Snack Or Wack?
Mint-flavored Lays: are they an international food sensation or something we dreamed up? In this game, we name a food item and ask our contestants, "Snack or wack?"
Arts
Look Under Your Seats
We've written clues about things found under seats in boring everyday life but Oprah-fied.
Ta-Nehisi Coates Hopes 'Black Panther' Will Be Some Kid's 'Spider-Man'
Coates has written a new series of Black Panther comics telling the story of an African prince turned superhero. "Comic book heroes are like our mythology," he says. "They're our Greek gods."
In 'Neon Bull,' A Strange, Dreamy Road Movie Reveals A Vanishing Way Of Life
Set amidst Brazil's version of rodeo, Gabriel Mascaro's new film blends hope, melancholy, humor and poetry. Critic John Powers says Neon Bull is a remarkable feature that is filled with funny moments.
The Agonizing Collision Of Love And Slavery In 'Thomas Jefferson'
The real, historical Thomas Jefferson never wrote anything about Sally Hemings, his slave and companion for decades. But she comes to life in a complex new novel from author Stephen O'Connor.
Encore: Author Explores The Murder Of Kitty Genovese
Winston Moseley, the man who brutally murdered Catherine "Kitty" Genovese in March 1964, has died in prison at age 81. This story originally aired on March 3, 2014, on All Things Considered.
Meet The 'Rocket Girls,' The Women Who Charted The Course To Space
Before there were digital computers, there were "human computers," women who used pencils and paper to do the math that helped carry the U.S. into space. Nathalia Holt tells their story in a new book.
22 Years After Famous Firing, Kathleen Battle Returns To Metropolitan Opera
The opera singer Kathleen Battle is set to return to the Metropolitan Opera — 22 years after she was famously dismissed for "unprofessional actions."
Wax Tablets, Chicken Rustling And The Medieval Roots Of The Modern University
Universities have changed significantly since the Middle Ages. James Axtell describes just how far higher education has come in his new book, Wisdom's Workshop.
This Novel Doesn't Find Meaning In Cancer, It Gives Its Malevolence Full Due
Charles Bock could have chosen to write this story as an autobiography. Alice & Oliver is based on a real-life nightmare in which his wife — then a young mother — was diagnosed with leukemia.