'Wait Wait' Turns 20
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! celebrates its 20th anniversary with a special episode this weekend. WWDTM host Peter Sagal reflects on the show's history with Scott Simon.
Arts
Bob Cousy, 90, Still Rues The Assists He Didn't Make To Bill Russell
The great Boston Celtics point guard and his fellow Hall of Fame center won six NBA titles together — in the shadow of widespread racism. Gary Pomerantz documents that history in The Last Pass.
The Times Bodies Rested In Pieces, Or Not At All
In anticipation of Halloween, NPR's Scott Simon speaks with writer A.J. Jacobs about instances throughout history of people who just couldn't stay dead.
In 'Red Moon,' Too Much Information Eclipses The Story
Kim Stanley Robinson's new book kicks off with a murder on the moon — which sounds exciting, but Red Moon spends too much time wandering off on digressions about science, technology and politics.
This Halloween: Be Careful How You 'Hang' Your Decorations
Sure, you want your house to look as scary as possible. But certain haunting images are better left in the past.
'Suspiria': A Cult-Horror Remake Dances To A Confusing Beat
Director Luca Guadagnino follows up last year's Call Me By Your Name with a "punishing" and "confounding" remake of Dario Argento's beloved horror film about a dance troupe of witches.
The Remarkable Photos Of Lynsey Addario
The award-winning photographer tells the stories behind the profoundly moving images in her new book, Of Love & War — and confesses that she still gets nervous before a new assignment.
Biographer Sought To Write The Kind Of Book Lou Reed 'Deserved'
"It wasn't like I had to go looking for the drugs and the sex," Anthony DeCurtis, author of Lou Reed: A Life, told Fresh Air in 2017. "Lou wrote about it ... so I felt it was fair game."
Twitter Star Jonny Sun Draws 'Positive, Hopeful Things' Into Being
The comedian and illustrator joined forces with Lin-Manuel Miranda for Gmorning, Gnight!: Little Pep Talks for Me & You. Sun says he filled the book's 100+ drawings with peace and quiet optimism.
In The Documentary-Like 'Life & Nothing More,' A Family Struggles To Get By
Director Antonio Mendez Esparza brings a static, theatrical approach to this story of a black single mother and the teenage son who attempts to shoulder his absent father's responsibilities.