Wake Forest celebrates 30-year anniversary of 'Hoop Dreams'
A celebration for the 30th anniversary of the acclaimed documentary Hoop Dreams
Arts
'AI Valley' author worries there's 'so much power in the hands of few people'
Author Gary Rivlin says regulation can help control how AI is used: "AI could be an amazing thing around health, medicine, scientific discoveries, education ... as long as we're deliberate about it."
Karen Russell's 'The Antidote' is an American epic — and well worth the wait
Russell has published excellent short story collections since her 2011 debut novel Swamplandia!, but this is her first novel in nearly 15 years. It follows a "Prairie Witch" in Dust Bowl-era Nebraska.
Told one minute at a time, micro dramas are soap operas designed to fit in your hand
Apps like ReelShort, FlickReels and DramaBox offer short clips that add up to movie-length stories. Plus, they're filmed vertically, so you can follow the twisty plotlines without turning your phone.
Cordae: Tiny Desk Concert
The rapper shines as a masterful storyteller at the Tiny Desk with a host of musicians and singers, including his mom.
Author Emma Donoghue discusses her new historical thriller, 'The Paris Express'
NPR's Steve Inskeep asks author Emma Donoghue about her new historical thriller that centers on the French railway disaster of 1895.
'The White Lotus' actor Natasha Rothwell talks about her parents' influence on her
Actor Natasha Rothwell of The White Lotus reflects on experiences that have shaped her life, including the influence her parents had on her.
'Everyday, ordinary' things drive Nobel Prize-winning author's new novel 'Theft'
Following his multi-generational, statement-making novel Afterlives, Abdulrazak Gurnah's new book Theft is a quieter, more intimate look at friendship and power.
Playboi Carti, a rap superstar who's never acted like one
MUSIC is the elusive rapper's first album in five years, but his presence has loomed heavy over hip-hop — and the fanbase whose ears he retuned for extremity.
A police officer investigates her own sister's disappearance in 'Long Bright River'
Set in a Philadelphia neighborhood that's been ravaged by opioids, Amanda Seyfried stars in this heartfelt Peacock series that centers wounded communities and families.