Arts

A visit to a castle being built from scratch deep in a forest in Burgundy, France

5:41pm August 07, 2023

by Eleanor Beardsley

A vacation in Europe might include visiting a medieval castle. In a forest in Burgundy, France, you can actually step into the past to discover the secrets of building one.

Arts

NPR's 'Life Kit': How to fight FOMO

4:58pm August 07, 2023

The fear of missing out isn't confined to our social lives. NPR's Life Kit explores how FOMO shows up in our lives and how to battle it.

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A section of Sedgwick Avenue in the Bronx, N.Y. was renamed Hip Hop Boulevard in 2016, in recognition of the apartment building where the music is said to have been born.

50 years ago, teenagers partied in the Bronx — and gave rise to hip-hop

4:40pm August 07, 2023

In August 1973, an 18-year-old DJ Kool Herc played his sister's back-to-school fundraiser in the rec room of their apartment building. But he and his friends sparked something much bigger.

Baritone Samuel Schultz, who was sexually assaulted by famed countertenor David Daniels in 2010. Daniels pleaded guilty on Friday in a Houston courtroom.

After singer David Daniels' guilty plea, the victim speaks out

4:31pm August 07, 2023

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The opera star who once sang on stages around the world suddenly pleaded guilty to sexual assault on Friday. The assaulted man, singer Samuel Schultz, reflects on the experiences he has endured.

William Friedkin speaks onstage at a screening of "The Exorcist" during the 2023 TCM Classic Film Festival on April 15, 2023 in Los Angeles, Calif. (Photo by Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for TCM)

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William Friedkin, director of 'The Exorcist' and 'The French Connection,' dead at 87

4:02pm August 07, 2023

by The Associated Press

The Oscar winner's other credits include To Live and Die in L.A., Cruising, Rules of Engagement and a TV remake of the classic play and Sidney Lumet movie 12 Angry Men.

Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie at a Barbie event in June in Sydney, Australia.

Arts

'Barbie' is the only billion-dollar blockbuster solely directed by a woman

4:23pm August 06, 2023

by Neda Ulaby

Greta Gerwig's film joins a high-grossing list of mostly male-directed movies, most of them with men leading the casts.

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Where did 20,000 Jews hide from the Holocaust? In Shanghai

5:00am August 06, 2023

by Matthew Schuerman

An exhibit in New York explores a little-known chapter of World War II.

Summer Is For Cousins, written by Rajani LaRocca and illustrated by Abhi Alwar

Books
Arts

Hop in the minivan: 'Summer Is for Cousins' invites you on a family vacation

11:44am August 05, 2023

by Samantha Balaban

Summer is for swimming, playing cards and talking all night. Summer is for ice cream and doing nothing. And, in this new picture book from Rajani LaRocca and Abhi Alwar, summer is also for cousins.

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Yu & Me Books was a fairly new business when a fire — which broke out above the store on July 4 — caused substantial damage to the shop. Now, owner Lucy Yu is working to rebuild not just the physical bookstore, but the community around it as well.

Fire devastated this NYC Chinatown bookshop — community has rushed to its aid

11:22am August 05, 2023

by Kat Chow

Yu & Me Books was a fairly new business when a fire caused substantial damage to the shop. Now, owner Lucy Yu is working to repair not just the physical bookstore but the community around it as well.

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A man says he visited every country in the world — without stepping foot on a plane

8:06am August 05, 2023

by Scott Simon

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Torbjørn Pedersen, a Danish traveler who says he's visited every country in the world without flying.