Stream, Don't Steam: Holiday Weekend Watches For Your Lazy Bones
We've rounded up just five of the things you can use to break up a hot and summery holiday weekend, from comedy to an indie film to classic banter.
Arts
John Cameron Mitchell On Punks, Aliens And The Queerness Of 'How To Talk To Girls'
The writer/director has turned a Neil Gaiman short story into a film starring Nicole Kidman and Elle Fanning. It follows an alien exploring the 1970s punk music scene of Croydon, England.
Venture Into The Australian Wilderness For A Chilling 'Picnic At Hanging Rock'
As the story goes, on Valentine's Day 1900, several students and their teacher slipped away from a holiday picnic and never returned. Amazon's new six-part TV miniseries explores the legend.
Fresh Air Remembers Novelist Philip Roth
We listen back to excerpts from Roth's interviews about The Plot Against America and Everyman. Roth died Tuesday at age 85. He spoke with Terry Gross seven times over the years.
Harvey Weinstein Charged With Rape After Surrendering To N.Y. Police
The disgraced Hollywood megaproducer turned himself in to authorities Friday morning in New York City, where he was charged with rape and sexual misconduct for incidents involving two women.
Béla Bartók: One Of A Kind
Composer Béla Bartók was the father of ethnomusicology, scouring the villages of Eastern Europe for folk songs.
Zeynep Tufekci: How Is Our Attention Packaged And Sold As A Commodity?
Why is it so easy to burn through an hour on YouTube or Facebook? Sociologist Zeynep Tufekci explains how advertisting algorithms have turned our attention into a valuable commodity.
Manoush Zomorodi: Has Constant Stimulation Replaced Boredom?
With a never-ending stream of stimulation, we rarely experience boredom. But tech podcast host Manoush Zomorodi says we actually need to feel bored in order to jump-start our creativity.
Amishi Jha: How Can We Pay Better Attention To Our Attention?
What exactly is attention, and how can we reclaim it? Neuroscientist Amishi Jha says there's a powerful link between mindfulness, meditation and attention.
Tristan Harris: What Is The Cost Of Infinite Distractions?
Designer Tristan Harris says attention is at the core of human experience. He argues that our addiction to technology has the power to threaten our very capacity to think, reason and problem solve.