HBO Without Cable, Coming In 2015
HBO has announced that beginning in 2015, it will offer what many have long wanted: access to HBO without having cable.
Arts
J.K. Simmons Won't Throw A Chair At Your Head, But His Character Might
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with actor J.K. Simmons about his much buzzed about performance as a brutal music teacher in the new film Whiplash.
Australian Novelist Richard Flanagan Awarded Booker Prize
The head of the judge's committee says The Narrow Road to the Deep North, the story of POWs in World War II forced to build the Thailand Burma Railway, is a "magnificent novel of love and war."
Porridge Aficionados Vie To Make Theirs The Breakfast Of Champions
Once derided as Scottish food better suited to horses than people, porridge these days is more cool than gruel. In the U.K., competitions have porridge lovers battling with their best recipes.
Book News: Big Names And A Few Surprises Among National Book Award Finalists
The prominent literary prize narrowed its nominees to 20 writers — a mix of heavyweights and many new ones. And across the Atlantic, Richard Flanagan won Britain's biggest award, the Man Booker Prize.
'Letters Of Note' Finds Lessons In Candid Correspondence
For a week-long series on letter writing, Audie Cornish speaks to Shaun Usher, author of Letters of Note: An Eclectic Collection of Correspondence Deserving of a Wider Audience.
The Man Who Casts The Metal For The Master Sculptors
If you're an artist with an idea for a metal masterpiece, you'd probably turn to Dick Politch to cast it. His foundry has done works for over 500 artists. We get a look at an exhibit of his creations.
Customers Can Keep The Tip — Which Might Please Restaurant Workers
A handful of restaurants are experimenting with no-tipping models, guaranteeing their servers a base level of pay. So far, satisfaction is up and turnover is down.
Editor: New 'Cosmo' Woman Is 'Interested In Mascara And The Middle East'
"Men are allowed to talk about sports relentlessly, and yet we still take them seriously," says Cosmo's Joanna Coles, so women should be able to talk about fashion and politics.