Zadie Smith reflects on the 25th anniversary of her debut novel 'White Teeth'
Author Zadie Smith reflects on the 25th anniversary of her debut novel "White Teeth" and how her relationship with time…
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Betty Gilpin seeks out 'anti-algorithm' projects, like 'The Lowdown' and 'Widow's Bay'
"There's an understandable pull in my industry to make things ... super safe, super familiar," Gilpin says. She wants…
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You're invited to a party at Duke Ellington's house in 'Once Upon a Time in Harlem'
In '72, filmmaker William Greaves hosted a cocktail party for the surviving members of the Harlem Renaissance. Our…
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Join siguimi.com →He left Chile on foot to England 28 years ago. He's almost finally home
NPR's A Martinez speaks with British Adventurer Karl Bushby who is wrapping up his 28 year Goliath Expedition.
Read at source →This was once Edison Day. We re-visit his creepy talking doll
For years, the country celebrated Oct. 21 as "Edison Day," throwing parades for the famous inventor whose devices…
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'The Savage Mind' author says America's violent past is embedded in its present
Writer David Treuer's Ojibwe mother saw America as a country that tried to destroy her people. For his father, a Jewish…
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'Brother of the More Famous Jack' finds its way to a new generation of readers
It is hard not to fall in love with Katherine Browne, the eager to please, mini-skirted narrator in Barbara Trapido's…
Read at source →COMIC: Backpacking teaches artist lessons in patience, trust and friendship
Comic artist Dabin Han shares how backpacking as a novice has helped her push through discomfort and allowed her to…
Read at source →Why these 5 everyday items fluctuate in price at the grocery store
Here's what's behind the fluctuating costs of everyday grocery items such as ground beef, eggs and chocolate chip…
Read at source →The latest turn in the 89 years of looking for the singular Amelia Earhart
What is it about Amelia Earhart? Nearly 90 years after she and her plane disappeared, we check in with her hometown.
Read at source →The legacy of Toledo's historic glass industry lives on through art
Toledo got dubbed "Glass City" after manufacturers concentrated there in the 1880s. It's now home to a remarkable…
Read at source →The legacy of Toledo's historic glass industry lives on through its art
Toledo got dubbed "Glass City" after manufacturers concentrated there in the 1880s. It's now home to a remarkable…
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If you have the scratch, they have the scares
Scary stories are more than fun, they're big business.
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'From socialite to shopgirl': American Girl Samantha gets a new story
As the American Girl doll company celebrates its 40th anniversary, Samantha has turned 25 — and is the subject of a new…
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Sunday Puzzle: Under the weather
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle along with Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz and KUWR listener Paula Egan…
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'Wait Wait' for October 17, 2026: We celebrate fall with our coziest guests!
This week, we celebrate the arrival of autumn by going apple picking with some of our favorite guests, including Sally…
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Pope Leo XIV leaves hospital days after lung cancer surgery
The Pope left Rome's Gemelli Hospital Saturday, days after surgery for lung cancer removed the lower lobe of his right…
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The new Elizabeth Holmes film blends fact, fiction and fraud
Nathan Fielder's new film about Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes blurs the lines between reality and fiction. The film…
Read at source →Anne Rice's 'Interview with the Vampire' turns 50
After the death of her 5-year-old daughter from leukemia, Rice wrote her 1976 novel as a way to process her grief. It…
Read at source →Elizabeth Holmes and Nathan Fielder are masters of manipulation in a new documentary
Fielder's film offers a portrait of disgraced entrepreneur Holmes shortly before she began an 11-year prison sentence…
Read at source →Remembering Oscar-winning actor Eva Marie Saint
Saint, who died Oct. 6, studied at the Actors Studio and was best known for her roles in On the Waterfront and the…
Read at source →Actor and author Nick Offerman reflects on a place that shaped him
On Wild Card, well-known guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. Actor and…
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Inside a Chicago home, a photographer documents the life her family built
For eight years, photographer Jennifer Teresa Villanueva has documented her Mexican American family's everyday life in…
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'Luna, Phoenix, Queen' is a masterfully plotted, gorgeously moving novel
Julie Orringer's new novel is a multivalent love story, a tale of sickness and health, dementia and brilliance,…
Read at source →Why should the CIA should spy on companies abroad?
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with David S. Cohen, former deputy director of the CIA, about his piece in Foreign…
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'New Yorker' cartoonists admit to having 'The Two Saddest Kitchens'
The Two Saddest Kitchens is a comic conversation between Roz Chast and Jason Adam Katzenstein. Book critic Maureen…
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Hands-on with the Ocarina of Time remake, the most ornate Zelda game ever made
We got to play The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time early. Here are our impressions of the remake and its elaborate new…
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RJ Mitte, 'Breaking Bad' actor and disability rights champion, dies at 34
Actor and disability rights advocate RJ Mitte, who brought a lifetime of experience with cerebral palsy to fictional…
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Actor Selma Blair removed from plane by police after altercation
Authorities say Blair was physically abusive and injured two flight attendants while traveling from Los Angeles to New…
Read at source →Chris Rock returns to directing with the high-powered, if problematic, 'Misty Green'
Rosalind Eleazar plays a once-successful Hollywood actor whose career has taken a downward turn in a film that takes…
Read at source →Mahershala Ali is still hungry as an actor: 'Let's fail on camera until we find it'
Ali plays a devout Muslim family man, who also happens to be an assassin in Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother. After…
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Don't be scared: Being afraid is outright fun, and maybe useful
Listeners of NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday may already know that host Ayesha Rascoe loves horror. But why do scream…
Read at source →Sunday Puzzle: Back to school
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle along with Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz and LAist listener Bill…
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'Wait Wait' for October 10, 2026: With Not My Job guest Margo Price
This week, Wait Wait is live in Chicago with guest host Negin Farsad, special guest Margo Price and panelists Joyelle…
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16 cozy activities to add to your fall bucket list
Carve a pumpkin? You can do better than that. Fun and unusual ways to celebrate the season, from writing a gratitude…
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The Met puts a modern artist front and center (and there's some Jackson Pollock, too)
In a blockbuster show, The Metropolitan Museum of Art places the work of two major 20th century artists side by side:…
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