A sex educator on the one question she is asked the most: 'Am I normal?'
Emily Nagoski is a sex educator and author of a bestseller on enhancing your sex life. The book did so well that it got in the way of her own.
Arts
In the battle over identity, a centuries-old issue looms in Taiwan: hunting
Taiwan has endured colonial forces over centuries. The island's Indigenous people have borne the brunt of this violent history and are still fighting for inclusion and acceptance.
Sir Elton John and Bernie Taupin win the 2024 Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
One of the most prestigious awards in American music, the Gershwin Prize recognizes musicians with a lifetime of contributions to popular songs. This year's winners are Elton John and Bernie Taupin.
The impact of Taylor Swift being on the NFL bleachers
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with Nora Princiotti, a staff writer at The Ringer and a Swiftie, about Taylor Swift's cultural impact on the NFL.
A secret shelf of banned books thrives in a Texas school, under the nose of censors
A teacher at a public school near Houston has a secret classroom bookshelf largely made up of challenged titles. Many of the books deal with race, sex and gender.
In 'Martyr!,' an endless quest for purpose in a world that can be cruel and uncaring
Engaging and wildly entertaining, Kaveh Akbar's debut novel will undoubtedly be considered one of the best of the year because it focuses on very specific stories while discussing universal feelings.
What a Jim Crow-era asylum can teach us about mental health today
NBC journalist Antonia Hylton spent more than a decade piecing together the history of Maryland's first segregated asylum, where Black patients were forced into manual labor. Her new book is Madness.
'Days of Wine and Roses,' a film about love and addiction, is now a spirited musical
The classic 1962 movie tells the story of a relationship buckling under the weight of addiction. The new Broadway adaptation stars Kelli O'Hara and Brian d'Arcy James.
'Buffalo Fluffalo' has had enuffalo in this kids' bookalo
'Buffalo Fluffalo' may seem big and intimidating, but it's all puffery. He really just needs some snuggalos from his friends in this rhyming book from author Bess Kalb and illustrator Erin Kraan.
How a West Bank Palestinian theater went from symbol of hope to casualty of war
Jenin's Freedom Theatre was ransacked by Israeli soldiers, its staff thrown in jail. Once celebrated as a peace initiative, it's the latest casualty of near-daily military raids on the West Bank.