Jodie Comer is coming to Broadway in the one-woman show, 'Prima Facie'
NPR's Juana Summers talks with actress Jodie Comer about the Broadway premiere of her play Prima Facie.
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'Mad Magazine' cartoonist Al Jaffee has died at 102
Al Jaffee, the award-winning cartoonist, has died. He was 102. Jaffee developed some of Mad Magazine's most influential features, including the Fold-In and "Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions."
NPR host Mary Louise Kelly reflects on juggling motherhood and chasing the news
Kelly has reported from around the world, including from war zones. Her new memoir, It. Goes. So. Fast, chronicles her ongoing attempts to be a good mother — and be good at her job.
This recent 'Succession' was among the best hours of TV our critic has seen in years
The third episode of Succession's fourth and final season ripped away the show's center in a brilliant and unexpected move. If you haven't seen it yet, it's time to catch up.
Brittney Griner is working on a memoir about her captivity in Russia
Saying she is ready to share the "unfathomable" experience of being arrested and incarcerated in Russia, basketball star Brittney Griner is working on a memoir that is scheduled for spring 2024.
Why a portrait artist from Ireland started making comics about U.S. police brutality
Ireland-based artist Pan Cooke creates cartoons summarizing the world's daily news in comics, highlighting how prevalent police brutality and hate crimes are across the U.S.
Al Jaffee, longtime 'Mad Magazine' cartoonist, dies at 102
Mad Magazine's ageless wise guy delighted millions of readers with the sneaky fun of the Fold-In and the snark of "Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions." Al Jaffee had retired at age 99.
'Succession' gets one step closer to finding a successor
NPR's Linda Holmes and Eric Deggans recap the new explosive episode of the HBO series Succession.
A daughter confronts the failures of our health care system in 'A Living Remedy'
Nicole Chung reflects on the deaths of her parents in a powerful new memoir, and how that loss was complicated by class, geographical distance and the pandemic.
Josh Groban never gave up his dream of playing 'Sweeney Todd'
The Grammy-Award winning baritone first auditioned to play the Demon Barber of Fleet Street back in high school. He didn't get the part then; now he's starring in the Broadway production.