Search results for

Everyone wants to "make a difference" but the question is: how? Journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn set out to find the answer in their new book, A Path Appears.

Women make up half of movie viewers, and yet they are underrepresented on the big screen. Many more films are made by, for and star men, according to surveys by the Annenberg School. So as Hollywood changes and evolves, can this disparity be fixed?

Bob Mondello shares his thoughts on Timothee Chalamet's rendition of a young Willy Wonka in the new prequel to the Roald Dahl film classic Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

Hannah Marks directs John Cho and Mia Isaac in Amazon's new film Don't Make Me Go, a comedic but melancholy story of a father and daughter's road trip across America.

The first episode of this season's Invisibilia podcast explores how people cope when something happens that fundamentally shifts how they view themselves. The author's mother decided to try skydiving.

Sometimes you need a good cry at the movies. Here are some of the best heartbreak films to get the tears flowing.

Troops and their families have been pushed back to the United States after their bases in the Middle East were threatened by Iranian counterattacks. Community groups are scrambling to react.

The singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist spent years in various bands, including Birds of Chicago and Our Native Daughters. Now Russell's startling sophomore album serves as a sort of rebirth.

What does Poland's presidential election result mean for the country's place in Europe and the world? NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Polish political analyst Andrzej Bobinski.

Suzanne DiMaggio, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, explains the nuances of diplomatic moves at a time of military stalemate.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with International correspondent Daniel Estrin about how the US-Iran-Israel ceasefire is being received in Israel.

Michel Martin speaks with Texas Pastor Billy Echols-Richter about Karmelo Anthony's conviction.

Said Don Ferguson, 71: "I'm so tired of working. This is supposed to be my retirement years, and I'm working harder now than I worked at work."

Rock climbers who want to explore cliffs on private land in Kentucky hope to get help from state lawmakers to do so.

President Trump last week struck what's being called a deal with Democrats. Mary Louise Kelly talks to Jonah Goldberg of The National Review, who isn't sure that "deal" is the right term.

When he was just a teenager, Nico Ballesteros was given enough access to Ye, formerly Kanye West, that he filmed for hours. The result is a documentary called "In Whose Name?"

Hendricks puts words to jazz in insanely complex vocal arrangements of instrumental solos.

After decades of being seen as a go-nowhere investment, investors are taking a shine to gold again.

Mainstream superhero comics have a streak of teenage wish-fulfillment: Great power and great responsibility. But a new wave of comics is exploring how complicated it can be when wishes are granted.

A contemporary brass band that grew out of one of Nashville's historically Black universities is helping to expand the lost musical identity of the country capital.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Antonia Sebastian, professor of environmental science at UNC Chapel Hill, about the flood risk facing inland communities as hurricanes become more intense.

Lamar's performance was dense with narrative and guests, but for some, the weight of the show rested on one question: whether or not Lamar would play his hit "Not Like Us."

To support new moms, the city of New Orleans is trying a medical practice from the past: the house call.

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Drew Fagan, professor of global affairs and public policy at the University of Toronto, about the escalating trade war between the U.S. and Canada.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with tennis writer Courtney Nguyen about the controversy surrounding social media influencers' behavior at the U.S. Open.