Opinion: A Very Winning Play?
In his essay this week, NPR's Scott Simon wonders whether the most remarkable play of this college football season so far was really a win for the athletes.
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Jason Rosenthal: What Does the Loss Of A Loved One Teach Us About Life?
Before Jason's wife Amy died, she wrote a heartbreaking farewell essay: "You May Want To Marry My Husband." Jason Rosenthal remembers Amy's life — and the lessons he learned from her death.
Opinion: Calling The Press The Enemy Of The People Is A Menacing Move
This week President Trump continued his campaign to delegitimize the news media, using a particularly ignominious phrase.
Opinion: Why 'Fact Checking' and 'Reality Check' Do Not Apply to Trump
The moment when the president articulated his attitude with pithy perfection came when he told the Veterans of Foreign Wars that "what you're seeing and what you're reading is not what's happening."
Study Estimates Hurricane Maria Killed Nearly 5,000, But Barely Makes News
NPR's Scott Simon muses about how the media covered Roseanne Barr's tweet compared with a new count of the lives lost and devastated by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico.
Translated Into 'Trumptalk,' History's Famous Lines Would Look A Little Different
President Trump is known for his particular style of tweets. NPR's Scott Simon muses about what other famous lines from history might sound like if they'd been composed by Trump.
Remembering Tom Wolfe, 'The Man In The Ice-Cream Suit'
NPR's Scott Simon remembers writer Tom Wolfe for his unusual sartorial choices, and his "gorgeous, curlicue sentences."
The 2 Directors Missing From Cannes
NPR's Scott Simon muses about how the glamour of this year's red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival masks the struggles of two directors who have been prevented by their home countries from attending.
3 Black Teenage Scientists Had A Breakthrough, Then Came The Trolls
NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the hatred expressed online for three African-American high school girls who entered a science competition.
'Allegedly' No More: Cosby Conviction Marks A New Chapter For #MeToo
As pop culture critics and onetime fans try to sort out Bill Cosby's legacy, it's possible this all boils down to a simple message: What was once overlooked, will be overlooked no longer.