Month: October 2022

Gary Richardson provides a humorous account of how to deal with the line at the Delta Lounge, know-it-all gate agents, airport-security personnel, and uncovered coughers on your way to Detroit.

Elizabeth McCracken promised her mom she’d never write about her. But this work of fiction strives to conjure her up in order to prevent her from “evanescing.”

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In 1973, Littlefeather provided one of the most dramatic moments in Oscar history: Offering Brando’s regrets for refusing the award because of Hollywood’s treatment and portrayal of Native Americans.

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Fresh Air remembers Mantel, the Wolf Hall author who died Sept. 22. Maureen Corrigan reviews Less is Lost, by Andrew Sean Greer. Enninful became the editor-in-chief of British Vogue in 2017.

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Judging by the relentlessly average, borderline uninspired season opening episode, this 48th season of SNL is off to a bumpy start, writes our critic Eric Deggans.

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Panic and a rush for the exit left at least 125 dead, most of whom were trampled, after the game. Here’s a look at some of the major crowd disasters in recent decades.

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NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe speaks with the creator of the new podcast mini-series “Doin’ It Our Way” about why more Black families are opting for homeschool over the classroom.

NPR’s Ayesha Roscoe asks Washington Post reporter Bethonie Butler about the popularity of true crime stories and the ethics of the genre.