Big Themes, Tiny Frames: An Art Show Writ Small
This weekend, The Mini Show opens at The Lodge, an emerging gallery on a gritty street in Los Angeles. It'll feature teeny, tiny paintings.
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Meet The Man Who Invents Languages For A Living
David J. Peterson has crafted languages for TV shows and films — even a whole language for a single giant, in Game of Thrones. For him, every language is a balance of the technical and the artistic.
A Mixtape Of Russian History In 'Love And Techno'
Anthony Marra's new book, The Tsar of Love and Techno, is a collection of stories playing out over nearly a century of change in Russia. He tells NPR he wants the book to function like a mixtape.
Sandra Cisneros Crosses Borders And Boundaries In 'A House Of My Own'
The author's new memoir collects three decades worth of her journeys in search of a sense of home. "I guess I didn't realize I was gonna be crossing borders my whole life," she says.
Dance, Sing, Just 'Keep Moving,' Dick Van Dyke Tells Seniors
As he approaches his 90th birthday, the energetic, award-winning actor shares his tips on how to enjoy aging — and has a new book to prove it. It's all about attitude and staying active, he says.
Sloths Against Humanity in 'Memetic'
James Tynion's zombie horror comic has an inspired idea at its core: The infection comes from an Internet meme, a cartoon of a cute sloth that turns all who see it into brainless, ravenous beasts.
Action Movies Love That Typing Sound, But Where Does It Come From?
What's that sound text makes when it appears on screen in action movies? NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Forrest Wickman of Slate, who investigated where exactly it came from.
A Most Unusual And Beautiful 'Assassin'
The latest work from Taiwanese filmmaker Hou Hsiao-Hsien finds a ninth-century woman trained to be an assassin questioning the path that lies ahead.
'Room' Finds A Mother And Son In Isolation
Emma Donoghue wrote the screenplay for this adaptation of her novel highlighted by a sensitive performance from Brie Larson.
Spielberg Takes On The Cold War In 'Bridge Of Spies'
The director's frequent collaborator, Tom Hanks, plays an American lawyer enlisted to carry out a complicated swap of one captured man for another.