Pop Culture Happy Hour: 'Trainwreck' And 'Ant-Man'
This week brings two summer movies into our field of vision: an unconventional romantic comedy and a shrunken (in the good way) superhero adventure.
Arts
Drum Fill Friday Returns, For July 24
Our recurring puzzler for careful listeners is back with a new set of drum fills. See how many you can match to the right song.
'Southpaw' Throws Some Familiar Punches
The Los Angeles Times and Morning Edition film critic, Kenneth Turan, reviews "Southpaw," a new movie about a boxing champion starring Jake Gyllenhaal and directed by Antoine Fuqua.
A New York Hotel Room For Under $100. Yeah, There's A Catch.
It's not really hotel. It's a van, parked on the East River. But it's cheap.
For More Than 30 Years, Comics Flock To Montreal Every July
Montreal is home to the biggest and oldest international comedy festival in the world. Dave Chappelle, Mike Myers, Wanda Sykes and Kevin Hart are among the performers this year.
An 80-Year-Old Looks Into The Eyes Of Her Teenage Self
In 1950, a teenage girl in Nigeria put on her mother's fancy clothes and posed for a photo. In 2015, she had her first encounter with the original, hand-colored portrait.
'Southpaw' Makes A Bruised Bruiser Out Of Jake Gyllenhaal
In the story of a struggling boxer, Gyllenhaal undergoes a physical transformation that's more and more common for actors in a superhero-driven world.
Buddhist Diet For A Clear Mind: Nuns Preserve Art Of Korean Temple Food
In South Korea, Buddhist temple food is viewed the way spa food is in the U.S.: curative, cleansing, perhaps even medicinal. Buddhist nuns have preserved these cooking techniques for 1,600 years.
From Upspeak To Vocal Fry: Are We 'Policing' Young Women's Voices?
Journalist Jessica Grose, linguistics professor Penny Eckert and speech pathologist Susan Sankin discuss upspeak, vocal fry and why women's voices are changing — and whether or not that's a problem.