New books this week: A foodie memoir, a missing child, witches illustrated, and more
Care and Feeding chronicles life in the culinary world. All the Other Mothers Hate Me follows a mom turned amateur […]
Care and Feeding chronicles life in the culinary world. All the Other Mothers Hate Me follows a mom turned amateur […]
A reader is taken aback by her best friend’s reaction to the possibility that she might want kids. He says
Mayhem is out now.‘/> Lady Gaga has kept busy as a singer and actor, but it’s been five years since
The ring, discovered by a metal detectorist in the U.K., is estimated to sell for between $19,000 and $23,000 at
You should watch the surreal new movie On Becoming a Guinea Fowl. It opens with a Zambian woman finding her
A Steven Soderbergh spy thriller, a Looney Tunes movie and a grisly comedy about a guy who can’t feel pain
The White Lotus star says she is prepared for any outcome. In this week’s Wild Card, Natasha Rothwell shares the
Willow Winsham’s new book on witches, past and present, offers a fun, fast, well researched historical summary that is also
Burr is known for his contrarian, fiery stand-up, but lately he’s been feeling lighter on stage. His latest Hulu comedy
DJ D-Nice wanted to bring people together during the pandemic. In 2020, Club Quarantine was born, attracting hundreds of thousands
What does it even mean to be trans? That’s the first question Torrey Peters asks readers in her new book,
When twitch streamers can sway elections and viral videos can turn fifteen seconds of fame into hundreds of millions of
It’s been five years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. This week, we’re bringing stories of
The celebrated South African playwright was known for Blood Knot, The Road to Mecca and “Master Harold”…and the Boys. He
George Wallace has been doing stand-up for fifty years. Known for his evergreen humor, he’s practically royalty in Las Vegas,
A hot mess of a former pop singer becomes an unlikely detective when her son’s classmate is kidnapped. NPR’s Ayesha
Over the past five years, Washington, D.C.’s iconic Black Lives Matter street painting has served as a powerful symbol of
Rhode Island lays claim to a hot dog they say is one-of-a-kind in the U.S. Four generations have been serving
NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with author Reginald Dwayne Betts about his new collection of poems, “Doggerel,” a meditation on family,
In this game of Wild Card, writer Zadie Smith discusses the nature of regret.
Dozens of Wisconsin dairy farmers are breathing a sigh of relief after federal funds they had been awarded were released
NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe speaks to artist David A. Lindon, whose creations tend to fit in the eye of a needle.
NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WAMC listener Ellen Triebwasser of Red Hook, N.Y., and puzzlemaster Will Shortz.
One of China’s most famous poets, who some call the country’s Emily Dickenson, is breaking new boundaries by taking to
Oscar-winning director Bong Joon Ho teams up with actor Robert Pattinson for a sci-fi satire about a man who signs
NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe speaks to artist David A. Lindon, whose creations tend to fit in the eye of a needle.
NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WAMC listener Ellen Triebwasser of Red Hook, N.Y., and puzzlemaster Will Shortz.
Whether you’re thinking about starting a new career or moving to a different city, these exercises can help you make
In many parts of the world skin whitening is a major industry, but women in Nigeria have a particular fondness
This week, Wait Wait is live in Chicago with host Peter Sagal, special guest Lauren Graham and panelists Shantira Jackson,
The Doomsday Clock now stands at 89 seconds to midnight, the closest to catastrophe in its nearly eight-decade history. Here’s
French President Emmanuel Macron laid out an ambitious plan for a “reimagined, restored and expanded” Louvre. An art critic says