Not My Job: We Quiz 'West Wing' Creator Aaron Sorkin On Hot Wings
Sorkin — creator of The West Wing, Sports Night and The Newsroom -- will field three questions about the deep-fried, sauce-coated, chicken delicacy.
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What 'The Heavens'? This Extraordinary New Book Feels Like 5 Novels In One
Sandra Newman tells the story of a woman whose recurring dream feels increasingly real. The Heavens is historical fiction, time traveling fantasy, political allegory, social realism and a love story.
For Better Or Worse, New Novel Shows 'A Woman Is No Man'
Etaf Rum's new novel draws from her own experiences of arranged marriage and early motherhood in the close-knit Palestinian American community where she grew up — and which she eventually left.
The Latest Internet Hoax: 'Momo Challenge'
Nieman Journalism Lab's Laura Hazard Owen tells NPR's Scott Simon about the Momo challenge, a viral Internet hoax.
This 'Devil's Daughter' Has Charm To Spare
Lisa Kleypas mashes up two of her romance sagas — the Regency-era Wallflowers and the Victorian Ravenels — in a delightful story about a sheltered widow and her roguish suitor.
'Neverland' Director On Investigating 'What Happened Once The Bedroom Door Closed'
Filmmaker Dan Reed discusses his four-hour documentary, Leaving Neverland, which features two men claiming Michael Jackson sexually abused them as children.
Community Theaters Kill 'Mockingbird' Productions After Lawsuit Threat
The show must not go on, Broadway producer Scott Rudin says. Lawyers claim his production of To Kill a Mockingbird, written by Aaron Sorkin, is the only one that can be performed near a major city.
'Fresh Air' Remembers 'Philadelphia Daily News' Obituary Writer Jim Nicholson
We celebrate the life of the legendary obit writer, who died Feb. 22, by listening back to a 1987 interview. Also, Philadelphia Inquirer editor David Gambacorta reflects on Nicholson's work.
Remembering 'Singin' In The Rain' Co-Director Stanley Donen
"Dance numbers are anything but spontaneous," Donen told Fresh Air in 1996. Donen, who died Feb. 21, also directed On the Town, Funny Face and Damn Yankees, among other films.
'Leaving Neverland' Is Hard To Watch — But Important To See
A new HBO documentary explores whether Michael Jackson used his fame and money to seduce young boys and their families into enabling a hidden pattern of serial pedophilia.