Arts
Unsettling Tales Of Strange Suburbia Echo Through 'The Night'
What do Rapunzel, the Buddha and small-town America have in common? Deceptively safe spaces, says Steven Millhauser. The Pulitzer Prize winner's new short story collection is Voices in the Night.
Like 'Dynasty' On Ice: The Nancy Kerrigan And Tonya Harding Museum
Why would a couple of comedians build a museum in their hallway dedicated to figure skaters in 1994? Because the story of their rivalry, Kerrigan's attack and the media frenzy is just so American.
This Robot Chef Has Mastered Crab Bisque
The system, a pair of robotic arms, learned to cook by mimicking the motions of a top chef. Even though it can't smell or taste, its maker says the robot should be able to make 2,000 meals by 2017.
Memoir Chronicles The Joy And Loss Of 'The Light Of The World'
NPR's Rachel Martin speaks to author Elizabeth Alexander about her new memoir, The Light of the World.
W Seeking W For Compound Word Dates
For each word starting with "W," think of another word, also starting with "W," that can follow the first to complete a compound word or a familiar two-word phrase.
Yoda? Is It Thou? Figure In 14th-Century Manuscript Looks Familiar
A long time ago, in a place far away, a manuscript was created with an enigmatic figure who looks a great deal like a certain little — and yet powerful — green guy from the Star Wars films.
'Furious 7' Races To New Record, Quickly Hitting $1 Billion Mark
Universal says the movie is the studio's first to cross the billion-dollar mark during its first run in theaters, putting it above films such as Jurassic Park and Despicable Me.
Art From Japanese-American Internment Camps Saved From Auction Block
Artworks by Japanese-Americans wrongfully imprisoned in World War II internment camps won't be sold to the highest bidder. The move came after protests from descendants of the internees.
Not My Job: Boston's Dick Flavin Is Quizzed On The 'Worst Poet Ever'
Dick Flavin is an Emmy-award winning broadcaster, a PA announcer at Fenway Park and the Poet Laureate of the Boston Red Sox.