Changing Colors In Comics
Gene Demby and guest host Glen Weldon (our play cousin from Pop Culture Happy Hour) explore how comics are used as spaces for mapping race and identity.
Arts & Life
Alec Baldwin On Career Highs And Lows And Playing A 'Larger Than Life' Trump
Baldwin tells Fresh Air that his SNL impression of the president is purposefully exaggerated. "There's a kind of volume to it," he says. "It's kind of the Macy's Day Parade [version] of Trump."
Once An Alternative To Mainstream TV, YouTube Now Offers Just That With New Service
With its streaming TV service launching Wednesday, YouTube joins a crowded field. But it offers several features the others don't.
'What It Means When A Man Falls From The Sky' Is Defiantly, Electrically Original
Lesley Nneka Arimah's remarkable debut collection is both cohesive and varied at the same time. Grounded both in the U.S. and Nigeria, it's full of sly humor, genuine emotion and occasional horror.
Eat Like A 'Golden Girl': NYC Cafe Feeds Fans With A Heavy Side Of Nostalgia
Fans of the sitcom can get a taste of the golden life at Rue La Rue Cafe, the Golden Girls-themed restaurant in Manhattan. Co-owned by actress Rue McClanahan's son, it serves up pop culture and food.
'Hemingway Didn't Say That' (And Neither Did Twain Or Kafka)
There are tons of quotes from famous people out there — and a lot of them are just plain wrong. Author Garson O'Toole has dedicated himself to setting the record straight.
Broth-Loving Hipsters Are Pushing Up The Price Of Bones
With bone broth mania sweeping parts of the U.S. (we see you, LA), cheap bones are harder to come by. Some broth makers are moving away from the standard beef and chicken to new bones — like alpaca.
For Laura Jane Grace, Punk Was A Form Of Armor
The founder of the band Against Me! felt so conflicted about her gender growing up that she thought she was schizophrenic. Since transitioning, she's become more in touch with herself.
Mayte Garcia Knew She Would Marry Prince, But Could Never Have Predicted How
In her new book, The Most Beautiful, Garcia explains how an unlikely meeting at one of the pop icon's concerts sparked a relationship full of love, surprises and, ultimately, heartbreak.
Poland's New World War II Museum Just Opened, But Maybe Not For Long
The museum opened March 23 in Gdansk, where the war began. "This is the museum of a war, but not a military museum," says historian Pawel Machcewicz. The government wants something different.