Walter Mosley: Watts Riots 'Paved The Way For A Lot Of Change'
The author, whose "Easy Rawlins" mystery novels are largely set in Watts, looks back 50 years ago to the night when the neighborhood first went up in flames.
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A 'Diary' Unlocked: A Teenage Coming-Of-Age Story Put On Film
When she was 15, Phoebe Gloeckner lost her virginity to her mother's boyfriend. Gloeckner wrote about the experience in The Diary of a Teenage Girl, which Marielle Heller adapted into a film.
Triad To Do: The Music of Burt Bacharach, Art Amplified, Wes Fest
On today's Triad To Do, David talks
'Sesame Street' To Air Next 5 Seasons On HBO
After the first nine months of airing new episodes exclusively on HBO, Sesame Street will also be available on PBS for free. NPR takes a look at the agreement and its possible consequences.
In Twitter Rant, Tinder Blasts 'Vanity Fair' Article On New York Dating Culture
In an outburst on Twitter, the dating app Tinder criticized a recent Vanity Fair article describing the hookup culture in New York City. Tinder said it was unfairly portrayed in the article, and reporter Nancy Jo Sales failed to seek the company's comment for the story.
Poet Richard Blanco On U.S., Cuba: 'We All Belong To The Sea Between Us'
NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Blanco, who was born to a Cuban exile family and read at President Obama's second inauguration, about the poem he will read at the reopening of the U.S. Embassy in Cuba.
Kafka Would Love 'The Beautiful Bureaucrat'
Helen Phillips' surreal, dark, funny new novel follows a young woman named Josephine, who gets a job at a mysterious agency. Critic Michael Schaub says the book works as both love story and thriller.
A Funny And Sexy Adaptation Of 'The Man From U.N.C.L.E.'
Guy Ritchie's reworking of the 60's television show is a winning, action-packed summer blockbuster.
Generation Y Satire Meets Screwball Comedy In 'Mistress America'
The latest film from Noah Baumbach and Greta Gerwig is a jumbled tale of a college student and her future stepsister.
Donald Trump's Policy Positions Lack Specifics ... So Far
The billionaire businessman and GOP presidential front-runner wants to "Make America Great Again!" But much of how he plans to do that is still a mystery.