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In a post on Truth Social, President Trump announced Friday afternoon that Richard Grenell is leaving the Kennedy Center. The arts complex is scheduled to close in July for renovations.
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Matt Sayles/Invision/APThe Academy Awards officially adopted the "Oscars" nickname in 1939. But who is Oscar, and who started calling them that? We may never know. But here are four enduring legends to consider. -
Prime VideoBased on a series of novels by best-selling author Patricia Cornwell, Scarpetta follows two different mysteries from two different timelines. It's structurally complicated — but it all holds up.
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A Massachusetts Institute of Technology historian of science and technology takes us back to Alexander Graham Bell's famous first telephone call on March 10, 1876. -
In the hilarious Netflix series How to Get to Heaven from Belfast, three women learn that a long estranged school friend has died in a suspicious manner — and take it upon themselves to investigate. -
Fighting robots is a cultural fantasy going back at least to Richard Matheson's 1956 story "Steel." One Detroit impresario is now bringing the idea to the stage — and real audiences. -
NPR critics share their hopes and predictions for the 2026 Academy Awards, which air on Sunday. -
One of del Toro's early acting teachers taught him to understand his character before learning lines. He's up for an Oscar for his role in One Battle After Another. Originally broadcast June 12, 2025.
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In the new HBO special from Chris Fleming, the comedian spends a lot of time talking about Terry Gross. Wild Card host Rachel Martin talks to Fleming about what he loves about the Fresh Air host.
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Bruno Mars is the most-listened to artist in the world on Spotify. He's won 16 Grammys. In case you thought there were no battles left for him to win, this week he unlocked another achievement. -
Librarian Jarrett Dapier's graphic novel tells a fictionalized account of real-life events in 2013 that restricted access to Marjane Satrapi's memoir Persepolis in Chicago Public Schools. -
A group of teenagers that formed a rock band in the 1960s never released their music until now. -
Stacey Schuhwerk and her son, Tyler, are back in Massachusetts.
