'A Charlie Brown Christmas' At 50
The Christmas special celebrates 50 years with a retrospective on ABC, and it seems more than ever like something we wouldn't get today.
Arts & Life
A Star-Crossed 'Scientific Fact': The Story Of Vulcan, Planet That Never Was
For decades, astronomers believed there was another planet in our solar system, tucked just out of sight. Then Albert Einstein figured out it wasn't there. Author Thomas Levenson explains.
5 Sisters Struggle With The Shackles Of A Conservative Culture In 'Mustang'
Five Turkish teens are censured by a culture threatened by their burgeoning sexuality in Deniz Gamze Ergüven's debut film. Critic John Powers says Mustang brims with "the zing and energy of life."
No Meekness Here: Meet Rosa Parks, 'Lifelong Freedom Fighter'
As the 60th anniversary of the historic Montgomery Bus Boycott approaches, author Jeanne Theoharis says it's time to let go of the image of Rosa Parks as an unassuming accidental activist.
Customization Is Key: 'Star Wars: Battlefront' Makes Space For Gamers Of All Stripes
In the video game Star Wars: Battlefront, players can customize characters according to gender, race and age. Producer Sigurlina Ingvarsdottir says inclusivity was a priority "from the get-go."
'Not Without My Daughter' Subject Grows Up, Tells Her Own Story
"Not Without My Daughter" told the story of an American mother and daughter fleeing Iran. Now that young girl is telling her own story in her memoir, "My Name is Mahtob."
Barcelona's Women Make 'The Whispering City' Shine
Two academics from Germany, writing as Sara Moliner, have recreated a sepia-toned 1950s Barcelona in this new mystery novel. Critic Bethanne Patrick says City's strength is in its variety of women.
From Trembling Teacher To Seasoned Mentor: How Tim Gunn Made It Work
Gunn, the mentor to young designers on Project Runway, has been a teacher and educator for decades. But he spent his childhood "absolutely hating, hating, hating, hating school," he says.
'Purple Rain' — As Retold In A Language Without A Word For Purple
Prince's '80s-era classic has gotten a modern update — in Niger. Directed by Christopher Kirkley, starring the nomadic Tuareg people, this Purple Rain remake drops the kissing but keeps the attitude.
French Bulldog At Heart Of New Children's Book 'Naughty Mabel'
Mabel is a naughty French bulldog at the center of a new children's book by Nathan Lane and Devlin Elliott. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Lane about his inspiration for the fictional dog.