Not My Job: Queen's Brian May Gets Quizzed About Dairy Queen
The astrophysicist, 3D photography enthusiast and, yes, hall-of-fame rock star answers our questions about DQ — the ice cream and fast food franchise.
Arts & Life
In 'Thank You For Your Service,' The Fight Begins After Iraq
Based on a book by journalist David Finkel, the new film examines the challenges of three young men who return from military combat to their families and a crumbling VA.
'The King Is Always Above The People' In More Lands Than One
Daniel Alarcón's new collection of short stories follows a young man living in a capital post-revolution and includes an Abraham Lincoln love story, set in modern-day Chicago.
'People, Places & Things' Is A Clear-Eyed Look At Addiction
Irish playwright Duncan Macmillan's latest work follows an actress who goes into rehab after coming unhinged onstage. It's an unsentimental take on addiction and recovery that offers no easy answers.
'I Can't Breathe' Shows Us Eric Garner's Life — Not Just His Death
Garner's death at the hands of police on a Staten Island street in 2014 sparked nationwide protests. Matt Taibbi's new book traces his life, and the policing policies that brought him to that moment.
Recipes For Reformation: A Menu To Mark Martin Luther
To mark the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther nailing his 95 Theses to the cathedral door in Wittenberg, Germany, we offer up a menu for a coffee-and-fellowship hour buffet of indulgences.
Women Are Speaking Up About Harassment And Abuse, But Why Now?
Harvey Weinstein, Bill Cosby, Roger Ailes, Bill O'Reilly. More and more women are calling out their alleged sexual harassers and abusers. But why is it all happening now? And is this a turning point?
In Season Two, 'Stranger Things' Offers More Scares And The Same Quirky Quartet Of Nerds
Netflix's Stranger Things quickly became a summer 2016 hit. After more than a year of waiting, it's back in all its '80s horror nostalgia with the show's second season sneaking up on viewers, just like the last time.
'Ghosts of the Tsunami' Shows How 2011 Event Transformed Japan
NPR's Robert Siegel talks to journalist Richard Lloyd Parry about his new book, Ghosts of the Tsunami, that documents life after the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan in March 2011.
'The Deuce' Looks At New York's Grimy 1970's Sex Trade
In the HBO series, The Deuce, Maggie Gyllenhall plays a prostitute in Times Square, who's different from the other prostitutes because she doesn't have a pimp. Gyllenhall talks with NPR's Kelly McEvers about the show's grimy look at the sex trade in 1970's New York and her roles as an actress and a producer.