'La La Land' Director Aimed To Make A Film Even Musical Skeptics Would Love
"Movies are kind of limited by what you see in front of the camera," says director Damien Chazelle. "Musicals find this wonderful way around that."
Arts & Life
Blind Art Lovers Make The Most Of Museum Visits With 'InSight' Tours
"Sight isn't the only pathway to understand art," says Carol Wilson of the Smithsonian American Art Museum. There, specially trained docents lead tours using sound, description — and even touch.
Titanic Documentary Suggests Engine Room Fire Led To Sinking
NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Senan Molony about his documentary, which presents evidence that a fire in the engine room could have also led to the sinking of the ship and the loss of 1,500 lives.
Returning To A Beloved Series In 'The Heart Of What Was Lost'
It's been 23 years since Tad Williams wrapped up his epic Memory, Sorrow and Thorn series. Now, he returns to the land of Osten Ard in a brief gem of a story that sets up a fresh epic to follow.
San Francisco's 'Leaning Tower' Has Residents Fuming
A luxury high-rise in San Francisco is sinking. The Millennium Tower has sunk more than a foot since its completion in 2010. It's also tilting, which makes life difficult for residents on high floors.
Roxane Gay On Good Men, Bad Men And 'Difficult Women'
Gay's new short story collection explores women's lives and issues of race, class and sex. But she says the book could easily have been called Difficult Men.
Amid Isolation, Two Cubans Develop Island's First Video Game
Video game enthusiasts in Cuba face big obstacles with limited access to the Internet. With the opening to the U.S., two young Cubans hope to release the first independent game produced on the island.
A Diplomat Reflects On Moderate Islam In 'Letters To A Young Muslim'
Omar Saif Ghobash was 6 when an assassin killed his father, who was a diplomat from the United Arab Emirates. His new book is a collection of letters to his sons, urging them to reject extremism.
'The Strays' Invites You To A Disturbing, Magical World
Emily Bitto's new novel is set in the overheated avant-garde art scene of Depression-era Melbourne, where two girls — conventional Lily and sharp-tongued, exotic Eva — form a complicated bond.
'Bambi' Artist Tyrus Wong Dies At 106
The Hollywood artist and calligrapher who designed Disney's Bambi has died at age 106.