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Trombonist and composer Curtis Fuller, a pivotal figure on his instrument since the ’50s and a beloved mentor, passed away May 8. He was 86. His death was confirmed by his daughter, Mary Fuller, and by the Jazz Foundation of America. “His sound was massive, striking and immediate, a waveform that was calibrated to overload […]

Tune-Yards Shares The Inspiration Behind ‘Sketchy’

When you listen to a song by Tune-Yards , it can be like listening to a beautiful, but abstract painting. There are layers and layers of sound, complex rhythms and melodies, and lots to interpret in the band’s often socially conscious lyrics. In this session, Merrill Garbus and Nate Brenner of Tune-Yards joined me from […]

‘Underground Railroad’ Director Barry Jenkins Sees Film As An ‘Empathy Machine’

For director Barry Jenkins, filming The Underground Railroad has been the most difficult undertaking of his career. Amazon’s new series based is based on Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about an enslaved teenage girl who escapes from a brutal Georgia plantation. The series, which was filmed in Georgia, depicts the underground railroad as a literal […]

Taylor Swift Makes Cameo On High School Students’ Year-End Exam

Emerging Cicadas May Be Creepy To Some, But They’ve Long Been Revered In Chinese Art

Our new cicada overlords have officially arrived. You might be using Cicada Safari to track Brood X, which appears to be slowly emerging from the earth in the U.S. all the way from Florida to Michigan. But cicadas are global citizens. In China, the critters have long been symbolically significant. “Cicadas are actually quite prominent […]

Ani DiFranco: Tiny Desk (Home) Concert

The Tiny Desk is working from home for the foreseeable future. Introducing NPR Music’s Tiny Desk (home) concerts, bringing you performances from across the country and the world. It’s the same spirit — stripped-down sets, an intimate setting — just a different space. Ani DiFranco has always done things her way, and for this Tiny […]

Rapper Esoteric On New Album ‘Super What?’

NPR At 50: Life Advice From Listeners Who Hit The Half-Century Mark

In honor of NPR’s 50th birthday, we asked listeners who reached that milestone for some life advice. Hundreds answered.

Sunday Puzzle: Supermarket Scramble

On-air Challenge: Every answer today is something — or someone — you might see at a supermarket. Rearrange the given letters to get the answer. Ex. I SEAL — AISLE 1. LIED 2. BAR KEY 3. SOUPCON 4. A GERMAN 5. THE CURB 6. CHAMP RAY 7. PRO NIGHTCAPS Last week’s challenge: This challenge comes […]

‘The Perfect Candidate’ Sees A Saudi Doctor Driving Change

Fandom Can Be A Lot Like High School — Here’s How To Avoid The Bad Stuff

Supportive fandoms can be like “the best parts of high school.” Here’s how to avoid the bad The first thing Kristen Lopez remembers being a fan of is Disney, specifically the Pirates of the Caribbean movies. “I remember celebrating my birthday … and we all went and saw it, full disclosure, I saw Pirates of […]

A Constitutional Quirk Inspired Stacey Abrams’ New Thriller, ‘While Justice Sleeps’

A Supreme Court justice is gravely ill, ideological control of the court hangs in the balance — throw in a ruthless president and an international conspiracy, and what you have is the plot of Stacey Abrams’s new novel, While Justice Sleeps . Yes, that Stacey Abrams, the Georgia politician, and she’s written a thriller ripped […]

Elon Musk Leans On Elonisms As ‘Saturday Night Live’ Host

Tech billionaire Elon Musk hosted Saturday Night Live this weekend, in a debut performance that drummed up a lot of reaction before his big night even began. As the night unfolded, Musk, CEO of electric carmaker Tesla and chief engineer of SpaceX, played a range of characters, including: a doctor at a “Gen Z hospital,” […]

Celebrities Push For Vaccine Equity At ‘Vax Live’ Benefit Concert

A benefit concert leveraged major star power in a Saturday broadcast to address the latest obstacles to resolving the pandemic: vaccine inequity and vaccine hesitancy. During Global Citizen’s “Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World,” politicians, celebrities and musicians pleaded with the public to get vaccinated and discouraged world leaders from stockpiling vaccine supplies, […]

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Will Smith Movie ‘Emancipation’ Abandoned Georgia Filming Location – kiss951.com kiss951.com Will Smith production pulls out of Georgia due to Election Law Fallout 11Alive.com WXIA Will Smith, Antoine Fuqua will no longer film slave drama ‘Emancipation’ in Georgia CNBC Will Smith Film ‘Emancipation’ Pulls Production From Georgia Business Insider Apple and Will Smith move their new film ‘Emancipation’ about […]

NPR At 50: Founding Mothers Reflect On Radio Past And Present

Natalie Bergman Explores Grief, Faith In New Album ‘Mercy’

Ian Manuel Discusses Incarceration At A Young Age In New Memoir

‘The Most Beautiful Girl In Cuba’ Steps Out Of The Headlines And Onto The Page

A young woman’s imprisonment in 1896 Havana becomes headline fodder for two American newspaper giants fueling U.S. involvement in Cuba’s rebellion against brutal Spanish rule. But the story behind the headlines, as told by Chanel Cleeton in her new novel, The Most Beautiful Girl in Cuba , is an inspirational tale of courage, love, and […]