Pulitzer Prize Winning Poet Vijay Seshadri Releases New Poetry Collection
NPR's Scott Simon talks with Pulitzer Prize winning poet Vijay Seshadri about his new collection, That Was Now, This Is Then.
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Not My Job: We Quiz The British Ambassador On The AMC Ambassador
Dame Karen Pierce — British Ambassador to the United States — knows plenty about diplomacy. But what does she know about one of the finest low-end luxury automobiles of the 1950s and '60s?
It's Not Quite Dark Enough In 'The Midnight Library'
Critic Jason Sheehan says the new novel from Matt Haig — about a mystical library that lets people sample all the ways their lives might have gone — is a little too gentle and straightforward.
'Emily In Paris' Is A Painless And Pretty Frolic (And That's About It)
Darren Star, who created Younger and Sex And The City, has a new show on Netflix about a young woman who heads to France for the job of her dreams.
James Baker, 'The Man Who Ran Washington,' Laments Today's Politics
A new book by the journalist-author duo Peter Baker and Susan Glasser delves into the story of the once-powerbroker. "I think he always has this idea that things can be fixed," Peter Baker says.
Harvey Weinstein Faces More Sexual Assault Charges In L.A.
Former movie producer Harvey Weinstein now faces 11 sex crime charges in Los Angeles, following new charges Friday. He is currently serving a 23 year sentence in New York.
Hysterical And Historical 'Comedy Store' Takes You Inside The LA Stand-Up Scene
Showtime's five-part documentary about the famed Los Angeles club contains plenty of laughs. But it also says a lot about fame, about the drive to succeed, competition and friendship.
For Subway, A Ruling Not So Sweet. Irish Court Says Its Bread Isn't Bread
Yes, Ireland has a legal definition for bread. And the nation's Supreme Court said Subway's bread has too much sugar to satisfy it.
A Nigerian Finds Hard Truths — And Hope — In Netflix Series On Nigeria
Ifeanyi Nsofor reviews the documentary series, Journey Of An African Colony, which confronts a painful past — including involvement in the slave trade — and celebrates the nation's independence.
'Every Piece I Carve Is A Message': Elijah Pierce Aimed To Do God's Work In Wood
An exhibition at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia showcases the art of barber, Baptist preacher and self-taught woodworker Elijah Pierce.