Arts & Life

'I wanted to buy her time': A mother looks back on her daughter's terminal cancer

Sarah Wildman's daughter Orli died at age 14. "She would sometimes ask me, 'What do you think I did to deserve this?' And of course, that's not an answerable question," Wildman says.

Actor and Oscar nominee Jesse Eisenberg plays a game of Wild Card

Calvin Klein returns to the runway at New York Fashion Week

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Rachel Tashjian, fashion critic of the Washington Post, about the once-exalted brand Calvin Klein returning to the runway at New York Fashion Week.

Washington state nonprofit offers free therapy on wheels

It can be hard to keep your mental health in check, especially when dealing with housing insecurity.

Will bald eagle eggs hatch this year?

Jackie and Shadow are a mating pair of bald eagles in Southern California that have riveted thousands of viewers with the live cam of their eggs.

Rapper Fat Tony is performing to help others, even as he mourns his 'Altadena dream'

Rapper and musician Anthony Obi, known by his stage name Fat Tony, talks with NPR's Ailsa Chang about losing his home in Altadena to the Eaton Fire earlier this month.

Palestinian and Israeli filmmakers team up to create 'No Other Land'

This Oscar-nominated documentary, which tells the story of the Israeli military's demolition of Palestinian homes in the West Bank, was created by a team of two Palestinian and two Israeli filmmakers.

Secrets feed on time in the masterful novel 'Mothers and Sons'

Adam Haslett's compelling novel focuses on the strained relationship between an asylum lawyer and his mother. It's a beautiful appreciation of the all-too-human mess of life.

For 'Severance' star Adam Scott, there's no separation between work and home

In the Apple TV+ sci-fi drama, now in its second season, Scott plays a man who has a chip implanted in his brain that allows him to sever his work and home lives. Originally broadcast April 6, 2022.