Arts
These Short Stories Don't Have Much Plot — And That's Their Beauty
In her debut story collection, New Yorker editor Clare Sestanovich takes anodyne everyday moments and layers them with meaning and observation for a series of snapshots that reveal a whole world
July Book-Ahead: What We're Excited To Read Next Month
This month brings a great selection of books, from a reimagining of King Arthur to a study of loneliness that might be just what you need as you start to recover from pandemic-induced isolation.
Newly Released Tapes Go Inside Nixon's White House During The Watergate Scandal
King Richard author Michael Dobbs reconstructs how the scandal gradually engulfed more administration officials, with operatives turning on each other — and eventually the president.
Conan O'Brien Pushes Silliness Aside As He Wraps Up His Late Night Show
O'Brien ended his 11-year run as the host of the TBS talk show Conan on June 24. Just as with his previous TV farewells, he ended things on a serious note — and with an eye toward the future.
A Greek Construction Worker Has Been Arrested Over The Theft Of A Picasso Masterpiece
Authorities said that Picasso's "Woman's Head" and a work by the Dutch master Piet Mondrian, "Stammer Mill with Summer House," were stolen in January 2012 from the National Gallery in Athens.
'Zola' Takes A Twitter Thread And Turns It Into A Fever Dream On Film
What began as an explosive social media thread about two women's Florida road trip gone wrong, becomes a provocative and stylish comedy of errors on-screen.
'Cardboard Kingdom' Is About So Much More Than Just Cardboard
Chad Sell's new Cardboard Kingdom book is, at least on the cover, about kids who make beasts and monsters out of cardboard — but really, it's about little kids who aren't quite ready to be big.
How Uzo Aduba's Mom Helped Prepare Her To Play A Therapist 'In Treatment'
Aduba's mother, who died last year, was a great listener. "She would pause or mute the television, close whatever she was reading, writing and give you her full attention," Aduba says.
Dear Emmy Voters And TV Lovers, Here's What You Shouldn't Miss
As the members of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences wrap up voting on nominations for the Emmys, NPR TV critic Eric Deggans offers a few under-the-radar recommendations.