'Why Time Flies' Investigates How Humans Experience Time
NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Alan Burdick about his book, Why Time Flies. It's an investigation of the sometimes contradictory ways we experience time.
Arts
75 People Arrested, Accused Of Trafficking Stolen Art And Archaeological Relics
Authorities say they recovered about 3,500 pieces of stolen art, most of it from countries at war. Spanish police announced the suspects were arrested across Europe.
Reading The Game: Red Dead Redemption
Our occasional series on storytelling in video games continues with the epic Western Red Dead Redemption. It's the tale of a reformed gunslinger tasked with hunting down the members of his old gang.
'America In Laos' Traces The Militarization Of The CIA
In the '60s, the CIA began a secret program that aimed to curb Communism by arming and training local fighters in Laos. Author Joshua Kurlantzick calls it "the largest covert operation in US history."
How A Work Of Art Makes It Onto The Wall Of The White House
Former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy once said, "Everything in the White House must have a reason for being there." So we looked behind the scenes to learn how art is chosen for 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
'Dolores' Focuses On Life Of Labor And Civil Rights Leader Dolores Huerta
Dolores Huerta was one of the co-founders of the group that became the United Farm Workers. She's continuing her activism of more than 60 years and her life is the focus of a new documentary, Dolores.
'The Bear And The Nightingale' Is A Rich Winter's Tale
Katherine Arden's new novel deftly weaves Russian fairy tales with tactile details to create a gorgeously wintry tale of magic, marred slightly by a clunky ending that's clearly setting up sequels.
You've Got To 'Comb' Together To Solve This One
In this week's puzzle, we'll give you a category. Every answer must start with each of the letters C-O-M-B-S.
'Soviet Daughter': How A Great-Grandmother's Diary Became A Graphic Novel
After her beloved great-grandmother's death, author Julia Alekseyeva discovered her memoirs, bursting with rich details of her life in the USSR enduring wars, pogroms, and purges.
'Goodnight Moon' Author Margaret Wise Brown Was No Old Lady Whispering Hush
Nevermind that she didn't like kids all that much — Brown wrote books they adored. One of her previously unpublished picture books has just come out, as has a new biography of this brave, bold author.