Filipino cuisine is in the spotlight, but don't call it a trend
Filipino chefs and restaurants were in the spotlight Monday night with at least five nominations at the James Beard Awards.
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Women behind the songs: Cynthia Weil, writer of 'You've Lost that Lovin' Feeling'
As part of NPR's series highlighting female songwriters through history, we look at Cynthia Weil, who wrote hits like "You've Lost that Lovin' Feeling" and "On Broadway" with her husband Barry Mann.
Aisha Abdel Gawad's debut novel is a 'love letter' to Arab Americans
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with novelist Aisha Abdel Gawad about her new novel Between Two Moons. It's a coming of age story about teenage twins in Brooklyn and takes place during one month of Ramadan.
How the SCOTUS 'Supermajority' is shaping policy on everything from abortion to guns
Constitutional lawyer Michael Waldman says there's a growing divide between the electorate and the Court: "the country is moving in one direction ... the Court is moving fast in another direction."
Cuba Gooding Jr. settles a civil sex abuse case just as trial was set to begin
The actor has settled accusations that he raped a woman in a New York City hotel a decade ago. Gooding's lawyers had insisted that his encounter with the woman was consensual.
'Lesbian Love Story' unearths a century of queer romance
Amelia Possanza's debut book Lesbian Love Story: A Memoir in Archives chronicles the lives of queer couples throughout the 20th century.
With Boone mural completed, artist Scott Nurkin turns his attention to 9th Wonder
An artist who commemorates North Carolina’s musical heritage has just completed a mural of Doc and Merle Watson in Boone.
High school theater attendance is up — as are concerns about censorship, survey finds
The annual survey of the most popular high school musicals and plays is out. In addition to top ten lists, the report finds attendance is up 13% but theatre teachers are worried about censorship.
Review: First episode of MAX's 'Idol' is stylish but oddly inert
MAX's Idol debuted this week. The show was the subject of an expose about bad behavior by some of its creators. The first episode is stylish but oddly inert.
'The Red Hotel': Trying to cover World War II from a 'gilded cage' in Moscow
When Russia's Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine, he clamped down on the media. In his new book, author Alan Philps sees parallels to Soviet dictator Josef Stalin who confined reporters in World War II.