Encore: Encore! Encore! Applauding the literal showstopper
NPR's Bob Mondello looks at a show-stopping theatrical phenomenon that's fallen out of fashion — the encore.
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A young man in rural Idaho was holding onto a secret. One weekend, something changed
"My Unsung Hero," from the team at Hidden Brain, tells the stories of people whose kindness left a lasting impression on someone else. In honor of Pride Month, today's story comes from a rural Idaho.
TV and movie music supervisors are looking to unionize
Music supervisors help develop the emotion of a scene using songs. Now they want a union to represent them.
Tampa Bay Rays players' decision not to wear Pride jerseys stirs up fans
In celebration of Pride Month, almost all of the players on the Tampa Bay Rays sported jerseys and caps with the rainbow-colored Pride logo. Five Rays pitchers declined, citing religious reasons.
A journalist revisits her parents' activism in 'They Said They Wanted Revolution'
Neda Toloui-Semnani shares the story of her parents, two Iranian students who met at Berkeley in 1969 and later, in Iran, worked to build a more democratic nation. Her father was executed in 1983.
The Atlanta rapper Trouble was shot and killed Sunday in a domestic dispute
Mariel Semonte Orr, known professionally as Trouble, was shot once in the chest and killed at an apartment in Conyers, Georgia. Authorities are searching for the suspected shooter, Jamichael Jones.
HBO's sly new 'Irma Vep' proves there's still no business like show business
HBO's miniseries centers on a group of creatives working on a remake of the 1916 serial The Vampires. Part comedy, part satire of the film industry, Irma Vep is a winning combination.
'Did Ye Hear Mammy Died?' is a grief memoir that shuns sentimentality
Séamas O'Reilly reflects on how he grieved his mother anew as he grew older, on the way grief multiplied within his family, and on mourning rituals — but it's woven through with amusement.
A new quarter honors Native American leader and activist Wilma Mankiller
The Cherokee National History Museum in Tahlequah, Okla. will host a launch event for the new quarter. Mankiller was the first woman to head a major Native American nation in the U.S.
Jennifer Lopez and 'Spider-Man' lead the cheers at MTV's Movie & TV Awards
MTV's youth-focused celebration of film and TV offered a lighter, breezier awards show with 26 categories in gender-neutral categories.