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Photos by Julian Song, John V. Esparza, Netflix/Illustration by Jackie LayThe crossover hits stacking Grammy nods this year have little in common with the culture that birthed them — but they're winning the chart game. -
Penguin Random HouseThe Bardo is a Tibetan Buddhist idea of a suspended state between life and death. Saunders explored the concept in his 2017 novel, Lincoln in the Bardo, and circles back to it again in his new novel Vigil.
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The American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is premiering a musical based on the 2012 R.J. Palacio novel "Wonder." -
With a song from 1759 as a mile marker, pianist Lara Downes and historian Jill Lepore examine what this land was like just before it became the United States. -
Vocalist Michael Mayo reached new heights through his latest album Fly, with the project earning the crooner his first Grammy nominations of his career. -
On Wednesday, Bruce Springsteen released 'Streets of Minneapolis,' a protest song condemning the violence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minneapolis. -
"Cleavage" comes out in paperback Feb. 3.
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The witty and unpredictable band from Brooklyn is an in-house favorite of the Tiny Desk Contest judges. We knew it was finally time to bring in FORAGER proper. -
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with author George Saunders on his latest novel Vigil, and why he finds himself revisiting death in his work.
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The fictional band HUNTR/X from the hit Netflix film KPop Demon Hunters went from a group no one had ever heard of to one of the biggest pop acts of 2025. Now they have five Grammy nominations. -
The best books for children and young adults were awarded the country's top honors by the American Library Association on Monday. -
Writer Jason Zengerle says Carlson had the foresight to see Trump's potential in 2015. Now he's someone the president "definitely listens to." Zengerle's new book is Hated by All the Right People.
