Should you be friends with your ex? 3 questions to ask yourself
Thoughtful prompts to help determine whether or not you should be friends with an ex — and what kind of friendship you both want.
Arts
There's only one Trump question in this week's news quiz. But can you answer it?
Did your brain survive a three-day weekend and the barrage of news this week? If so, maybe you can finally get that 11/11.
'Kidnapped' tells the historical horror story of an abducted Jewish child
Edgardo Mortara was just 6 years old when Italian authorities took him away from his family in 1858. Kidnapped is a true story steeped in Roman Catholic antisemitism.
'You didn’t See Nothin’' podcast revisits a 1997 Chicago hate crime and its aftermath
Yohance Lacour tells the story of Lenard Clark, a 13-year-old Black boy who was beaten into a coma after riding his bike into a predominantly white neighborhood — and the importance of the case today.
A new Banksy Museum has opened in NYC … minus Banksy
A museum showcasing replicas of Banksy's work recently opened in New York City. But like its Paris sister location, the new exhibition lacks any approval or authorization from the artist, who has explicitly denounced any commercial use of his art-- and therefore raises a number of questions about who owns street art and who gets to profit from it.
Life advice of the month: On exes, jet lag and guilt
Useful tricks, tips and life hacks from Life Kit's May episodes.
'Star Trek: Discovery' ends as an underappreciated TV pioneer
The Paramount+ show may have been bogged down by illogical plot twists and confusing storylines in recent seasons, but it also paved the way for creative approaches and new Star Trek shows.
How The Marías make music after a breakup in the band
María Zardoya and Josh Conway founded The Marías as a couple. They talk to NPR's A Martinez about how their breakup has shaped their latest album, Submarine.
As summer starts, Taylor Swift, Post Malone and Morgan Wallen maintain chart reigns
For the fifth week in a row, Swift's The Tortured Poets Department was the best-selling album in the country. Post Malone and Wallen's "I Had Some Help" repeated as the top song.
Should you lend money to your loved ones? NPR listeners weigh in
Our audience shares their perspective on the tricky etiquette of loaning money to friends and family.