Steve Harwell, the former lead singer of Smash Mouth, has died at 56
The singer of such hits as "Walking on the Sun" and "All Star" died of acute liver failure in his home in Boise, Idaho.
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Far from the internet, these big, benevolent trolls lure humans to nature
Thomas Dambo's gigantic trolls made out of recycled wood are turning up throughout the Pacific Northwest after making appearances all over the world.(Story aired on Morning Edition on May 16, 2021.)
CNN's new Little Richard documentary is a worthy tribute to the rock 'n' roll legend
Little Richard: I Am Everything focuses on the star's roots in — and struggle with — his connection to queer culture. TV critic Eric Deggans says it's a masterpiece.
Jimmy Buffett died of a rare skin cancer
Merkel cell carcinoma has a high risk of recurring and metastasizing, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation. About 3,000 new cases are diagnosed in the U.S. each year.
Before summer ends, let's squeeze in one last trip to 'Our Pool'
Our Pool is a joyful, colorful, picture book ode to the neighborhood pool — the lockers, the sunscreen, the cannonballs. Author Lucy Ruth Cummins was inspired by trips to the local pool with her son.
Stormy conditions leave thousands stranded at Burning Man Festival
The festival organizers said access to and from Nevada's Black Rock Desert where the annual event takes place is closed, after nearly an inch of rainfall created mud-bath-like conditions.
'Wait Wait' for September 2, 2023: Live in Michigan with Bob Seger
We're live from Ann Arbor, Mich., this week with local legend Bob Seger. He worked on his night moves, but can he answer our questions about knight moves?
This romcom lets you pick the ending — that doesn't make it good
Turns out multiple choice options work better for SATs than for storytelling. Netflix's Choose Love makes the case against AI writing — ordering a movie like a pizza doesn't make for good movies.
Migrants from majority-Muslim countries were unequally imprisoned in Del Rio, Texas
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Hamed Aleaziz of The LA Times about his reporting on asylum seekers from majority-Muslim countries getting disproportionately imprisoned in a Texas district.
'Yellowface' explores cultural appropriation in publishing via an unlikeable narrator
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author R.F. Kuang on her novel Yellowface and why she wanted to write a book about cultural appropriation in the publishing world.