, has been lauded for democratizing the publishing world. Amateurs can use the app to talk about the books they loved, the reads they hated, and the authors they can’t get enough of. And with enough traction, sometimes the …

Netflix’s coronavirus-fueled subscriber growth is slowing far faster than anticipated as people who have been cooped up at home are able to embrace other diversions besides watching streaming videos. The company added 4 million more worldwide subscribers from January through March, its smallest gain during that three-month period in four …

Actors Daniel Wu and Daniel Dae Kim told CBS News on Tuesday that more action is needed from public officials to combat anti-Asian American rhetoric, after a string of attacks against elderly members of the community. Their plea follows a surge in attacks against Asian Americans, which have been linked …

Minnesota Timberwolves center Karl-Anthony Towns, whose mother and six other relatives have died from COVID-19, announced Friday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus. Towns’ announcement comes as the league continues to struggle with increasing coronavirus numbers.  “I pray every day that this nightmare of a virus will subside …

Vanderbilt kicker Sarah Fuller made history on Saturday when she successfully kicked an extra point in the first half of the Commodore’s game against Tennessee. The successful PAT made Fuller the first woman to ever score a point in a Power Five — the name for the five most successful …

Former President Obama’s memoir, “A Promised Land,” has sold more than 1.7 million copies in its first week — breaking records for publisher Penguin Random House. On its first day, Mr. Obama’s book sold a whopping 887,000 units in all formats and editions in the U.S. and Canada, Penguin Random …

In the quiet of a late summer night, the artist is at work. Sumi-e, the art of Japanese ink painting, is equal parts beauty and discipline. “You’re a night owl – you usually paint and draw at night?” asked correspondent Tracy Smith. “Yes, nighttime,” replied the artist. “There’s no magic …

Naya Rivera shouted for help moments before she drowned in a California lake in July, according to new reports. She used her final moments to help her 4-year-old son back onto the boat the pair had rented, he told investigators.  On July 8, Rivera and her son rented a pontoon …

Editor’s note: This story contains details some readers may find graphic. A Grammy Award-winning producer known professionally as Detail was arrested Wednesday on 15 sexual assault charges and five additional felony assault charges, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said. CBS Los Angeles reports Noel Christopher Fisher — who has …

Rapper, producer and fashion designer Kanye West has partnered with Gap, the company announced in a press release Friday. West will bring his Yeezy apparel line to the retail chain – and the partnership brings his relationship with Gap full circle.  West worked in a Gap store as a teen …