Modern life has fried our attention spans. Could flexing our long term memory muscles help? NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks to actor William Sutton, who knows all 154 Shakespearian sonnets by heart.
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Cliff Owen/APWorkers began removing President Trump's name from the facade of the Kennedy Center early Saturday, hours after a court-ordered Friday deadline to remove references to Trump from the building. -
Paper Trident/Getty ImagesSo you want to ignite a reading habit this summer. How do you get back into the groove? We talk to reading enthusiasts for their best tricks — like allowing yourself to read wherever, whenever.
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More Americans are rethinking where and how they want to live. Some Americans are heading to Southeast Asia.
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They express a range of emotions, from optimism and gratitude to sadness, disappointment, and hope. -
Ten years ago Friday, a gunman walked into the LGBTQ-friendly Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, and opened fire, killing 49 people and injuring 50 more. -
Balsa wood airplanes have been a childhood toy favorite for generations. -
Spielberg's new thriller centers on a massive U.S. conspiracy to hide the fact that aliens have been visiting Earth for decades. If anything, though, the movie's pleasures feel more retro than timely. -
In Pressure, Scott plays an army meteorologist advising military officials on the date for the D-Day invasion. He previously starred in Fleabag and Ripley. Originally broadcast April 8, 2024.
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Satrapi's groundbreaking graphic novel Persepolis introduced readers to life in Iran during the Islamic revolution and the Iran/Iraq war. She died June 4, 2026. Originally broadcast June 2, 2003.
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It's camp. It's drag. A Stormaganza is coming and the Glamazonian Express is in trouble! -
Hockney moved from London to Southern California in the 1960s and was an innovative painter, photographer, stage designer and printmaker. -
Wood died earlier this week at 92
