Ann Powers' top 15 albums of 2024
NPR Music's pop critic says her favorite albums of this tumultuous year demonstrated the value of embracing fragility and vulnerability.
Arts
Sabrina Carpenter: Tiny Desk Concert
2024's breakout star reimagines her biggest hits from her Grammy-nominated album Short n' Sweet, while sharing stories of how the tracks came to life.
To make 'The Godfather' his way, Francis Ford Coppola waged a studio battle
Coppola was 29 when he signed on to direct a film. "I was young and had no power," he said in 2016, "so [the studio] figured they could just boss me around." Coppola is a 2024 Kennedy Center honoree.
Bonnie Raitt shares her blues inspirations
The singer/songwriter is one of the 2024 Kennedy Center honorees. In 1996, Raitt spoke to Fresh Air about about the musicians that inspired her, including Mississippi Fred McDowell.
Interview
Interview
'The Brutalist' and 'Nickel Boys' are 2 ambitious and captivating dramas
Nickel Boys is one of the most thrillingly inventive literary adaptations our critic has seen in years, while The Brutalist is a rare American films that feels genuinely worthy of the word "epic."
Watch: Satellite video shows world's biggest iceberg, A23a, break free
About the size of Rhode Island, the iceberg known as A23a got stuck in an ocean vortex this summer, spinning in place for months. Now, it's free, and heading back into open Antarctic waters.
Saturday is the winter solstice. Make the most of the shortest day of the year
Saturday marks the shortest day of the year and the official start of winter in the Northern Hemisphere. NPR has compiled plenty of expert tips for celebrating the solstice and weathering winter.
Sheldon Pearce's favorite albums of 2024
For NPR Music's hip-hop and R&B editor, no list could capture an accurate picture of the year, yet there's still value in calling out the albums that felt unignorable.
WWII's only Women's Army Corps unit of color featured in 'The Six Triple Eight'
Michel Martin speaks with filmmaker Tyler Perry and actor Kerry Washington about their film based on World War II's only Women's Army Corps unit of color.
Liza Corsillo offers tips on buying gifts for dads
Liza Corsillo, a senior writer at "The Strategist," has some tips on buying gifts for dads.