Arts

A warming climate could ruin this long held summer tradition in Sicily

5:28pm July 25, 2023

by Joseph Leahy

In Sicily, record breaking heat threatens a cooling tradition that has been handed down for generations. Every year in late July, a small village hikes to a mountain chasm for snow to make granita.

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Actors Steve Buscemi, Christian Slater and others spoke at upbeat NYC SAG-AFTRA rally

5:12pm July 25, 2023

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

The SAG-AFTRA union received a boost of star power for its ongoing actors' strike. A rally in New York's Times Square featured speakers like Christian Slater, Steve Buscemi and Christine Baranski.

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The wonder of music

5:12pm July 25, 2023

by Rob Stein

NPR's Weekly Dose of Wonder explores the wonder of music in this installment.

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How to love your daughter, according to this author

5:12pm July 25, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to author Hila Blum about her novel How to Love Your Daughter, which seems to pose a question: is there such a thing as loving too much?

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The journey for the Emmitt Till and Mamie Till-Mobley national monuments

4:35pm July 25, 2023

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with executive director Patrick Weems on the announcement of the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument.

The Netflix Bites pop-up restaurant, a marketing campaign by the streaming service, launched at the end of June.

Arts

Netflix's pop-up eatery serves up an alternate reality as Hollywood grinds to a halt

1:34pm July 25, 2023

The new restaurant runs on star power from the streaming giant's unscripted programs. Dining there feels surreal, as striking writers and actors have brought the movie and TV industry to a standstill.

S.A. Cosby's previous books include Razorblade Tears and Blacktop Wasteland.

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Arts

Crime writer S.A. Cosby loves the South — and is haunted by it

1:26pm July 25, 2023

by Sam Briger

Cosby's novel All the Sinners Bleed centers on a Black sheriff in a small Southeast Virginia county. The novel was inspired by his own experiences growing up in the shadow of the Confederacy.

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American rapper, singer and songwriter Kurtis Blow, circa 1980.

Kurtis Blow breaks hip-hop nationally with his 1980 debut

1:04pm July 25, 2023

Hip-hop is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Commentator Kiana Fitzgerald is looking back at the albums that changed the game.

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In 'Someone Who Isn't Me,' Geoff Rickly recounts the struggles of some other singer

1:02pm July 25, 2023

by Jason Heller

Rickly's first book is a solid and promising literary debut. He's a natural, albeit a germinal one. He is best known as a singer and songwriter of the rock band Thursday.

Arts

What does dating look like after 50?

7:06am July 25, 2023

The "Golden Bachelor" is looking to find love this fall on ABC. We speak to a few experts about what dating actually looks like when you're over 50.