'Wait Wait' for August 17, 2024: The Calm Before the Storm
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Arts
A new graphic novel depicts the time Einstein and Kafka met in Prague
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with author and cartoonist Ken Krimstein about his new graphic novel, "Einstein in Kafkaland." It visualizes the time Albert Einstein and Franz Kafka lived in Prague and met.
A new documentary follows father-daughter dances with inmates in a DC jail
NPR's Scott Simon talks about the Netflix documentary "Daughters" with directors Angela Patton and Natalie Rae. It depicts a father- daughter dance at a Washington, DC jail - and its healing effects.
A death educator and a knitter walk into a cemetery — it's "Grieving & Weaving"
In an historic Brooklyn cemetery, a death educator and a professional knitter have been holding an event series called "Grieving & Weaving" to help people process loss through collective crafting.
How to watch sports when your team is slumping
The only thing more satisfying than a win is a comeback win. NPR culture critic — and Philadelphia Phillies fan — Linda Holmes offers advice on how to persevere through a long losing streak.
'Hillbilly Elegy' is back in the spotlight. These Appalachians write a different tale
NPR spoke with Appalachian fiction and nonfiction writers about this moment and how they are building a tapestry of what they know as home.
How one pop band is trying to turn concertgoers into climate activists
The multi-platinum-selling indie pop band is using research to inspire fans to take immediate action against climate change.
What's Making Us Happy: A guide to your weekend viewing, listening and gaming
Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: the show Bel-Air, the video game Thank Goodness You’re Here, and a podcast episode about sweat.
Banksy's back with surprise daily street art of animals across London
Banksy has been unveiling stencils and installations depicting animals at different spots around the city every day for more than a week, leaving fans and art critics guessing as to their meaning.
'Homicide: Life on the Streets' is streaming, at last
The acclaimed police procedural set in Baltimore will be streaming Peacock. We’ll listen back to interviews with executive producer and writer Tom Fontana and actors Andre Braugher and Clark Johnson.