Seattle Art Museum exhibit explores France's food identity France is known for its fine cuisine. A new exhibition at the Seattle Art Museum explores how that came to be. Ruby de Luna
'Bugonia' is a psychological thriller that keeps you guessing from scene to scene In this wickedly funny dark comedy, Emma Stone stars as a high-powered CEO who gets kidnapped by a low-ranking employee, played by Jesse Plemons, who believes she's an alien from outer space. Justin Chang
Inside a 'dead village' in Northeast China China faces major demographic problems, with a shrinking and aging population.
In case 2025 wasn't scary enough, it was a great year for horror, too From the supernatural to the slightly-too-realistic, it's been a banner year for scary movies, many of which are available to stream from home this Halloween. Aisha Harris
Nigerian Nobel winner Wole Soyinka says U.S. revoked his visa after Trump criticism Soyinka, the first African to win the Nobel Prize in literature, believes his non-resident visa could have been rejected because he likened President Trump to a former Ugandan dictator. The Associated Press
From horror to Ibsen's 'Hedda,' filmmaker Nia DaCosta pursues the genres she loves DaCosta has directed blockbusters like Candyman and The Marvels. Her latest is an adaptation of Henrik Ibsen's 1891 play, Hedda Gabler, recasting the main character as a queer, mixed-race Black woman. Tonya Mosley
White House fires entire commission that reviews designs for federal buildings The White House has fired all six members of the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts, the independent federal agency that reviews design plans for monuments, memorials, coins and federal buildings. Elizabeth Blair
Greetings from high up in Colombia's Andes, where 'prairie-style meat' is a delicacy Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world. John Otis
How to decide whether to step back from a difficult relationship — or stick it out When a loved one is behaving in a way that bothers you, should you lean into the relationship or take a break? If you're having trouble deciding, therapist KC Davis offers guiding questions. Clare Marie Schneider
