Arts and Lifestyle

Olivia Blunt gets a job of working with a sleuth, but can she keep it? NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Liza Tully about her new mystery, "The World's Greatest Detective and Her Just Okay Assistant."

Denver museum officials found a fossil 750 feet under a parking lot through a 5-inch opening.

Blockbuster movie releases are increasingly being paired with expensive pieces of memorabilia: specialty popcorn buckets. But how much are fans willing to pay for these? Turns out, a lot.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with KCFR listener Adam Borden and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

A tapestry embroidered with scenes of the 1066 Norman invasion is returning to the U.K. for the first time in 900 years. On a state visit, France's president announced a loan to the British Museum. (This story first aired on All Things Considered on July 10.)

The finale of Love Island USA airs Sunday night. Critic Aisha Harris says it's impossible to separate the season's racial and ethnic diversity from the show's mealy-mouthed handling of behind-the-scenes drama.

They all showed off their talents at this year's Smithsonian Folklife Festival. The theme: How youth keep cultural traditions alive.



This week, Wait Wait is live in Des Moines with host Peter Sagal, special guest Jan Jensen and panelists Hari Kondabolu, Emmy Blotnick, and Faith Salie

The original Birkin bag — made specifically for the singer and actress Jane Birkin — just sold for more than $10 million at Sotheby's in Paris.

Gen Z is in a sex recession. Not because they're less horny, but because they're more afraid.