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NPR's Juana Summers talks to Roger Bennett about his new book, We Are the World (Cup), and what could be in store in this year's tournament as America hosts for the first time in 32 years.
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NEON; Pantheon; Gandom Films Production; NEON; Vintage; Julia Gunther for NPRUnderstanding one of the world's oldest civilizations can't be achieved through a single film or book. But recent works of literature, journalism, music and film by Iranians are a powerful starting point.
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March is always a big one for books – this year is no different. We call out a handful of upcoming titles for readers to put on their radars — offering a good alternative to doomscrolling. -
One of the most influential groups in hip-hop honors its legacy and the late Trugoy the Dove with a set of classics and new material. -
John Quincy Adams had one of the most consequential post-presidencies in U.S. history. NPR"s Steve Inskeep asks biographer Bob Crawford how Adams became the ultimate political maverick.
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Some writers have a designated desk or a curated room where they work. Others write anywhere and everywhere. Katie de Cunha Lewin examines famous authors' spaces in her new book "The Writer's Room."
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British elites and wannabes behave badly in Elizabeth Day's sharp new novel, "One of Us." NPR's Scott Simon talks with Day about her privileged and deeply flawed characters.
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NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Raina Douris, host of World Cafe at member station WXPN, about Mitski's new album, Nothing's About to Happen to Me.
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While previous documentaries captured the frenzy of Beatlemania, Man on the Run focuses on McCartney in the years between the band's breakup and John Lennon's death. -
The new movie is made up of footage originally shot in the early 1970s, which Luhrmann found in storage in a Kansas salt mine.
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With a little help from his Sinners co-star Miles Caton, the near-nonagenarian legend gives the Tiny Desk a history lesson in the blues. -
As climate change accelerates, local experts say the date Wisconsin's Lake Mendota freezes over is getting later, making safe conditions for activities that rely on snow and ice harder to predict.
