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English playwright Harold Pinter is awarded the 2005 Nobel Prize in Literature. He is the author of plays such as The Birthday Party and The Caretaker. Pinter has earned his own adjective, "Pinteresque," which refers to his use of spare dialogue and banal settings to create a sense of dread and implied violence in everyday relationships.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Tanya Saracho, the creator of the series Vida. It's set in Boyle Heights, a predominantly Latino Los Angeles neighborhood, and seen, says Saracho, through a "brown gaze."

Thanks to police and FBI records and witness accounts, it's becoming clearer — if still impossible to comprehend — what transpired in Orlando in the early hours of June 12.

There are some great beginnings in music, classical and otherwise. Recently, listeners of BBC Radio 2 voted the beginning of Led Zeppelin's Whole Lotta…

Last week I told you about concert pianist Jonathan Biss' online course on Beethoven's piano sonatas, offered through Coursera in conjunction with the…

WEAK POST, WITH A FIVE-PART VIDEO ONLY. TRASH IT. Mondays can be tough; rainy Mondays are worse. As you get into your work week, let Igor Stravinsky put a…

Lawmakers from the Ohio House and Senate are readying to start negotiations on the two chambers' budgets. The Senate passed a two-year, $55 billion budget…

O'Connor, who had one of the biggest hits of the early 1990s with her version of "Nothing Compares 2 U," became as well known for her political convictions and the tumult in her life as for her songs.

Our feature "First Mention" discovers audio of Republican presidential candidate John Kasich's 1987 debut on NPR's air.

In this Guest DJ session, the off-the-wall singer talks about living out of his car and working at a warehouse before his Tiny Desk Contest entry went viral. He's since signed with Warner Records.