Arts & Life

Speakers Forum

Bold family, parent and child: Jodie Patterson’s ‘Bold World’

A mother charts her and her son’s declarations of self

Weekend Edition Saturday

Franco Zeffirelli, Creator Of Lavish Productions On Screen And Stage, Dies At 96

The Italian director staged sumptuously visualized operas, which often resembled Renaissance paintings brought to life. On film, he brought Shakespearean and biblical tales to the big screen.

All Things Considered

Archivists Say Voice Discovered In Mexico's National Library May Be Frida Kahlo's

A recording of what is thought to be the voice of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo has was made public this week. Archivists who are digitizing and preserving a collection discovered it.

He's turning his past street life into a screenplay

The first thing you notice about Raymond Power is his smile, wide and welcoming. The second thing you see are the tattoos that wrap around his forearms, creep over the collar of his button-down shirt, and drip out of the corner of an eye down to his cheekbone. “The tattoos are a big barrier,” Power says about his search for employment. “I still get followed in stores to this day.”

Speakers Forum

Retiring the 'poop emoji' pillow and other Seattle tales at Ignite#39

Bravery meets humor as speakers share quirky stories.

Ask Me Another

Josh Gondelman: The Importance Of Being Nice

Josh Gondelman, senior producer of Showtime's Desus & Mero, explains why he gives strangers pep talks on Twitter, and faces off against comedian Catherine Cohen in a game about sports superstitions.

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Beach Reads

It's a mash-up of clues about authors' names and common beach objects. If Jay Gatsby put on sunscreen at the beach, he'd have S-P-F Scott Fitzgerald to thank.

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Catherine Cohen: Queen Of Cabernet Cabaret

Catherine Cohen talks about New York's cabaret resurgence and the art of fusing fashion with comedy. Then, she challenges Josh Gondelman to a trivia rematch inspired by her former job in a mattress showroom.

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You Heard Wrong Right

Contestants listen to clips of songs that contain factual inaccuracies and buzz in to correct the artist's mistake.

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Disco-Y History

Contestants listen to parody songs of famous disco hits and guess what 1970s phenomenon the lyrics were rewritten to describe.