Arts
Deepwater, Center-Stage: Disaster Through Survivors' Eyes
Spill tells the story of the Deepwater Horizon disaster. Eve Troeh of WWNO reports that the playwright, who helped create The Laramie Project, crafted the drama from interviews with real participants.
When Your Best Friend Is A Star — And You're Her Minion
The British import Doll & Em is another inside-Hollywood comedy from HBO; Emily Mortimer and her real-life friend Dolly Wells play outsize versions of themselves.
What U.S. Learned From 'Heathen School' Wasn't Part Of The Lesson Plan
The 19th century Connecticut school sought to convert young men from Hawaii, China, India and the Native American nations and then send them home as Christian missionaries. It did not go as planned.
Cannibals And Colonialism: Solving The Mystery Of Michael Rockefeller
The son of one of America's wealthiest families disappeared off the island of New Guinea in 1961. Writer Carl Hoffman explains how he thinks Rockefeller died and why the truth was kept hidden.
Best Of The Summer: 6 Books The Critics Adore
Have you ever found yourself in the library or a bookstore, about to go on vacation, with no idea what books to bring? NPR's Lynn Neary talks to three book critics about the best reads of the summer.
Remembering Cory Monteith — Not Finn Hudson In 'Glee'
Cory Monteith was known to most Americans as the star of TV's Glee. But Monteith, who died at age 31, was a former high school dropout who used an unorthodox audition tape to get noticed.
Lost And Found: 5 Forgotten Classics Worth Revisiting
It's a tragedy, perhaps, but books do go out of print. Reviewer and editor Parul Sehgal recommends five that have come back to life.
