Opinion: Where did all of the political debates go?
NPR's Scott Simon ponders a diminishing and vanishing election year tradition: candidate debates.
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Opinion: Yes, I am basic
NPR's Scott Simon is an unabashed, unreformed, unapologetic lover of pumpkin spice. He knows his ardor is not universal. He does not care.
Trevor Noah's 'Daily Show' departure hints at deeper problems in late night TV
Noah increasingly looked like a performer who was growing beyond the grind of a late-night Comedy Central show. If he doesn't find a new perch in the genre, the industry will be all the worse for it.
Can the hurricane TV reporters come inside now? Please?
This is an old debate and one the TV news industry seems to have already decided — but until someone is seriously injured doing this kind of reporting, it will continue.
The Laver Cup is your last chance to see tennis' 'Big Three' together on the court
Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic had a three-way rivalry that made each of them better — and was awfully fun to watch. They will compete together this weekend for Team Europe.
Opinion: With abortion bans on the rise, kids need to know more about menstruation
Today, even one missed period could have serious implications for a young person's life. But how late is late, and when is pain or a heavy period a medical concern? Many preteens don't know.
Opinion: Remembering Anne Garrels, who blazed trails to the front lines
Scott Simon remembers the life and work of Anne Garrels, the formrer NPR foreign correspondent who died this week at the age of 71.
Visa dissonance: Why world music performers can't always make it to the stage on time
Sounds like a musician's dream come true: A duo from the African nation of Comoros was invited to Peter Gabriel's world music fest. But there was a daunting obstacle: Getting a visa to enter the U.K.
Opinion: That unbelievable street violinist could just be a 'finger-syncer'
NPR's Scott Simon reflects on bogus buskers who fake violin virtuosity with recorded music tracks and ask for money to help with rent or medical bills.
My brother made it in Lagos — and taught me lessons about my life in London
The author Chibundu Onuzo reflects on her older brother's path to success after leaving the U.K. for their native Nigeria — and wonders whether she should consider joining him.