Remembering Paul Prudhomme, The Louisiana Chef Who 'Made Magic'
The New Orleans chef changed the way the world saw Louisiana cooking. He has died at the age of 75.
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'Not In God's Name' Confronts Religious Violence With A 'Different Voice'
NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks about his new book, Not in God's Name: Confronting Religious Violence.
Correction: Product Integration And Televison Advertising
In an interview with New Yorker writer Emily Nussbaum Wednesday, NPR mistakenly characterized a segment on the The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as paid product placement. Both Taco Bell and Ben & Jerry's say they had nothing to do with the segment.
Investigative Journalist From Belarus Awarded Nobel Prize In Literature
Investigative journalist Svetlana Alexievich was awarded the 2015 Nobel Prize for Literature Thursday. She is the first writer from Belarus to win the prize.
Latest LGBT Films Move Beyond 'Coming Out' Narrative
There are a large number of LGBT films in theaters this fall. NPR explores what that says about Hollywood and society in general.
New Dietary Guidelines Will Not Include Sustainability Goal
A government-appointed panel wanted the federal government's 2015 nutrition advice to consider a food's environmental impact. But the Cabinet secretaries with final authority say it won't happen.
Can Contemporary Teenagers Put An End To 'Final Girls'?
The latest horror movie to send up horror movies finds a group of teenagers living in a retro world where the cliche of the one virgin left alive threatens to be the end of them.
'The Forbidden Room' Might Be Closer Than You Think
Guy Maddin's latest is a patchwork of pastiches that ages and modifies film to emulate eras, styles and tropes to examine the oddities of the mind.
Good Gourd! What's With All The Weird-Looking Squash?
Cinderella pumpkins just don't cut it for fall decor anymore. Squash and gourds come in all sorts of colors and sizes — and as far as consumers are concerned, the stranger, the better.
Belarusian Journalist Svetlana Alexievich Wins Literature Nobel
The investigative journalist is known for her in-depth exposes of the former Soviet Union, letting eyewitness accounts shed an unsettling light on tragedies.