This Land Is What Land?
Geographically challenged? No problem. In this game contestants are given fake origins for the names of real geographic locations that end in the letters L-A-N-D.
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Goodfellas
All the answers are real people who, although they were never in the Mob, could be considered "good fellas" because they have the word "Good" in their name.
Juan Felipe Herrera Named U.S. Poet Laureate
Already California's poet laureate, the prolific Chicano writer bears an enduring fascination for his native state — and a passion for teaching that's likely to shape his time in the new role.
'Charlie's Country': A Worn Landscape That's Both Sad And Majestic
NPR's Bob Mondello reviews a dramatic film about an aboriginal hunter who yearns for a life in Australia, like the one his parents had.
Book Review: 'The Black Snow,' Paul Lynch
NPR's Alan Cheuse reviews Paul Lynch's second novel, The Black Snow.
New U.S. Poet Laureate Hopes To Invite All Communities To Express Themselves
NPR's Audie Cornish interviews Juan Felipe Herrera, the new U.S. poet laureate. He discusses his upbringing in California as the son of migrant workers.
For Comedian Kumail Nanjiani, Getting Personal Is Complicated
Born in Karachi, Pakistan, Nanjiani moved to the U.S. for college. "I have a very conflicted relationship to where I'm from ..." he says. "It's still a struggle to negotiate some of it."
It's All In Your Head: Director Pete Docter Gets Emotional In 'Inside Out'
The new film illustrates the inner workings of an 11-year-old's mind. Her emotions — Sadness, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Joy — are the stars, voiced by the likes of Amy Poehler and Louis Black.
Mama's Still Alive Today: 'Meursault' Investigates A Literary Murder
In The Stranger, Albert Camus' antihero Meursault famously killed a nameless Arab; Algerian writer Kamel Daoud's new novel reworks Camus from the point of view of the murdered man's brother.
Tea Tuesdays: Gift Of The Moon, Bane Of The Spanish — The Story Of Yerba Mate
Legend has it the moon gifted this drink to the Guaraní people of South America. It was banned by the colonial government. The Jesuits made it their most profitable crop. Oh, and the pope drinks it.