A lioness at the Topeka Zoo and Conservation Center has sprouted a mane
Topeka Zoo Animal Curator Shanna Simpson explains why a lioness there has sprouted a mane.
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After 16 years, author Cormac McCarthy gifts two new novels to readers
Neither of the reclusive author's interconnected books The Passenger and Stella Maris contains the savagery and bloodletting his readers have come to expect — there's less action and more dialogue.
First Reads: Exclusive excerpt from Cormac McCarthy's forthcoming 'Stella Maris'
Cormac McCarthy's first book in 16 years, The Passenger, hits shelves Tuesday. It's prequel, Stella Maris is set to follow the first week in December. We have an exclusive first look.
What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend viewing and reading
Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Atlanta season 4, The Lair of The White Worm, and old reality TV on free streaming channels.
An insider's view of the League of Legends World Championship
NPR's Juana Summers talks with League Championship Series analyst Emily Rand about the League of Legends World Championship, and efforts to make the video gaming world more inclusive.
Country music artists Tanya Tucker and Brandi Carlile made a on their new documentary
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with country music legend Tanya Tucker and artist Brandi Carlile about their new documentary, "The Return of Tanya Tucker: Featuring Brandi Carlile."
Author Rossi Anastopoulo on her new book, "Sweet Land of Liberty"
NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with author Rossi Anastopoulo about her new book, "Sweet Land of Liberty: A History of America in 11 Pies."
Balenciaga fashion house reportedly cuts ties with Ye
The move came after several offensive comments from Ye, including antisemitic posts that earned him suspensions from Twitter and Instagram.
Remembering Angela Lansbury, a legend of the stage and screen
The Tony Award-winning actor starred in the Broadway musicals Mame, Gypsy and Sweeney Todd, as well as the TV series Murder, She Wrote. Lansbury died Oct. 11. Originally broadcast in 1980 and 2000.
Greek monastery manuscripts tell new story of Ottoman rule
Deep inside the medieval fortified monastery in Greece, researchers are for the first time tapping a virtually unknown treasure — thousands of Ottoman-era manuscripts.