This Navajo woman is encouraging other Indigenous entrepreneurs
A Navajo woman who found success in Silicon Valley returned home to start a new business incubator on her reservation.
Arts
Jonathan Majors convicted in split verdict, dropped from Marvel
In New York Monday afternoon, a jury found the fast-rising actor guilty of assaulting and harassing his former girlfriend, Grace Jabbari. The jury found him not guilty of two other charges.
Taraji P. Henson says she's passing the 'Color Purple' baton to a new generation
Henson says the 1985 film adaptation of The Color Purple inspired her to become an actor. She stars as jazz singer Shug Avery in a new version, which she hopes will offer audiences hope and healing.
N.J. family reads messages they wrote to themselves years ago as holiday tradition
A family in New Jersey observes the holidays by reading messages they wrote to themselves years ago, reminding them of how they celebrated the holidays in years past.
Why declining social invites is OK
NPR's Scott Detrow talks to West Virginia University marketing professor Julian Givi about his research on the social ramifications of turning down invites.
Goodreads has a 'review bombing' problem — and wants its users to help solve it
Posting a torrent of fake negative book reviews — sometimes before a book is out or has even been written — is a known problem on the literary social media site.
Life Kit: Cultivating a chosen family
Many people rely on chosen families when facing rejection from families of origin. NPR's Life Kit talks with Daniel Blevins, the founder of the group Stand In Pride, about cultivating a chosen family.
Mayim Bialik is out as a 'Jeopardy!' host, leaving longtime champ Ken Jennings to solo
Earlier this year, the former Big Bang Theory actor had stopped appearing on the popular game show show after declaring her support for the Hollywood writers' strike.
'Wait Wait' for December 16, 2023: Live at Carnegie with Bethenny Frankel
This week, we make our triumphant return to Carnegie Hall and are joined by media icon Bethenny Frankel. She's a business mogul, celebrated author and realty TV royalty, but can she survive our quiz?
600 U.S. planes crashed in the Himalayas during WWII. A new museum shows the artifacts
In World War II, hundreds of U.S. planes crashed in the Himalayas. NPR's Scott Simon asks William Belcher, a forensic anthropologist, about a new museum that displays artifacts from the crashes.