Arts

Walking through the shale quarry in Delta, Utah, in 2017.

Arts
Science

Bones, teeth and really old rocks: How finding fossils takes me out of myself

5:20pm October 17, 2022

by Meredith Rizzo

Fossils are a humble, hidden constant in the city's bustling ecosystem. And in my overstimulated life, seeking out a few constants in the world sounded pretty good.

Composer Julia Wolfe at the Nashville Symphony Orchestra's world premiere of her piece Her Story on Sept. 15, 2022.

Our biggest orchestras are finally playing more music by women. What took so long?

4:35pm October 17, 2022

by Tom Huizenga

As the new concert season gets underway, composers and orchestra administrators say they are feeling a shift in whose music gets heard.

Books
Arts

She survived a mass shooting in 2015, and she's sharing her story in a graphic novel

4:30pm October 17, 2022

NPR's Juana Summers talks with artist Kindra Neely about her debut graphic novel, Numb to This: Memoir of a Mass Shooting.

Former U.S. Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning addresses reporters outside a U.S federal courthouse in Alexandria, Va., in 2019.

Chelsea Manning shared secrets with WikiLeaks. Now she's telling her own story

2:16pm October 17, 2022

by Dave Davies

The former military analyst has been called both a hero and a traitor for leaking classified information about the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. In a new memoir, she talks about why she did it.

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A customer and her dog enjoy a sculpture of "Star Wars" character Han Solo as he was frozen in carbonite made entirely of bread at the One House Bakery in Benicia, Calif.

2 California bakers create a life-size Han Solo out of bread

11:58am October 17, 2022

by The Associated Press

Han Solo may be a hunk. But "Pan Solo" is a hunk of bread.

The band BTS poses during the Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles in 2020.

BTS announces upcoming Korean military service

10:30am October 17, 2022

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

In June, the mega-popular K-pop group had already announced a hiatus. On Monday, the band's label and management company announced that all seven BTS members will be enlisting in the military.

Nancy Salzman, known within NXIVM as "Prefect," is the subject of much of the new series The Vow Part 2.

Arts

What's mi$$ing from the second season of the cult documentary 'The Vow'

5:01am October 17, 2022

by Linda Holmes

Nothing complicates a narrative like half a million dollars in cash. The show follows the saga of NXIVM cult leader Keith Raniere with a special interest in his second in command, Nancy Salzman.

"Usurp? We all surp!" L to R: Otto (Rhys Ifans), Alicent (Olivia Cooke) and Criston (Fabien Frankel) discuss the reason for the treason.

Books
Arts

'House of the Dragon' episode 9: In King's Landing, a king's missing

10:00pm October 16, 2022

by Glen Weldon

In the ninth episode of HBO's Game of Thrones spin-off, usurpation, consternation and coronation. Plus an extended round of Where's Aegon?

Arts

It turns out the models for many relaxer brands in the '90s didn't use those products

5:05pm October 16, 2022

by Michel Martin

Many of the models even shared that the silky, glossy hairstyles were accomplished with a hot comb and mousse. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Refinery29 writer Adama Munu about the scandal.

Sports
Arts

What happens when an underdog soccer club gets the attention of a couple of actors

5:05pm October 16, 2022

by Michel Martin

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Rob McElhenney about the finale of Welcome to Wrexham, the Hulu docuseries that follows his and Ryan Reynolds' efforts to help a Welsh team.