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The National Book Foundation winnowed the list of contenders for its literary prize to just 20 — or five finalists each in four categories. Among them are Jesmyn Ward, Min Jin Lee and Frank Bidart.

At a ceremony at Tokyo's Akasaka palace, the president appears to grow weary of a traditional koi feeding — so he simply dumps the contents of his box of fish food. But video tells the whole tale.

One of hip-hop's most revered producers brings his songs to life behind the Tiny Desk, with the help of a four-piece band.

When President Trump visited the Vatican in May, Spicer was left off a list of White House officials who had a chance to meet the pope. Spicer resigned as press secretary on July 21.

An Ohio State University survey shows that sexual assault of female students is more prevalent for students with disabilities than those without. The…

Kiyoko speaks with NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro about her debut album, Expectations, and the importance of songs for and about girls who like girls.

There is a belief out there that you've gotta have maximum talent to make it to the top. Hogwash. What you really need is the flow. What is talent, and…

The great mezzo-soprano Marilyn Horne comes to Oberlin College every October for a week of private lessons and public master classes. I generally take a…

TWO AUDIO PIECES The Metropolitan Opera opens tonight with a new staging of an old favorite, Puccini's Tosca, complete with sex, love, more sex, attempted…

ONE AUDIO PIECE - MUSIC. I've just watched a film I liked very much, Alexandra, made in Chechnya in 2006 by Alexandre Sokurov. It's the story of an old…