The 2015 Ig Nobels: Studies That Make You Go 'Huh?'
This year's prizes honored, among others, the brave researcher who subjected himself to 200 bee stings to determine where it was most painful.
Arts
'Step Aside, Pops' Lampoons History With Humor And Wit
From Kate Beaton (the creator of Hark! A Vagrant) comes a new collection of comics that combines deadpan humor with minimalist style, drawing inspiration from often surprising historical figures.
The Ups And Downs Of The Toronto International Film Festival
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with NPR's film critic Bob Mondello and pop culture blogger Linda Holmes about the films they loved — and didn't — at Toronto International Film Festival.
Lauren Groff, Ta-Nehisi Coates Lead Long Lists For National Book Awards
The novelist and journalist are just two of the 40 nominees, across four categories, for the renowned literary prize. The fiction long list rolled out Thursday morning, capping a week of nominations.
Lutheran Minister Preaches A Gospel Of Love To Junkies, Drag Queens And Outsiders
Nadia Bolz-Weber was a standup comic who opened up a church for people who didn't belong. "My job is to ... remind people that they're absolutely loved," she says. Her new memoir is Accidental Saints.
In Lumberjack Bars And Coffee Shops, Jewel Found Her Voice
The singer's life has played out like a country song: leaving an abusive father, living in a car, barely scraping by. Her big break came, of all places, at a cafe that was going out of business.
How Former Gang Member Richard Cabral Went From Prison To Prime Time
Cabral is up for an Emmy on Sunday, but it wasn't long ago that he was facing a possible 35-year sentence for violent assault. He says a program called Homeboy Industries helped turn his life around.
Reply Of The Tiger
Tony the Tiger thinks everything is "grrrreat!" as long as it begins with the letters "g-r." Show your grrreatness in this game, where all answers are grrrroovy things that Tony would enjoy.
Groovy Movie
In this game, guess two rhyming movie titles from descriptions of their combined plots. It's really just an excuse for us to talk about White Men Can't Jump and Forrest Gump in the same sentence.