Arts & Life : NPR

In Mexico, Juneteenth has been celebrated for generations

about 5 hours ago

Juneteenth is often told as an American story. But it's been celebrated...

Why we're still obsessed with aliens on screen

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Tribeca turns 25 with stars, surprises and standout indies

about 6 hours ago

From a recording studio inside a Cameroon prison to a tribute to...

What's in a name? The origin of the 'Knick'

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What is a Knickerbocker? NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks to Peter-Christian Aigner, Director...

Sunday Puzzle: World Capitals

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NPR's David Folkenflik plays the puzzle with Vermont Public listener Judy Alexander...

'Wait Wait' for June 13, 2026: With Not My Job guest Robert Smigel

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This week, Wait Wait is live in Chicago with host Peter Sagal...

William Sutton shares his rare achievement of memorizing all 154 Shakespeare's sonnets

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Modern life has fried our attention spans. Could flexing our long term...

Tessa Yang talks about her debut novel, 'The Jellyfish Problem'

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A stay-out-of-the-water beach read features a giant, sentient sea creature. NPR's Elissa...

'Cool Ladies Club' is directed by 10 working-class women. They live up to the title

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They gave smartphones to 10 women from a working-class Indian community to...

Gene Shalit, longtime 'Today' show movie critic, dies at 100

2 days ago

Known for his puffy hair, oversized handlebar mustache and a love for...

Trump's name is poised to be removed from the Kennedy Center

2 days ago

A judge rejected a request to pause a court-ordered deadline of Friday...

Kennedy Center removes Trump's name from the building

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Workers finished removing President Trump's name from the facade of the Kennedy...