Hot Chip: Tiny Desk Concert
The electro-pop group performs some of its enduring classics at the Tiny Desk.
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Conductor Andrew Davis, who headed orchestras on 3 continents, dies at 80
Davis led the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Britain's Glyndebourne Festival, the BBC Symphony Orchestra, the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and the Lyric Opera in Chicago.
Life Kit: Swimming skills
Do you know how to swim well enough to save your life? NPR's Life Kit lays out the five basic water safety and swimming skills that can help prevent drowning.
An AI Salvador Dalí will answer any question when called on his famous 'lobster phone'
Ask Dalí, a new AI installation based on a copy of Dalí's iconic sculpture, allows visitors to pick up the crustacean-shaped receiver, ask a question, and hear Dalí's response.
USC cancels filmmaker's keynote amid controversy over canceled valedictorian speech
USC announced the cancellation of a keynote speech by filmmaker Jon M. Chu just days after making the choice to keep the student valedictorian, who expressed support for Palestinians, from speaking.
'Wait Wait' for April 20, 2024: With Not My Job guest Judith Butler
Judith Butler is one of the world's foremost philosophers. Their new book is Who's Afraid of Gender, but can they answer our questions about horror movies?
'Cabaret' comes back to Broadway starring Eddie Redmayne and Gayle Rankin
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Eddie Redmayne and Gayle Rankin, who star in the new Broadway revival of "Cabaret."
George Takei 'Lost Freedom' some 80 years ago – now he's written that story for kids
When actor George Takei was 4 years old, he was labeled an "enemy" by the U.S. government and sent to a string of incarceration camps. His new children's book about that time is My Lost Freedom.
So far, the biggest mystery of the new 'Jinx' is: What's the mystery?
Nearly a decade ago, HBO's The Jinx helped kick off the true-crime boom, and played a role in the arrest of suspected murder Robert Durst. Now, its follow-up series is grasping for revelations.
Garden gnomes and porch swings: Lively front yards linked to more connected residents
A new study finds a neighborhood's front yards may be the window to its soul: Welcoming or whimsical features such as benches and flamingos are linked to happier, more connected neighbors.