Sly Stone, visionary funk frontman of the Family Stone, has died at age 82
The musical visionary led a multi-racial funk band that produced five Top 10 hits in the late 1960s and early '70s.
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Growing up, comic Atsuko Okatsuka felt like 'a freak' -- now she's owning it
Okatsuka is known for her bowl haircut — and for finding humor in the dysfunction of her immigrant family. Her standup special Father is about her dad, who reappeared in her life after decades away.
Netflix's 'The Eternaut' makes a haunting series of an esteemed Argentine comic
El Eternauta has acquired near-mythic status in Argentina since it was first published in 1957.
President Trump said he fired a Smithsonian museum director. Can he do that?
Since taking office, President Trump has aggressively tried to reshape cultural institutions. Last month, he claimed he was firing the director of the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery.
Broadway celebrates a spectacular season at the 2025 Tony Awards
No one show swept this year — and it turns out, that's a good thing.
Who won and lost at the 78th annual Tony Awards Sunday night
NPR gives the rundown of who won big and who was snubbed at the 2025 Tony Awards on Sunday night.
Tony Awards 2025: The complete list of winners
The 78th Annual Tony Awards ceremony, hosted by Wicked star Cynthia Erivo, was held Sunday at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Maybe Happy Ending won best Musical and Purpose won best play.
What's the secret to actually making a good movie remake?
Remakes are as old as cinema itself. Why do they get so much love ... and hate?
These fragile quilts by Black craftspeople need to be preserved — but the federal government has pulled the funds
The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive was about to launch an exhibition of historic quilts, when federal funding earmarked to conserve them had been canceled.
NPR readers share stories of love and adversity in honor of Loving Day
June 12th is Loving Day, a holiday that commemorates the Loving v. Virginia case, which allowed interracial marriage in all parts of the U.S. NPR readers share how the case changed their lives.