For many LA musicians, the wildfires took their homes — and their livelihoods
The Los Angeles fires impacted many musical artists, destroying instruments, record collections and hard drives of irreplaceable work.
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4 decisions that turned SNL into a cultural juggernaut — and 3 mistakes
Critic Eric Deggans explains how Saturday Night Live became the long-lived force it is.
'Yellowjackets' returns for its third season on Friday
"Yellowjackets" returns for a third season on Friday. The show follows a girls' high school soccer team stranded in the Canadian wilderness — and their horrifying descent.
Collard greens lovers are using science and history to lift up the Southern staple
Collard greens are part of the South's culinary traditions, especially in Black households. Now, a researcher is studying how differences in the leafy vegetable determine its taste and hardiness.
Actor Ke Huy Quan talks about his childhood as a Vietnamese refugee in California
As a child, Ke Huy Quan had roles in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and The Goonies. Nearly 40 years later, he's finally getting his chance at a starring role in an action movie with Love Hurts.
Charlotte Wood's new book is an examination of what we owe the world and ourselves
NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with author Charlotte Wood about Stone Yard Devotional, in which the narrator retreats to a convent to escape the demands of every day life. Soon, disruptions arrive.
New board elects President Trump chair of Kennedy Center
"It is a great honor to be chairman of the Kennedy Center, especially with this amazing Board of Trustees. We will make the Kennedy Center a very special and exciting place!" Trump said.
A hidden Picasso painting from the early Blue Period is revealed by new technology
Experts analyzing the painting have several theories about why this unidentified woman has remained submerged for more than a century.
Why those Valentine's Day chocolates will be even more expensive this year
Another cocoa harvest in West Africa has come up short, leading to the worst deficit in decades. That means higher prices for chocolate makers and for shoppers.
New exhibit showcasing works of Andrew Wyeth to open at Reynolda House Saturday
Allison Slaby, the curator at Reynolda House Museum of American Art, says she’s been working on the exhibit with the Brandywine Museum of Art in Wyeth’s hometown of Chadds Ford for about two years.