Imagining — Yet Again — A New Disney Heroine
For decades, Disney has been criticized for its passive, love-struck heroines. Do the women in Black Panther and A Wrinkle In Time finally signal real change?
Arts & Life
In Daniel Mallory Ortberg's Version, The Little Mermaid Inhales Souls
His new book The Merry Spinster infuses old stories with psychological horror, tackling issues of gender and property. "The blood was already there," he says. "I was just moving the blood around."
Not My Job: We Quiz Quarterback Tom Brady On 'The Brady Bunch'
Three questions about the classic TV sitcom for the five-time Super Bowl winner and New England Patriots passer.
'The Sparsholt Affair' Finds Truth Somewhere Between Satire And Sentiment
Novelist Alan Hollinghurst's latest chronicles changing attitudes towards homosexuality in Britain through the stories of a closeted gay man — and later, his son — in the decades after World War II.
From 'F-Bomb' To 'Photobomb,' How The Dictionary Keeps Up With English
New words that enter the dictionary must meet three criteria, says Merriam-Webster lexicographer Kory Stamper: widespread use, sustained use and meaningful use. Originally broadcast April 19, 2017.
James Levine Sues Met Opera, Accuses It Of 'Cynically Hijacking' #MeToo
The conductor has sued New York's storied opera house after being fired earlier this week following the Met's internal investigation into allegations of sexual abusive conduct towards young artists.
Memorabilia For Real, Ya?
Guess which pieces of celebrity memorabilia are real and which are fake.
Tunes For Tots
We'll play a children's song by a well-known musical artist, and contestants ring in to tell us who's singing.
William Jackson Harper: Getting To The Good Place
William Jackson Harper shares where he was (physically and emotionally) when he was cast on 'The Good Place.' Then NYT ethics columnist Kwame Anthony Appiah joins him in a game about everyday ethics.
Mary J.K. Blige
Every answer in this game is the name of a famous person with initials in their name. We replaced those initials with an initialism beginning with the same letters.