The recipe for a better 'Bake-Off'? Fun format, good casting, and less host shtick
The Great British Baking Show has had a long and bumpy ride, but it's finally righted the ship by focusing on the fundamentals.
Arts
The National Museum of Women in the Arts reopens after a major two-year renovation
The National Museum of Women in the Arts, the world's first major museum solely dedicated to championing women artists, reopens after a major two-year renovation to revamp its exhibition spaces.
U.S. mosques have been especially concerned about security since the Hamas attacks
Since the Hamas attacks in Israel and the killing of a young Muslim boy near Chicago, mosques in the U.S. are more concerned than ever with security.
What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and listening
Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Bad Bunny's new album, the films Slotherhouse and Birth/Rebirth, and the game show Taskmaster.
SAG-AFTRA encourages striking actors to avoid certain Halloween costumes
Striking performers not allowed to work or promote their movies and shows. Now, their union SAG-AFTRA has some spooky new guidelines.
You're not seeing things —'nudity creep' in streaming TV reveals more of its stars
Naked Attraction and Sex/Life are among the shows on streaming television using uncensored nudity, including men seen full-frontal, to create buzz and attract subscribers.
5 mysteries and thrillers new this fall
It's almost Halloween — and, anyway, fall is always a great time for mysteries and thrillers. Here are a few we recommend.
Israeli writer Etgar Keret has only drafted short notes since the war. Here's one
Writer Etgar Keret reads a short story he wrote since the recent wave of violence between Israel and Hamas began.
From Israel, writer Etgar Keret talks about the role of fiction in times of war
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with writer Etgar Keret about the role of fiction in times of war.
'Flower Moon' author recounts the conspiracy to murder the Osage people
David Grann's 2017 book chronicled how members of the Osage Indian Nation were murdered in the 1920s by white people who wanted to take control of their land. Originally broadcast April 17, 2017.