Opinion

When The Parents Are White, The Child Is Black, And The Churches Are Segregated

12:01pm September 28, 2017

by Leah Donnella

Its a familiar American trope: The most segregated time for Christians is 11 a.m. on Sunday. This week, on Ask Code Switch, where does an interracial family find a pew?

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Sean Hayes and Megan Mullally once again play Jack McFarland and Karen Walker in NBC's Will & Grace.

Arts

'Will & Grace' Is Back, But Will Its Viewers Be?

9:54am September 28, 2017

by Linda Holmes

NBC is bringing back Will & Grace for at least two revival seasons, more than 10 years after it went off the air the first time. But the show has some work to do to get its viewers back.

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"I'd lost 60 pounds in the years since my passport picture had been taken and I hardly looked like myself," writes author Haroon Moghul. "Each time I approached a border, I feared I'd be denied a visa or, worse, deported."

An Encounter At A Passport Checkpoint Offers Respite From Depression's Grip

10:20am September 27, 2017

by Haroon Moghul

Newly divorced and suffering from depression, author Haroon Moghul moved to Dubai for a while, hoping to find a reason to live. Strangely enough, sharing a laugh over his "fat" passport photo helped.

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National

Muscadines May Be The Best Grapes You've Never Tasted

1:27pm September 26, 2017

by Tanya Ballard Brown

It's muscadine season, and for writer Tanya Ballard Brown, the smell and taste are a throwback to childhood. But for others who grew up outside the South, these thick-skinned grapes are a mystery.

Pedestrians walk on a flooded street on Sept. 11 as tropical storm Irma hits Charleston, S.C.

Simulating The Bodily Pain Of Future Climate Change

9:03am September 23, 2017

by Lisa Feldman Barrett

People can't simulate realistic, internal sensations, like temperature change or pain — which is a reason why more people aren't terrified by climate change, says guest blogger Lisa Feldman Barrett.

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke had a hunting video game installed in the agency's cafeteria.

National

Arcade Hunting: No Tribute To The Great Outdoors

6:43am September 23, 2017

by Scott Simon

The secretary of interior put a hunting arcade game in his department's cafeteria to highlight hunters' contributions to conservation. NPR's Scott Simon asks if there might be a better way to do it.

Sports
Arts

'Battle Of The Sexes' Revisits Billie Jean King's Historic Win Against Bobby Riggs

2:18pm September 22, 2017

by John Powers

Emma Stone stars as King in a breezy new film that carries us back to '73, and the heyday of the women's lib movement. Critic John Powers says the message of Battle of the Sexes still resonates today.

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(From left) Timothée Chalamet in Call Me by Your Name; Jason Mitchell in Mudbound; Emma Stone in Battle of the Sexes; and Idris Elba in Molly's Game.

Arts

NPR's Movie Preview: 16 New Films To Watch This Fall

1:59pm September 22, 2017

As summer gives way to fall, blockbusters give way to award contenders. Here are some of the best, buzziest and otherwise noteworthy films coming to theaters.

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Betsy's Pancake House on Canal Street in New Orleans announces its return to business after Hurricane Katrina.

National

Lessons From Katrina: How Restaurants Can Be Beacons In A Catastrophe

4:22pm September 20, 2017

by Ian McNulty

In good times, restaurants do more than furnish meals. They also provide a place to bring people together. As Louisiana knows all too well, that's what makes them so vital during the worst times, too.

Black, Jewish And Avoiding The Synagogue On The High Holy Days

6:06am September 20, 2017

by Leah Donnella

It's one thing when outsiders don't recognize my faith. It's a different kind of sadness when I'm made to feel like a stranger in the synagogue.