Sunday Puzzle: Next-To-Last
Tom Zmozynski plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.
Arts & Life
Getting Lost In A Good Book — Literally — In 'Kind Of A Big Deal'
In Shannon Hale's new novel, a former child actor — who's finding her teen years challenging after a failed audition — discovers that she can physically enter books and become part of their stories.
Peter Strzok, Notorious Ex-G-Man, Explains Himself And Takes Aim At Trump
Amid the Russia inquiry and citing texts to his girlfriend, critics made him the face of a so-called conspiracy against Trump. No, Strzok writes his memoir Compromised, he did everything by the book.
Not My Job: We Quiz The Host Of 'Mysterious Islands' On Staten Island
Kellee Edwards is a pilot, scuba diver, sailor and mountaineer who has explored many remote islands ... but how much does she know about a pretty normal island right off the wild coast of New Jersey?
Whatever Happened To ... The Heavy Metal Mongolian Band Called The Hu?
They're cooking up new music — including a song for a 'Star Wars' video game — and videos on how to prepare traditional foods. Care for a fried meat pie?
The World Of 'Elatsoe' Mixes Humor And Horror (And Ghost Dogs)
Darcie Little Badger's warm, spooky debut novel is set in a world just slightly off our own, where ghosts and fairies are real, and an Apache girl can pal around with the spirit of her childhood dog.
Michael Mann's 'Heat' At 25: A Newly Relevant Study In Loneliness
Like many of us, Marc Rivers has watched a lot of movies during self-isolation. But it was a 25-year old crime drama about emotional isolation that offered him the greatest comfort.
'Feels Good Man' Traces Pepe The Frog From Hate Symbol To Democracy Icon
Pepe the Frog is one of the most prolific images on the Internet. A new documentary follows the frog's creator, cartoonist Matt Furie, as he fights to regain control over his character.
In 'I'm Thinking Of Ending Things,' A Couple Gets Stuck In A Dreamlike Limbo
In writer/director Charlie Kaufman's latest, a couple spouts pat, pseudo-intellectual bromides. But stay with it — because that's a clue to what's really going on in this tense, surprising film.
Family, Identity And A Hot Ghost: Questions For 'Cemetery Boys' Author Aiden Thomas
Aiden Thomas' new YA novel, Cemetery Boys, follows a queer, trans Latinx teenager as he fights to prove himself to his conservative family — and deal with the troublesome ghost he's summoned.