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Aira's oddball new novella chronicles his love affair with the magazine Artforum, to which he ascribes almost magical qualities. It's a giddy, self-indulgent but delightful read.

Annalee Newitz's tale of a pharmaceutical pirate and the dangerous agents hunting her is built on tender, intimate characterizations that probe notions of selfhood, gender and ownership.

A new book worries that growing up with smartphones and the Internet has been harmful to a generation of kids. Critic Annalisa Quinn says intergenerational carping is a long, and unhelpful tradition.

Author Neil Gaiman first encountered the Norse gods in the pages of old Marvel Comics reprints, when he was 6 years old. Now, he's written his own versions of these ancient tales of gods and monsters.

The star has just released The Very Best of Mick Jagger, the first overview of his many solo projects since 1970. He recently discussed the CD, the current state of the music scene and what’s different about working without the Stones.

Zanny Minton Beddoes, The Economist's editor in chief, just visited Ukraine. She says, despite all its drone weaponry, Kyiv is under extraordinary bombardment, as Russia tries to make it unlivable.

NPR's Rachel Martin talks to director Sam Pollard about the HBO documentary, Black Art: In the Absence of Light. The film celebrates the rich history of art by Black Americans.

The Trump administration is implementing drastic changes throughout the federal government. The man driving the changes is Elon Musk.

Jess Clark, host of Louisville Public Media's podcast 'Dig', examines how alleged abuse by school staff went unaddressed for nearly 18 years in Louisville.

Puerto Rican musician Residente is gearing up for his biggest fight yet – challenging the meaning of America.

Steven Rattner, who led the Obama administration's restructuring of the auto industry in 2009, weighs in on the current strike against the big three automakers.

"I would do it again and again and again," says one Hutu woman who defied orders and sheltered Tutsis during the 1994 genocide. Rwanda is beginning to recognize people who rescued those at risk.

Trump visits the Federal Reserve's headquarters, questions about Epstein files follow lawmakers home, as starvation spreads in Gaza, ceasefire talks stall.

Prosecutors will seek the death penalty for the suspect in Charlie Kirk's death, President Trump is in the U.K. for a rare second state visit, FBI director returns to Capitol Hill.

The House will vote Tuesday on a bill to release the Epstein files, the Epstein files reveal fractures in Trump's MAGA coalition, Saudi crown prince to will visit the White House Tuesday.

WBUR's Deborah Becker visits a community in the north of Italy, thought to be a model for these kinds of addiction treatment centers.

In part three of our series on addiction treatment communities, WBUR's Deborah Becker visits a healing farm in the US.

White House responds to correspondents' dinner shooting with praise and blame, investigation into the shooting and suspect continues, King Charles arrives in U.S. for state visit.

U.S. lifts oil sanctions on Iran, Trump visits Pennsylvania to tout economic wins, judge blocks DOJ subpoenas targeting Minnesota officials.

Thousands of residents of this barrier island remain displaced a year after the costliest hurricane in state history.

You've got only 4,000 weeks to live, give or take. While that may come as a brutal dose of reality, it's also an opportunity to think about how you're spending that time.

Twenty-two percent of high school dropouts say they left school to take care of a family member, according to a study funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates…

For more than 20 years, American Girl dolls and books have been big sellers. Now the series is going to the movies. Kit Kittredge: An American Girl opens this week in selected cities — and nationwide on July 2.

Over the past decade, colleges and universities across the country have seen an influx of students with mental health needs. Some campus health centers are exploring new systems to help meet the growing demand for services.

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is known for her far-right domestic policies, but she is supporting Ukraine. However, some of her coalition partners do not.