Nordstrom Partners With Luxury Hijab Brand
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with founder and CEO Hilal Ibrahim about her brand Henna & Hijabs. Nordstrom is now carrying her products.
Arts & Life
Immigration Doesn't Just Mean Coming To America. These 4 Books Are Good Reminders.
Author Ocean Vuong recommends four books on the immigrant experience — but he wants to de-center America in these stories: "Immigration is a species-wide legacy," he says, and always has been.
Looking Back On The Legacy Of 'Shaft,' 50 Years Later
"Shaft" was released 50 years ago this week. The film heralded what came to be known as Blaxploitation cinema, a genre with a chequered legacy that also created inspired, Oscar-winning music.
The Statue Of Liberty's (Very) Little Sister Is Coming To Town
The Statue of Liberty has a little sister, a 9-foot casting from Bartholdi's original mold. It departed Normandy by boat and arrives in New York City soon for temporary installation on Ellis Island.
70 New Ways To Think About 'America The Beautiful'
Pianist Min Kwon asked 70 artists to examine and interpret the patriotic standard on solo piano. "What they have in common is what they want America to sound like," she says.
'No Sudden Move' Intrigues With Double-Crosses, Dirty Dealings In 1950s Detroit
Benicio Del Toro and Don Cheadle play low-level gangsters who get sucked into a into a major corporate conspiracy in Steven Soderbergh's engrossing new film.
What's Making Us Happy: A Guide For Your Weekend Watching, Listening And Reading
In our weekly roundup of shows, movies, books and music that brought us joy, Pop Culture Happy Hour recommends: Sex/Life, the Jean Smart renaissance and Arooj Aftab's album Vulture Prince.
Company Set To Co-Manage Britney Spears' Conservatorship Asks To Withdraw
In a surprise filing Thursday, Bessemer Trust asked to be removed from its planned role as co-conservator of the pop icon's estate, citing her remarks in court last month.
'Summer Of Soul' Celebrates A 1969 Black Cultural Festival Eclipsed By Woodstock
The Harlem Cultural Festival was filled with stars from soul, R&B, blues and jazz and drew more than 300,000 people. Questlove directs this breathtaking chronicle of Black culture in a pivotal moment.
Fierce Girls And Giant Robots Battle An Empire In This YA Adventure
In Zoe Hana Mikuta's new Gearbreakers, a talented pilot and a daring rebel have the same goal — take down a giant, evil empire. But first, they have to learn to trust each other — and maybe more.