A whale sculpture cause turmoil — then unity — in a Salt Lake City neighborhood
A giant whale sculpture polarized a Salt Lake City neighborhood, but then it brought them together.
Arts
A father remembers the surgeon who helped his son
In this week's Unsung Hero, a father recounts his son undergoing a serious surgery — and the doctor's calming words that stuck with him.
'Leo' is an animated lizard with an SNL sensibility — and the voice of Adam Sandler
If the pets in a 5th grade classroom could talk, what would they say? That's the premise of Leo, the new coming-of-age movie musical from Netflix.
Native American playwright Larissa FastHorse takes on the 'wild mess' of Thanksgiving
Larissa FastHorse is updating the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade to make it "less harmful" to Indigenous people. She's also consulting on a new Peter Pan and has a satire called The Thanksgiving Play.
A woman reported her son missing in 1995, but it took years to learn his fate
LaMont Dottin was a freshman at Queens College when he vanished in 1995. his mother flew to New York to report him missing. Because LaMont was over 18, the NYPD initially refused to take her report.
Hundreds gather in Colorado Springs to remember victims of CLUB Q shooting
One year after a gunman attacked a Colorado Springs gay nightclub killing five people and injuring 17 others, the community gathered to remember the victims.
A parody musical of 'Saw' brings to a life a long overdue queer love story
Saw is a series that is almost 20 years old. The latest movie was a hit. But there's another addition to the Saw universe that is making noise: A romantic, queer off-Broadway parody musical.
NPR's Books We Love 2023 launches today
Books We Love 2023 launches Monday. Book of the Day host Andrew Limbong talks about our annual, interactive guide to the years' best books.
A Gaza mother reunites with her infant twins
After weeks apart, a mother in Gaza is reunited with her infant twins and they are evacuated for care in Egypt.
Shakira reaches a deal with Spanish prosecutors on the first day of tax fraud trial
After maintaining innocence for nearly five years, the pop star acknowledged failing to pay about $15.8 million in taxes. She will receive a suspended three-year sentence and a fine of $7.6 million.