Composing An Otherworldly And Intimate Soundtrack To 'Arrival'
Icelandic composer Johann Johannsson talks about how he scored the science fiction movie Arrival with inspiration from the movie's images.
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Not My Job: Sportscaster Joe Buck Gets Quizzed On Kittens And Rainbows
When the Cubs won the World Series (remember that?) Joe Buck was the person who told the world it had happened. This week we could use a break from the news, so we'll quiz him on cute, happy things.
Absolutely Gorgeous Photos Reveal The Beauty In A Hard Life
A Vietnamese woman looks as if she's swimming in a sea of green fire — one of many striking images from the Siena International Photo Awards.
Emmett Till's Father Was Also Hanged: A New Book Tells His Story
A decade before his teenage son was lynched in Mississippi, Louis Till was serving overseas in World War II. Writing to Save a Life explores how Till was convicted of rape and murder and put to death.
Second-Generation Sportscaster Joe Buck: 'I Hear My Dad More In Me Now'
"I will forever be known to some people as Jack Buck's son," the announcer says. "And thank God he and I were best friends or that would drive me nuts." His new book is called Lucky Bastard.
'Arrival' Author's Approach To Science Fiction? Slow, Steady And Successful
The new film is based on a short story by Ted Chiang — a 49-year-old technical writer based in Seattle. "Fiction writing is very hard for me," he explains — and so Chiang takes his time.
'You Will Not Have My Hate' Author On Losing His Wife In Paris Terror Attacks
NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Antoine Leiris, author of the new book, You Will Not Have My Hate, about the Paris terrorist attacks in November 2015.
Sci-Fi Saga 'Arrival' Asks: Can Humans Learn To Speak The Language Of Aliens?
Amy Adams plays a professor tasked with talking to eight-tentacled aliens in Denis Villeneuve's new film. Critic David Edelstein says Arrival is a strange and tantalizing puzzle.
Franchise Rebranding
Each team's imagined owner wants to change the name by adding one letter. So, if we said, "LensCrafters bought this Texas hockey team," the answer would be "The Dallas Stares!"
Texas Towns
Texas is the second largest state in the Union, so there's bound to be a unique town name here and there. Guess which town is fake in this Texan trivia game.