Media

Jon Stewart and Ben Karlin, executive producer of The Daily Show from 2004 to 2006, won Emmy Awards for their work on the show in 2005.

Arts

Jon Stewart On His 'Daily Show' Run: 'It So Far Exceeded My Expectations'

5:32pm August 06, 2015

As Stewart says goodbye, Fresh Air replays parts of interviews with the host. "I don't know that there will ever be anything that I will ever be as well-suited for," he said.

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Jon Stewart's last show with The Daily Show is August 6.

National

Newseum Will Acquire Set Of 'The Daily Show With Jon Stewart'

12:12pm August 06, 2015

by Lucy Perkins

The set tells "an important story about how political satire and news as humor made 'The Daily Show' a trusted news source for a generation," the D.C. museum devoted to news said.

Researchers from MIT and Google used a video to explain how their new algorithm separates background and foreground scenes from images.

Obstructions Vanish From Images Treated With New Software From MIT, Google

4:23pm August 05, 2015

by Lucy Perkins

Researchers say they've figured out how to remove things like chain-link fences, raindrops and glass reflections from photos.

Fireworks explode behind a skiing sculpture to celebrate Beijing being chosen to host the 2022 Winter Olympics last week.

Did Beijing's Olympics Song Lift Parts Of 'Let It Go'?

6:48pm August 04, 2015

by Bill Chappell

Does a Chinese song cross the line between inspiration and imitation? Many commenters online are saying yes.

Tenor Placido Domingo performs the title role in a 1994 performance of Verdi's Otello at the Metropolitan Opera in New York.

Metropolitan Opera To Drop Use Of Blackface-Style Makeup In 'Otello'

6:08pm August 04, 2015

by Brakkton Booker

The Met says it is committed to "colorblind casting" and that its production of Otello this fall will be the first without dark makeup since the opera was first seen at the company in 1891.

Demonstrators protested the death of Michael Brown on last summer in Ferguson, Mo., even as police sprayed pepper spray, shot smoke, gas and flash grenades.

Black Lives Matter: Coming To A Museum Near You?

4:04pm August 02, 2015

by NPR Staff

How do you curate a museum exhibit about the protests in Ferguson, Mo.? NPR's Scott Simon speaks with the director National Museum of African American History and Culture, which will open next fall.

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This week's New York magazine cover has received a lot of attention.

National

#TheEmptyChair Amplifies Conversation About Sexual Assault

12:21pm July 31, 2015

by NPR Staff

A provocative New York magazine cover featuring a photo of 35 women who accused Bill Cosby of sexual assault is the latest in a growing movement of survivors publicly sharing their stories.

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Doraid Liddawi and his co-host, Afaf Shini, interview Palestinian Arab rappers and citizens of Israel on the makeshift Ramallah set of Palestine 48's morning show.

World News

In The West Bank, A Rough Start Doesn't Deter New Arab TV Channel

12:21pm July 31, 2015

by Daniel Estrin

Worried about West Bank Palestinian influence on Arab citizens of Israel, the Israeli government has shut down an Arab TV station that bridges the two groups.

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Former members of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity at the University of Virginia say they are the victims of defamation and negligence.

National

3 U.Va. Graduates Sue 'Rolling Stone,' Reporter Over Rape Article

1:46pm July 30, 2015

by Bill Chappell

News of the lawsuit by former Phi Kappa Psi members comes along with word that Rolling Stone's managing editor, Will Dana, has resigned.

World News

Oceans Called A 'Wild West' Where Lawlessness And Impunity Rule

2:00pm July 29, 2015

by NPR Staff

NPR's Audie Cornish spoke with Ian Urbina, investigative reporter for The New York Times, about his four-part series, The Outlaw Ocean. He says the lack of rules contributes to the ocean's dire state.

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