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More than 20 people were killed this week when two gunmen stormed Tunisia's national museum. NPR's Scott Simon talks with William McCants of the Brookings Institution about the attack's repercussions.

More Americans are eating alone — at restaurants and at home. Writer Simran Sethi argues in a new book that eating alone can be a courageous act that deepens appreciation of food and place.

Julian Barnes' slim but powerful new novel chronicles the difficulties composer Dmitri Shostakovich suffered under repressive Soviet regimes, and mourns what is lost when tyrants try to control art.

The Academy Awards will take place April 25 with a lot of changes in the qualifying rules due to the pandemic. This year's nominees may include films that were never screened in theaters.

Make a quiet place for yourself with music by Hildegard von Bingen, both timeless and timely for our daily life. Plus music by Bach, Taverner, Britten, and more.

Music to honor our sacred practices, from Mohammed Fairouz, Eric Whitacre, Hildegard von Bingen, and the Kronos Quartet.

Local news has been declining for years, but small news organizations with a strong presence in a community can still survive if they adapt. We look at the importance of local news organizations and their impact on their communities.

Today we talk to Farmer Lee Jones about how to sustain nutrients in veggies and other tips for spring harvests.

There are over 50 national parks in the United States. They are some of the most beautiful, and most visited, sites in the country. Mike Oswald has hiked, biked and paddled thousands of miles in the national parks. He joins today's show with suggestions for getting the most out of your next visit to a national park.

There are over 50 national parks in the United States. They are some of the most beautiful, and most visited, sites in the country. Mike Oswald has hiked, biked and paddled thousands of miles in the national parks. He joins today's show with suggestions for getting the most out of your next visit to a national park.