Reading The Game: 'No Man's Sky'
Some of the best, wildest, most moving storytelling right now isn't on TV or in movies — it's in video games. So we're taking a literary look at one of this year's hottest games, No Man's Sky.
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NPR Taste Test: Pastries To Sweeten Your Holiday Party
Pastry chef Aggie Chin showed up at Weekend Edition with a box of scrumptious bite-sized desserts. She talks with NPR's Ailsa Chang about sweet treats to prepare for your holiday party.
Comedian Jenny Slate And Her Father Share Family Stories In 'About The House'
About the House is a collection of stories, essays and poems by Ron Slate and his daughter, comedian Jenny Slate. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks to the Slates about their collaboration.
Director Martin Scorsese Gets A New York Museum Exhibit
The first major U.S. exhibition about the director opens in New York at the Museum of the Moving Image, with costumes, props and storyboards from Taxi Driver, Gangs of New York and other films.
After A Year On The Job, Stephen Colbert Finds His Voice On 'The Late Show'
At a taping of the show this week, during a visit by Vice President Joe Biden, Late Show writers and producers explain how they managed to turn the program around after a rough start.
Not My Job: We Quiz Sen. Bernie Sanders On KFC's Colonel Sanders
This week, we welcome the world's foremost Larry David impersonator (and 2016 Democratic presidential candidate) onto the show.
Retired Stars Find Assisted Living At The Lillian Booth Home
The Lillian Booth Home in Englewood, N.J., is run by the Actors Fund as both a nursing facility and assisted living. Like the residents, many of the staff come from the entertainment industry.
Actor Kirk Douglas Turns 100
The actor — who played a boxer, a hard-bitten detective, a cynical reporter, Doc Holliday, Vincent Van Gogh and a French colonel — turned 100. NPR's Scott Simon looks back on Kirk Douglas' career.
Taking A Crack At A New 'Nutcracker': This One's Set At The World's Fair
Choreographer Christopher Wheeldon has a fresh take on the classic Christmas tale. The $4 million Joffrey Ballet production premieres Saturday, and doesn't center around a wealthy Victorian family.
'Iraq + 100' Is Painful, But Don't Look Away
This new anthology of science fiction and fantasy, edited by Hassan Blasim, imagines Iraq 100 years after the invasion of 2003. Harrowing, necessary, often beautiful, it resists comfort and catharsis.