Pop Culture

Steven Avery served 18 years in prison for sexual assault. He was exonerated by DNA evidence in 2003.

Arts

Over 10 Years, 2 Filmmakers Documented The 'Making' Of A Murderer

3:57pm January 05, 2016

by NPR Staff

Moira Demos and Laura Ricciardi were film students when they started working on their 10-part Netflix series about Steven Avery. "We had no money, but what we did have was time," Demos says.

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Author Gene Luen Yang is the author of books including American Born Chinese and Level Up.

Books
Arts

The War Over Comics For Kids Is Nearly Over, And Kids Are Winning

12:13pm January 05, 2016

by Glen Weldon

The selection of graphic novelist Gene Luen Yang as the latest National Ambassador for Young People's Literature signals an important shift in the effort to reunite kids and comics.

National

What Happens When You Try To Date Offline

8:50am January 04, 2016

by NPR Staff

Lisa Bonos recently performed an experiment: She dated for three months without the help of her familiar dating apps.

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Arts

'Downtown Abbey' Begins Its Sixth And Final Season

7:49am January 03, 2016

And it's about time the mansion closed its doors for the last time, says reviewer Eric Deggans.

Natalie Cole performing in New York in 2015

Music & Culture

Remembering Natalie Cole, Who Made A Name All Her Own

4:07pm January 02, 2016

by Scott Simon

The influential singer not only lived up to her father, Nat King Cole's legacy, she forged a new one entirely her own. NPR's Scott Simon looks back on a 2013 conversation with the late Natalie Cole.

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Music & Culture

25 Years Of A-Pickin' And A-Grinnin': Roy Clark Reflects On 'Hee Haw'

7:54am January 02, 2016

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Roy Clark, a musician in the country music hall of fame and co-host of the variety show Hee Haw, about his time on the TV show he once believed would fail.

One of the trendiest videos in India in 2015? This comedy sketch on Indian weddings.

You've Heard Of The Nae Nae. But What About Na Goore?

5:16am January 02, 2016

by Malaka Gharib

Viral videos come from every corner of the planet. Here's a look at some of the year's most popular YouTube videos from the developing world.

One of us bet on Jupiter Ascending in 2015.

Arts

Pop Culture Happy Hour: In One Year And Out The Other, 2016 Edition

10:45am January 01, 2016

by Linda Holmes

Our now-traditional New Year's show forces us to reckon with last year's predictions and resolutions, and then we move on to this year's versions.

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Amanda Saab cracked jokes, showed her creative side and even cooked bacon (which she didn't eat) during her time as a contestant on MasterChef.

In 2015, TV Broke Ground By Showing Relatable Women In Hijab

5:09am January 01, 2016

by Neda Ulaby

When Muslim women in headscarves appear on TV, it's often in the context of hate crimes, terrorism or politics. But in 2015, TV showed hijab-wearing women joking, coding and cooking up a storm.

Arts

50 Wonderful Things From 2015

5:41pm December 31, 2015

by Linda Holmes

Every year at this time, we look back on just some — just some! — of the stuff that was delightful in the past 12 months.