Opinion: How Stan Lee Helped This Blerd Find His Superhero
For one black nerd growing up in Indiana, Stan Lee's world was an amazing step forward.
Arts
Death Wears A Pleasing Face In The Swoony, Stylized 'El Angel'
Writer/director Luis Ortega invests the tale of a brutal but beautiful young serial killer who terrorized Argentina in the 1970s with an intoxicating sense of glamour.
'A Tale Of Two Murders' Asks Whether Justice Was Done In A Famous, Century-Old Trial
In the 1920s, Edith Thompson was executed along with her lover, who was found guilty of murdering her husband. Laura Thompson looks at how social conventions may have lead to an unjust outcome.
Becoming Miss Navajo Nation
The Miss Navajo Nation pageant has been held every year since 1952. Contestants in this year's pageant met for a weeklong celebration of the traditions of female Navajo Nation life.
A True Believer Remembers Stan Lee
Stan Lee — born Stanley Martin Lieber — co-created many beloved Marvel Comics characters, but he became the company's tireless, beloved figurehead. NPR's Glen Weldon offers a remembrance.
A Marvel Of A Man: Stan Lee Dead At 95
Lee gave us over six decades' worth of superheroes we could identify with, characters like Spider-Man and The Incredible Hulk, who reacted to superpowered crises in believably flawed, human ways.
Stolen Stories: A Literary Con Man Climbs To Success In 'Ladder To The Sky'
A charismatic young writer poaches plot points from the lives of established authors in John Boyne's new novel. Critic Maureen Corrigan calls A Ladder to the Sky "erudite and ingeniously constructed."
Counting The Bugs And Bacteria, You're 'Never Home Alone' (And That's OK)
Ecologist Rob Dunn's new book describes the tiny life forms, helpful and risky, that live in different parts of the home, including on floors and in water faucets, basements and heating systems.
Sourdough Hands: How Bakers And Bread Are A Microbial Match
In Robert Dunn's new book, Never Home Alone, he explores our symbiotic relationship with food: Not only do we impact the bacteria in our food, but the microbes in our food imprint our bodies.
EXCLUSIVE: Michelle Obama Reads From Her Forthcoming Memoir 'Becoming'
In two audio clips from her memoir, set to hit shelves Tuesday, the former first lady reads about her life at Princeton and about her difficulties having a baby.