NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle along with Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz and WVXU listener Debra Waller of Burlington, Kentucky.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Rebecca Wright Stevens about her new nonfiction book, "Sisters of the Midnight Sun." It's the story of a gruesome double murder in arctic Alaska.

Community square dance halls were long cherished social institutions in Western states where small populations are spread over vast distances. Dance halls in Wyoming are making a comeback.

The Trump administration's executive orders have meant that administrators are questioning what art can — and can't — be seen on campus.

In an interview with NPR, memoirist Azar Nafisi reflects on the enduring power of literature.

NPR's Scott Simon talks to Shannon Sanders about "The Great Wherever," her new novel, which tells a story through ghosts from multiple generations of a Black family on a Tennessee farm.

VR dance lesson apps like Dance Guru and Trip the Light offer a judgment-free way to learn partner dancing.

Fiction provides it's own kind of travel — right from your couch. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Irish writer Tana French about her books and others' writing that immerse readers in Ireland.

Terry Tempest Williams writes about what is easy to overlook – she calls it "the holy ordinary." She spoke with Wild Card's Rachel Martin about being present and her new book, The Glorians.

Patriotic art and music is taking center stage this year under the Trump Administration, as funds shift away from DEI. For some orgs, like the Reagan Presidential Library, this is their wheelhouse.

Most of social media is like a highlight reel. People put pictures from their amazing vacations or celebrate major accomplishments. The Endless Thread team talks with a woman who created a space online to share ordinary, and yes, even dull moments with others.

The Apple TV series wraps noir inside science fiction. With subtlety and charm, Farrell plays an earnest alien just doing his best as a private eye in Los Angeles.