'Hidden Figures' A Hit With Young Women Of Color Interested in STEM
The film Hidden Figures is inspiring a new generation of young female coders of color. NPR checks in with some teenagers who like the movie.
Arts & Life
Actress Sigourney Weaver Talks About Redefining The Leading Lady Role
Weaver talks about her new film, A Monster Calls, which tells the story of an adolescent boy who seeks solace in his imagination from the sadness and anger of losing his mother to a terminal illness.
Raised In A Prison, 'The Warden's Daughter' Decides It's Time To Find A Mom
Cammie O'Reilly lost her mother when she was a baby — so she seeks out maternal support from female inmates. Author Jerry Spinelli says the book was inspired by a real-life story from his hometown.
How Tattoo Artist Bang Bang Is Leaving His Mark On Celebrities
High school dropout Keith McCurdy went from tattooing outside of a Delaware trailer park to inking supermodels and stars. Above all, it's his readiness that's helped him turn his passion into success.
When The TV Industry Doesn't Reflect Its Audience, Critics Ask The Tough Questions
Variety's Maureen Ryan has been critical of how rape is portrayed on TV. She says writers' rooms should reflect its diverse audience — especially when it comes to approach such sensitive topics.
'What Doesn't Kill Us' ... Invites Practical Medical Benefits
Author Scott Carney talks about his new book, "What Doesn't Kill Us." Looking at case studies, Carney investigates how the body uses its environment to build resistance to normally extreme conditions.
From New Zealand To The Netherlands — What's In A Family?
What should a happy family look like? Writer Dan Kois is embarking on a year-long trip around the world with his family — to investigate how families in other cultures live.
Cricket And Difficult Choices In 'Selection Day'
Aravind Adiga's new novel centers on Manju, a boy from Mumbai, and his tyrannical father, who wants just one thing: To raise the world's best cricketers. But what does Manju want for himself?
A Memoir Of Taking Christianity 'To The Extreme'
Comedy writer Maggie Rowe was 19 when she checked herself into an evangelical psychiatric facility. She says she had a fear of sin and eternal damnation. That's the focus of her memoir Sin Bravely.
Dinner in Appalachia: Finding Common Ground In Trump Country
Appalachia is thousands of miles from Nigeria. But at a potluck dinner in rural Kentucky, natives of the two places found points of connection between their cultures.