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Stan Lee reflects on a lifetime of creating comics, including some imperfect superheroes. Spiderman, one of Lee's best known characters, was human first and super second. Lee tells Renee Montagne how he brought realism to a fantasy world.

Thirty years ago this week, ABC's mini-series Roots was broadcast. The finale was among the most-watched programs in TV history. Roots star LeVar Burton reflects on the impact of the series in a conversation with Rebecca Roberts.

When parents aren't sure how to approach a difficult subject, they sometimes turn to other media — and Linda Ellerbee is happy to lend a hand. She's been the host of Nickelodeon's NickNews for 22 years, and her one rule of thumb is don't dumb it down.

In the latest edition of Word of Mouth on Morning Edition, Steve Inskeep talks to Newsweek editor Tina Brown to get her reading recommendations.

Director Paul Feig and writer Katie Dippold have found a perfect pair of leads for their cop comedy. Critic Bob Mondello says Oscar winner Sandra Bullock and Oscar nominee Melissa McCarthy turn out to have enviable comic chemistry.

Rapper Kanye West drops a new album next week. But a New York Times interview has left some people asking whether the self-proclaimed 'Louis Vuitton Don' is a musical genius, a bizarre narcissist, or a bit of both? Host Michel Martin checks-in with the Barbershop guys.

It's now possible to create an impressive copy of Michelangelo's David or Rodin's The Thinker with a 3-D printer. Rather than object, some museum curators see this high-tech replication as a way to bring near-real versions of classic works to the masses.

Boston's Shaw Memorial depicts the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, which was crushed 150 years ago in South Carolina. It took American sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens 14 years to complete the Boston Common landmark.

The true-crime series re-examines the killings of 28 young black males. "It was the largest task force ever assembled ... it ended up getting the nation's attention," co-creator Donald Albright says.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Mark Rosenberg, founding director of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, about gun violence prevention and the CDC funding research on it.

Michael Stuhlbarg is having a breakout year in Hollywood. NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks to the actor about his year, which includes being in three of this year's Best Picture nominated films.

At a hospice in Nashville, volunteers sing hymns and lullabies to the dying. They're part of a national organization that uses music to soothe life's final passage.

Introducing NPR's cutting-edge, state-of-the-art, book/movie/TV recommendation algorithm: HUMANZ.

Wielding techniques that the global Theatre of the Oppressed movement used to train activists, one group challenges people to think beyond labels.

C.K. says the stories reported in The New York Times about him masturbating in front of shocked female comics are true and that he feels remorse. He said he wielded his power "irresponsibly."

A new California law regulates how autographed items may be sold. Originally intended to cover sports memorabilia and an apparently thriving market in fake autographs, bookstores are worried it will shut down popular author book signings. Now one of them has filed suit.

"OMG" might be used by younger people, but the story behind the abbreviation has a long, rich history. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with linguist Ben Zimmer about the abbreviation turning 100 years old.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Kevin Young, director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, about receiving hundreds of James Baldwin's previously unreleased letters from his estate.

Filmmaker George Lucas has selected the Windy City to house his collection of art and movie memorabilia. San Francisco had also reportedly been in contention.

Two women central to efforts to get the NFL team to drop its offensive name say the name change marks an end to a dark chapter that celebrated a harmful stereotype. And yet, their fight isn't over.

Writer Andrew Solomon on depression, identity, and listening in tough situations.

Food blogger Deb Perelman did not jump on the kale bandwagon. "I've often thought the world would be a better place if we could stop pretending that kale tastes good," she says. But one salad changed her mind.

Elaborately illustrated napkins. Famous paintings re-created using food. Depending on your viewpoint, these lunch projects are an expression of parental love or another salvo in the parenting wars.

Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is portrayed on stage in John Strand's new play, The Originalist. NPR's Rachel Martin talks to Strand and the actor who plays Scalia, Edward Gero.

Syed was convicted in 2000 of murdering his ex-girlfriend. In October, a series of podcasts produced by the makers of This American Life re-examined his case and raised questions about his guilt.