Not My Job: N.J. Sen. Cory Booker Gets Quizzed On Old Jerseys
We ask the former mayor of Newark three questions about old sports jerseys.
Arts & Life
'Rodeo' Gets In Touch With The Wild, Both Inside And Out
Adoption is a metaphor for cultural dislocation in Boris Fishman's new novel, which follows an immigrant Jewish couple in New Jersey who adopt a baby from Minnesota — and set out to find his roots.
'Charlie Chan:' An Imaginary Cartoonist Draws A Very Real Homeland
Charlie Chan Hock Chye is one of Singapore's great unsung cartoonists. He's also imaginary — the virtuosic invention of comic artist Sonny Liew, who's created a realistic mix of comics and history.
'1984' On Stage: Big Brother Is Still Watching You
An award-winning London stage adaptation of 1984 has just transferred to the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge, Mass. The actors say Orwell's dystopian novel remains ominously relevant today.
'Prince Of Tides' Author Pat Conroy Dies At 70
The best-selling author was known for novels such as The Great Santini and The Prince Of Tides. He had announced last month that he had pancreatic cancer.
Actress Ginnifer Goodwin On Playing A Rabbit Cop In 'Zootopia'
NPR's Kelly McEvers talks to Ginnifer Goodwin, who voiced main character Officer Judy Hopps, in the Disney animated film, Zootopia, about a world where animals live in perfect harmony.
'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend' Challenges Stereotypes One Song At A Time
The show follows a woman who dreams of getting back together with her summer camp boyfriend. Co-creator Rachel Bloom says it's about "deconstructing people and finding the truth beneath tropes."
Pop Culture Happy Hour: A Fond Farewell To 'Downton Abbey'
Barrie Hardymon and Audie Cornish sit in for a chat about saying farewell to the Crawleys, and about the general pleasures and challenges of entertainment that lives in the past.
Saving The President's Bacon Again In 'London Has Fallen'
Gerard Butler once again rushes to the aid of the commander in chief in what critic Chris Klimek calls "a slow-release capsule of apocalyptic dread."
'Whiskey Tango Foxtrot' Can't Quite Find Its Footing
Tina Fey stars as a war reporter in a film that struggles to attain a complicated tonal balance between comedy and commentary that it can't quite manage.