I played 'Survivor' in someone's backyard. Now I'm hooked on live reality games
Live reality games, or LRGs, are low-stakes, DIY versions of TV shows like 'Survivor' and 'The Mole.' A three-time player tells all!
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‘The Substance’ is imaginary, but feminine self-hatred is real in this body horror
In The Substance, Demi Moore plays an aerobics TV star who turns 50 and is promptly ousted from her gig in Hollywood. She and Margaret Qualley duke it out in this excruciating body horror tale.
Watch the 2024 Americana Honors & Awards
Tune into the awards ceremony with performances from Noah Kahan, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Waxahatchee with MJ Lenderman, Wyatt Flores and more.
See a loopy landlady in a caftan? Mrs. Roper may be romping through your town
Hundreds of costumed "Helens" are cheerfully invading bars across the country in honor of Helen Roper, from the 1970s sitcom Three's Company.
Booker Prize winner Richard Flanagan's latest book is 'Question 7'
NPR's Leila Fadel talks to author Richard Flanagan about what it means to live amid the horror of warfare.
A man's therapist challenged him to a race. He said it was a spark of life
On this week's "My Unsung Hero:" In 2014, Wil was being treated for major depression at an inpatient mental health program. One day, his therapist issued a challenge that renewed his sense of purpose.
'Genius' grant winner Hanif Abdurraqib talks about his journey on 'Wild Card'
Hanif Abdurraqib, the recipient of a MacArthur “genius" grant, said he just wants to be known as a good neighbor. He spent periods of his youth incarcerated and living on the streets in Ohio.
Women share their sexual fantasies for Gillian Anderson's new collection: 'Want'
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with actress Gillian Anderson about her new book, Want, which is a compilation of women's anonymous, sexual fantasies from all over the world.
Livestream AMERICANAFEST 2024 with sets by Leyla McCalla, Oliver Wood and more
AMERICANAFEST 2024 features a broad range of music, from alt-country to roots rock and folk, plus industry panels.
'Lucky Loser' dispels the myth of Trump as a self-made billionaire
Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporters Susanne Craig and Russ Buettner spent years examining Trump's finances and businesses. They trace how he squandered his father's fortune in a new book.