Women In Love In The Ravishing 'Carol'
Director Todd Haynes adapts a 1952 Patricia Highsmith novel about a divorcing woman who meets a young shop assistant.
Arts
Two Tom Hardys Give A Boost To 'Legend'
Tom Hardy plays both of the London-gangster Kray brothers and gives both palpable menace that helps boost a sometimes too-Hollywood story.
Correction: World's Largest Jigsaw Puzzle
On Wednesday's program, NPR misidentified the gigantic jigsaw puzzle. We incorrectly stated it was a work called "Wildnerness" by Adrian Chesterton, when in fact it is called "Wildlife" by Adrian Chesterman.
World's Largest Jigsaw Puzzle 'Wildlife' Features Fantasy Forest
NPR talks to the man who created the painting of the world's largest jigsaw puzzle, Adrian Chesterman. It has 33,600 pieces, and when completed it is more than 18 by 5 feet.
Chris Kimball Will Continue To Host 'America's Test Kitchen' – On The Radio
Days after announcing that co-founder Chris Kimball had left America's Test Kitchen over a contract dispute, its parent company says Kimball will continue to host America's Test Kitchen Radio.
Thanksgiving, Frozen: A Day-By-Day Guide To What To Cook Ahead, And When
You don't have to leave all the cooking for Thanksgiving Thursday. We offer tips for getting most of the meal ready in advance so you can sleep in a little later on the big day.
'We, Robots' Takes Scholarly, Satirical Aim At Science
Curtis White is no enemy of science, but his new book criticizes what he sees as today's overreliance on rigid thinking and social organization, and our unquestioning optimism about technology.
Adam Johnson, Ta-Nehisi Coates Win National Book Awards
The authors won the literary prize in the fiction and nonfiction categories, respectively. Also taking home awards were Robin Coste Lewis, for her debut poetry collection, and Neal Shusterman.
In 'Just Eat It,' Filmmakers Feast For 6 Months On Discarded Food
Roughly 133 billion pounds of food go uneaten each year — much of it still edible. So for a half-year, the two filmmakers behind Just Eat It vowed to eat nothing but food entering the waste stream.
The Next 'Law & Order?' 'Chicago' Series Take Over TV With New Franchise
NBC's Chicago franchise grew this week with the premiere of Chicago Med. NPR explores whether it can be the next ER and whether executive producer Dick Wolf, who built the Law & Order empire, can do it again with the Chicago shows.