Arts
What Happens To Spelling Bee Kids? Years Later, The Prize Is Perspective
NPR tracked down former top spellers to see how they're faring, decades after their early successes.
Todd Barry's New Stand-Up Strategy: 'Does Anyone Want To Talk To Me?'
Last year, the comedian teamed up with Louis C.K. to film a tour in which all he did was crowd work, or engage the audience in improvised conversations.
In 'Hotel Florida,' Three Couples Chronicle The Spanish Civil War
Biographer Amanda Vaill's new book delves deeply into the lives of journalists like Ernest Hemingway and Martha Gellhorn, whose documenting of the war helped shape public perception.
'24' Returns To Live Another Action-Packed Day
Jack Bauer is back and fighting terrorism in Europe. Can he save the day again? NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Kiefer Sutherland about bringing Bauer back for a new season of "24."
In 'Belle,' A Complex Life Tangled In Class And Commerce
Bob Mondello reviews Belle, based on a true story about a child of an admiral and a Caribbean slave, raised as an aristocrat in 18th century England.
'Fresh Air' Remembers British Actor Bob Hoskins
Hoskins, who played a human detective in a world of cartoon characters in the acclaimed movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit, died this week after contracting pneumonia. He was 71 years old.
'Ida': A Coming-Of-Age Story With An Eerie Luster
Polish-born director Pawel Pawlikowski's new film centers on an orphan who learns the secret of her past when she's on the brink of becoming a nun.