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Southern California-based Faded Paper Figures wears its inspirations on its sleeve. On its MySpace page, bands such as The Postal Service and Stars are listed as major influences – a fact that's easy to hear on the electro-pop trio's debut, Dynamo. It features intriguing lyrics, the occasional duet, and plenty of drum machines and programmed keyboards.

The former poet laureate reflects on his brother's passing in the new poem "August Notebook: A Death." The elegy is included in Hass' new collection, The Apple Trees at Olema, which includes material from his first five works — as well as new poems on the art of storytelling and personal relations in a violent world.

Even the bard wasn't as bawdy or silly as drug-addled scholar "Willie" Shakespeare Greenberg, the fumbling protagonist of Jess Winfield's lovingly naughty academic picaresque, My Name Is Will.

Novelist Geraldine Brooks, poet Robert Hass, Western essayist William Kittredge: from critic Alan Cheuse, an array of books to keep winter's chill and the ever-earlier dark at bay — at least in the circle of light by the reader's chair.

Even a real poetry lover might find a 1,132-page anthology a bit daunting. But The Oxford Book of American Poetry is less for heavy lifting and more for browsing, in pursuit of old and new poetic pals.

Liane Hansen and NPR's Andy Trudeau conclude their series of iscussions on Oscar-nominated dramatic film scores. Today, Andy presents a umber of 1995's overlooked scores - those that didn't get an Oscar nomination. xcerpts are presented from "First Knight" (Epic EK 67270), "The Scarlet Letter" Epic EK 67431), "Goldeneye" (Virgin 7243 8 41048 25), "How to Make an American uilt" (MCA MCAD-11373), "Waterworld" (MCA MCAD-11282) and "Alexander Nevsky" BMG 09026-61926-2). They also re-cap the five nominees: John Williams for Nixon" (Illusion/Hollywood HI-62043-2), Patrick Doyle for "Sense and ensibility" (Sony SK-62258), Luis Bacalov for "Il Postino" (Miramix/Hollywood H-62029-2), and James Horner for both "Apollo 13" (MCA MCAD3P-3432) and Braveheart" (London 448-295-2).

In considering the glories of the world around him, writer and conservative commentator William F. Buckley, Jr. finds it easier to believe in a divine creator than in the vagaries of nature.

Donald Trump is the first former U.S. president to face criminal charges. But Ulysses S. Grant was the first president to be arrested.

Sen. John McCain on Wednesday outlined his foreign policy goals in a speech in Los Angeles. The presumptive GOP presidential nominee called for the United States to work more collegially with allies and to live up to its duties as a world leader. He also raised questions about Bush policies — while remaining firmly in support of the Iraq war.

This summer, All Things Considered is on the hunt for great reading recommendations. In our first installment, John Evans, owner of Diesel, A Bookstore, in California, shares his suggestions.

A community in Charlotte celebrated Juneteenth Thursday by reflecting on the deep connection between Black history and the land many generations depended on for survival.

Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools is considering multiple updates to its code of conduct, including new offenses related to the use of cell phones and metal cups.

The Internal Revenue Service reached a deal to share tax information about some immigrants without legal status, marking a major change in how tax records can be used.

A U.S. official has confirmed to NPR that the Trump administration is planning to deport migrants to Libya, but a federal judge blocked any deportations there without due process.

The bill is named for a Georgia nursing student who was killed last year by a Venezuelan man without legal status who had a criminal record.

President Trump's travel ban on a dozen countries includes Afghanistan. Since American troops left in August of 2021, many Afghans have already arrived in the U.S. but many more are still waiting.

After the agency called on DACA recipients to self-deport, Democrats are asking for answers on how mass deportations are affecting the group of immigrants also known as 'DREAMers.'

In the trial of Randall Kerrick Friday, jurors heard the former CMPD officer recount his version of the events that led to the shooting death of Jonathan…

Former President Donald Trump, who is teasing another run, is holding a large rally at the Iowa State Fairgrounds Saturday night.

North Carolina Republican Sen. Ted Budd is urging the Trump administration to rethink how it enforces immigration laws, arguing that current tactics fail to distinguish between undocumented immigrants who are committing crimes and those who are otherwise working and following the law.