What's In Your Tiny Desk?
NPR Music host Bob Boilen talks about the Tiny Desk Contest and winner Gaelynn Lea plays two of her songs. Then naturally the two play a game about things you find in a desk.
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Where In The Mall Is Carmen Sandiego?
In this game, we shrink criminal mastermind Carmen Sandiego's world to the mall and imagine incoming theft reports from ACME CrimeNet. Contestants to identify what store Carmen stole something from.
The Rest Of The Tiger
We've rewritten Survivor's classic workout montage song, "Eye of the Tiger," to be about other tiger body parts.
The Price Was Right
In this game, we describe a piece of historical merchandise. Contestants each guess how much the item cost to buy or build. Whoever comes closest to the historical price wins.
Final Round: Not The Band You're Looking For
We've taken the names of famous bands and replaced them with rough antonyms. For example, if we said "Videofeet," you would answer, "Radiohead."
'The Wailing' Draws From All Over But Struggles To Find Its Way
The Wailing is a bloody thriller that recalls both elements of Korean cinema and older Hollywood examinations of exorcisms and the undead, but it doesn't quite reach a satisfying destination.
'The Witness' Looks Back At Those Accused Of Ignoring A Murder
The murder of Kitty Genovese became a symbol of all that was wrong with big-city neighbors, but in a new documentary, Genovese's brother considers the complexities of recollection and responsibility.
'Popstar' Makes The Most Of Its Big, Chest-Thumping Joke
The comedy trio known as The Lonely Island blows its goofy musical parodies up to feature length in the story of a boy-band veteran with limitless ego who decides to go solo.
U.S. Agency Tries Radical Rehab Technique On Aging Government Buildings
Love them or hate them, modernist buildings of the 1960s and '70s are beginning to need renovation, and the U.S. General Services Administration is trying something unusual — putting a 32-story office tower under glass. The double wall exterior will not only save energy but protect the inhabitants from a bomb blast. NPR explores whether the repairs are worth the $120 million and if the outer wall will ruin the original architecture design.
This 'Hero Of France' Is A Truly Decent Man
The latest installment in Alan Furst's Night Soldiers series opens on a grey spring day in occupied Paris. It follows Mathieu, a small-time Resistance leader and fundamentally good man.