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Storyteller Kevin Kling tells of a day on the ball field. This small tale grows to such epic proportions that it would make Homer proud.

Contributor Alexander Tuerk revisits departed family and the virtual worlds that sustained him in uncertain times.

In her new album, 'Squeeze,' Sasami invites listeners to process their rage and disillusionment as a way to bring them closer to healing.

After a two-year renovation, the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute is reopening with an exhibit on the work of Charles James, who is now obscure, but considered America's first couturier.

President Biden's pick for the next director of the CDC is Dr. Mandy Cohen, an internal medicine physician with experience in state and federal government.

'Magic: the Gathering' partnered with fantasy's most iconic book series and inspired a bidding war over a special "The One Ring" card so fierce it'd make Gollum blush.

Host Elissa Nadworny speaks with NPR music journalist Stephen Thompson about new albums from Feist and Black Thought.

You don't need to be H.G. Wells to make these journeys — from ancient Korea to future Oxford University and outer space in the 25th century, just turn the page and you'll be there.

Arnold "Red" Auerbach, the great Boston Celtics coach, died Saturday at the age of 89. Auerbach coached the team during the 1950s and 60s when the Celtics won a record eight consecutive NBA championships. Debbie Elliott gets behind-the-scenes stories from Tom Heinsohn, who was a player and coach under Auerbach.

The organization's reaction to North Carolina's 2016 "bathroom bill" has had a lasting impact, causing lawmakers to wonder if they'll lose lucrative sporting events.

During a presidential trip, the report says, the former White House physician made inappropriate comments about a female subordinate, then got drunk and banged on her door in the middle of the night.

Director Fernando Frías de la Parra's Netflix film I'm No Longer Here is Mexico's entry for Best International Feature Film at the Oscars. "He's truly original," says Roma director Alfonso Cuarón.

The nation's largest suburban shopping mall was filled with consumers, while National Guard troops stood guard in downtown Minneapolis. Making sense of the contrasting images is hard.

NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Brandon Hobson about his new book The Removed and the line between the past and the present.

Gilby’s Apple Orchard in Aitkin was recently picked as one of the top 10 apple orchards in MN. Owner David Gilbertson explains that “over the years we’ve…

Lucas Hedges plays the lead in the film Boy, Erased, which is based on the life story of Garrard Conley. Hedges speaks with NPR's Michel Martin about the role.

The offshore drilling industry now has equipment on standby to respond to a similar emergency. But critics says stronger regulation is still needed to prevent another massive oil spill.

As families around the country fill their freezers with matzo balls and gefilte fish in preparation for the coming Passover Seder, a new book asks: What does it mean for a food to be Jewish?

It was a vibrant industry in the late 1800s and while ice harvesting is no longer commercially viable, the tradition is being kept alive in the small town of South Bristol, Maine.