Opinion

Crosses sit on Friday in Las Vegas in honor of those killed during the mass shooting.

National

We Remember The Wrong Names After Tragedies. Who's To Blame?

4:36am October 07, 2017

by Scott Simon

After events like the Las Vegas shooting, the names of killers often have more staying power than those of heroes. NPR's Scott Simon ponders the media's role in determining who we remember.

Six-year-old Moonee (Brooklynn Prince, center) and her buddies Scooty (Christopher Rivera, left) and Jancey (Valeria Cotto) run wild around her motel home in The Florida Project.

Arts

'Florida Project' Turns A Decrepit Corner Of Orlando Into A Cinematic Playground

3:45pm October 06, 2017

by Bob Mondello

Sean Baker's new film follows an adorably unstoppable 6-year-old and her barely more mature single mom living in the shadow of Disney World.

The essence of the technology that Affectiva pioneers is the ability of computers to recognize human emotions based on the "activation" of muscles in the face.

Science

Should You Leave Grandma With The Robot?

2:33pm October 06, 2017

by Adam Frank

Once a technology that treats emotions as data becomes pervasive, we may soon find that data is the only aspect of emotion we come to recognize or value, says astrophysicist Adam Frank.

Review: 'Blade Runner 2049'

5:11am October 06, 2017

Thirty-five years after the release of Blade Runner comes Blade Runner 2049. The original wasn't a big hit. Film critic Kenneth Turan talks with Rachel Martin about why a sequel was made anyway.

An art exhibit at the de Young Museum in San Francisco celebrates 50 years since the famed Summer of Love.

50 Years After The Summer Of Love, Hippie Counterculture Is Relegated To Kitsch

2:29pm October 04, 2017

by Geoff Nunberg

Looking back on the vanished styles and language of the hippie movement, linguist Geoff Nunberg says, "The most persistent single pejorative term to come out of the era is 'hippie' itself."

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Telling Time: Ta-Nehisi Coates On The History That Continues To Haunt America

1:12pm October 03, 2017

The writer discusses his journalism, comics, the transition from Presidents Obama to Trump and more.

Hugh Hefner poses at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles in 2010.

Arts

Hugh Hefner: Looking Back At A Controversial Life

7:02am September 30, 2017

by Scott Simon

Hugh Hefner died this week at the age of 91. NPR's Scott Simon says Hefner "made history, and then tripped over it."

Flooded houses near Lake Houston on Aug. 30, after the storm called Harvey swept through. Sociologist Clare Cooper Marcus says our homes hold our emotional history — our memories, our hopes, our dreams and pain. In some ways our homes are who we are.

Flee A Cataclysm, Or Cling To A Doomed Home? Why People Stay May Surprise You

7:00am September 30, 2017

by Rebecca Davis

"You must leave now," thousands of Americans from Puerto Rico to Oregon to Florida, Montana, Texas and beyond were told, as floods, fire and wind threatened their lives. Some said no.

Can Consciousness In Brain-Injured Patients Be Restored?

5:01pm September 29, 2017

by Alva Noë

Facing unresponsive brain-injury victims is a real-world example of the fact that we are locked out of the minds of others — but new research shows promise in restoring consciousness, says Alva Noë.

Larry David's Curb Your Enthusiasm character is an exaggerated version of himself.

Arts

'Curb Your Enthusiasm' Returns, And Larry David Is Back To Playing Himself

2:07pm September 29, 2017

by David Bianculli

David's comically exaggerated TV version of himself first appeared 18 years ago. TV critic David Bianculli welcomes the character's return to HBO.

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