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Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny and Woody Norman as Jesse in <em>C'mon C'mon. </em>

Mike Mills' 'C'mon C'mon' feels like a shared memory

Mills, who also wrote and directed Beginners and 20th Century Women, says his films all ask, "What are you going to remember? Who are you going to remember it with or what are you forgetting?"

Rosalía performs at the YouTube theater on Oct. 7, 2022 in Inglewood, Calif.

What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend listening and viewing

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: the film Gamak Ghar, Rosalía's album Motomami, remembering Angela Lansbury, and more.

<em>The cover of Number One Is Walking: My Life in the Movies and Other Diversions</em> by Steve Martin and Harry Bliss.

Steve Martin tells the story of his career — through cartoons

The banjo playing, acting and writer extraordinaire decided to tell his story in a new way: collaborating on his illustrated memoir, Number One is Walking with New Yorker cartoonist Harry Bliss.

Were there ‘sundown towns’ in central Ohio?

Sundown towns were a form of discrimination and segregation prominent in the U.S. during the period after Reconstruction through the first half of the 20th century. The name comes from a warning—with either an explicit or implicit threat of violence—that people of color were not welcome in the area after sundown.

President Biden enters the Roosevelt Room on March 13 to talk about why the government backstopped all deposits at two failed banks.

Teetering banks put Biden between a bailout and a hard place ahead of the 2024 race

Voters hate bank bailouts. But letting them fail without a safety net for customers could have been even worse for President Biden ahead of the 2024 presidential race.

James Ellroy lives in Los Angeles, which serves as the setting for much of his work.

A 'Lasciviously LA' Lunch With Crime Novelist James Ellroy

Ellroy's new novel, Perfidia, follows the Los Angeles police response to a brutal murder on the eve of Pearl Harbor. In a vintage steakhouse, the author discusses the book and his tech-free lifestyle.

Mortician Caitlin Doughty says she romanticized working in a crematory, like this one in Watertown, Mass. But the reality is that modern crematories are "really industrial environments and the body goes into large industrial machines." And, she says, "oftentimes I was the only one there."

A Mortician Talks Openly About Death, And Wants You To, Too

"You're never going to be completely comfortable with it," says mortician and author Caitlin Doughty. "But it's an important process." Smoke Gets In Your Eyes is her new memoir.

Lethal Heat Waves Threaten Urban Residents

In recent years, many big cities have suffered epidemics of fatal heat stroke, and scientists predict more-frequent heat waves. But global warming isn't the only factor. Big cities also create their own heat.

A string quartet played for a Barcelona opera house full of houseplants in the early days of the COVID pandemic. The houseplants that "attended" the Barcelona performance were donated afterward to hospital workers. The event has inspired a children's book called The Enchanted Symphony.

A concert audience of houseplants? A new kids' book tells the surprisingly true tale

The latest children's book from Julie Andrews, Emma Walton Hamilton and illustrator Elly McKay is about the power of nature and music. They discussed their creative process in an interview with NPR.

Many streets boast a panoramic view of the Los Angeles skyline from the Baldwin Hills and Rachel Howzell Hall's View Park neighborhood.

Crime Writer Creates A Hero For Her Beloved, Much-Maligned South LA

In her new book, Rachel Howzell Hall introduces Elouise "Lou" Norton, a fiercely ambitious homicide detective who patrols the same Los Angeles streets that she — and Hall — grew up on.

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