Capturing the Rural South: Photographer William Christenberry
For more than 50 years, photographer William Christenberry has toured rural Alabama with his camera, capturing images of the landscape.
Arts
Carnivals, Curses And Mermaids Fall Slightly Flat In 'Speculation'
Erika Swyler's generous yet somewhat disappointing debut follows a young man and a mysterious book — but despite rich language and observations, it suffers from going in too many directions at once.
Judd Apatow: A Comedy-Obsessed Kid Becomes 'Champion Of The Goofball'
When Apatow was a teen he landed interviews with an impressive roster of comics for his high school radio show. Sick in the Head is a collection of those conversations, and more recent ones as well.
'Infinitely Polar Bear' Director Relives Childhood With Mentally Ill Parent
NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Maya Forbes and her daughter Imogene Wolodarsky about their new film, Infinitely Polar Bear. Forbes wrote and directed the fictionalized take on her own childhood.
From Civilian To Spy: How An Average Guy Helped Bust A Russian Agent
You'd think spying on the Russians would require some training, but Naveed Jamali had none. "Probably some Magnum P.I. episodes and a few movies here and there," he says. "That was about it."
Mamma Mia! Olive Garden Food Truck Invades Boston's Italian Neighborhood
That's right: The Italian food chain has jumped on the food truck craze. And this weekend it parked in Boston's North End, where Italian food is most sacred and many eateries go back generations.
Obama Visits Marc Maron's Garage; Cats Annoyed They Were Shut In Bedroom
Several months ago, the White House contacted the comedian to see if he'd be interested in having the president as his guest. "I just didn't think that it would ever happen," Maron says.
Summer Of Love: Meet Our Expert Panelists!
While our intern plugs away at tallying the 18,000 nominations that came in for the summer reader romance poll, we thought we'd introduce you to the expert panelists who'll help shape the final list.
This Weekend, 'Caminar' Navigates Horrors With Poetry
In this installment of our Weekend Reads series, author Meg Medina selects Skila Brown's novel in poems Caminar, which follows a young boy who survives the slaughter of his village in Guatemala.