Tina Fey Accidentally Explains How Netflix Is Like Podcasting
On demand is on demand, as it turns out, whether it's video or audio. Even Tina Fey says so.
Arts & Life
Me-Tea-Morphosis: Tea Bags Get Second Life As Works Of Art
Artists are reinventing the humble tea bag, letting its contents and simple shape and color shine in beautiful, fragile art. Some are even farming out the tea drinking to get to the used bags.
An Airborne Adventurer's Journey In 'Circling The Sun'
The author of The Paris Wife is back with another novelized memoir, this time of pioneering aviator (and all-around adventurer) Beryl Markham, the first woman to cross the Atlantic Ocean east to west.
'Crooked' Nixon Knew: There Are Worse Things Than Nukes
Austin Grossman's new novel is half Lovecraftian horror, half thoughtful character study of a President Nixon who's in charge of an alternate America built not on democracy, but on dark magic.
'I Am Cait' Premieres As Reality Series With A Cause
NPR reviews the premiere of I Am Cait, E! network's new reality series in which Caitlyn Jenner introduces her female identity to her family and explores transgender issues.
'Jane Eyre' Retelling Swaps English Countryside For Bustling City Streets
Patricia Park's novel, Re Jane, is a retelling of Charlotte Bronte's classic Jane Eyre set in modern-day New York and South Korea. NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with author Jean Kwok about Park's novel.
'I Am Cait' Review: Brave, Tasteful — And Kind Of Boring
I Am Cait, the E! Entertainment reality show about Caitlyn Jenner, premieres Sunday night. NPR's Arun Rath speaks with Slate TV critic Willa Paskin about the show.
Donald Trump On A Circus Peanut, And More Food Art With A Political Bite
Artist Lauren Garfinkel creates indelible images on edible canvases. Some are silly (Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as a nacho supreme), others haunting. All offer food for thought on current events.
Discover A Trove Of Hollywood Treasures At The Motion Picture Academy Library
Here, you can find the Cowardly Lion's mane, the designs for Scarlett O'Hara's drapery dress, and many other artifacts that reveal the history of the movie biz.
How One Photographer Captured A Piercing Gaze That Shook The World
In 1984, Steve McCurry was in Pakistan covering a refugee crisis for National Geographic. Captivated by a young girl's eyes, he clicked the shutter — and took one of the magazine's most iconic photos.