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The much-performed Henrik Ibsen play "Hedda Gabler" has a new big-screen adaptation, "Hedda." This time, Tessa Thompson takes on the title role, and she's getting Oscar buzz in the process.

Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, founder and drummer of The Roots, has written a new book. "Hip-Hop Is History" is a very personal take on the influence of rap and how it's changed, for better or worse.

In a new cookbook, culinary historian Michael W. Twitty pays homage to the rich tapestry of cultures that have shaped Southern cuisine — and keeps a gimlet eye on the region's complicated history.

The first three of 30 paintings sold in Los Angeles for a record-shattering $662,000. The rest will go up for auction in various cities throughout 2026. Ross painted many of them live on his PBS show.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Regina Barber and Emily Kwong, hosts of the Short Wave podcast, about the mysteries of multicellular organisms, a house built with diapers, and the physics of gummy candy.

Demand for professional Santas and other seasonal workers seems to have cooled. Could that be a sign we're in a recession?

Critic-at-large John Powers gives his due to the movies, TV and books he wasn't able to cover earlier in the year, including La Grazia, Andor, Mississippi Blue 42 and the documentary Mr. Scorsese.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Abbot Elementary's Sheryl Lee Ralph about her lengthy career and finding a spotlight later in life.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks to actor Chris O'Dowd about the second season of the comedy series "The Big Door Prize," and what first drew him to the project.

There is no clear choice for this year's Song of the Summer in the same way Beyonce's "Break My Soul" dominated the summer of 2022.

Solar experts say there's never been a faster adoption of solar, with panels popping up on rooftops.

In 2015, Reiner collaborated with his son, Nick Reiner, on Being Charlie, a story about addiction, loosely based on Nick's experiences. Rob Reiner talked about the film with Fresh Air in September.

The Department of Justice has fired hundreds of employees this year, transforming a federal workforce that enjoys vast powers and responsibility over issues affecting the lives of everyday Americans.

The 1995 adaptation of Terry McMillan's novel celebrated the beauty of Black sisterhood.

The playwright Tom Stoppard, who penned shows including Arcadia and Travesties and the screenplay for Shakespeare in Love, died last week.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Interim Superintendent Hugh Hattabaugh recently walked out of a private meeting with the African-American Faith Alliance. Clashing accounts of that meeting reveal rifts over choosing a superintendent and educating Black kids.

A study of pets who live near Chemours plant in Fayetteville found that the animals have much higher concentrations of PFAS in their blood than is considered safe by the EPA, which is 70 parts per trillion.

This past week marked one year since the first case of COVID-19 was diagnosed in North Carolina — the local beginning of a whirlwind pandemic that would change nearly everything about the daily lives of most people.

The number of vaccinated Latinos in Mecklenburg County has doubled in the past three months. Still, two-thirds of Latino residents in the county are not yet vaccinated. The county and other organizations are joining efforts to close this gap.

European countries are importing more and more wood pellets from plants across the U.S. South to be burned for energy in place of coal. In this installment of The Wood Energy Dilemma, we visit the Enviva plant in North Carolina's Northampton County.