Sex Therapist Is 'Here To Help' In Her New Book Specifically For Women
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with sex therapist Dr. Bat Sheva Marcus about her upbringing, career, and advice from her new book Sex Points.
Arts
Plots, Subplots And Wildly Fascinating Villains Abound In 'The Nevers'
HBO's new series, which was initially created by Joss Whedon, is a superhero story set at the very end of the Victorian era. It features a team of outcast women with paranormal abilities.
For Operators Of Shuttered Arts Venues, Financial Assistance Arrives At Last
The long-awaited Shuttered Venues Operators Grant, administered by the Small Business Administration, is now accepting applications.
'Dance Can Give Community': Twyla Tharp On Choreographing Through Lockdown
Twyla Moves, a new documentary by PBS American Masters, tells the story of the legendary choreographer, who got her start performing on subway platforms and rooftops in the 1960s.
'Them': The Trauma, The Trauma
Amazon's new anthology series, executive produced by Lena Waithe, unrelentingly explores "terror in America."
How Niki De Saint Phalle Channeled Pain Into Joyful, Vibrant Works Of Art
The artist said she learned to "translate emotions, fear, violence, hope and joy into painting." An exhibition of her work is now on view at MoMa PS1 in New York.
Ambition, Alchemy And Searching For Way To Fit In 'Gold Diggers'
Sanjena Sathian's novel follows a Georgia teenager, son of Indian immigrants, as he struggles with balancing his own ambitions and those of his parents, and finding his own way to be brown in America.
Merry Clayton Bares Her 'Beautiful Scars'
Seven years after surviving a car crash that took her legs and nearly took her life, singer Merry Clayton is releasing a new album, Beautiful Scars.
For This Palestinian Cook, The Kitchen Is A 'Powerful Place' — Not A 'Life Sentence'
Reem Kassis began gathering family recipes after the birth of her first child. The recipes, she says, "could be the story of any and every Palestinian family." Her new book is The Arabesque Table.
'Atlantic Crossing' Explores Little Known Relationship During World War II
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with actor Kyle MacLachlan about playing former President Franklin D. Roosevelt in PBS' Masterpiece series Atlantic Crossing.