Month: October 2025

Uno de los géneros más escuchados en las Américas, los fotógrafos Karla Gachet e Iván Kashinsky documentan la cumbia en Colombia, México, Ecuador, Perú, Argentina y Estados Unidos.

(Image credit: Ivan Kashinsky)

Photographers and storytellers Karla Gachet and Ivan Kashinsky document cumbia music in Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina and the United States.

(Image credit: Ivan Kashinsky)

Minutes before an important job interview, Oliver Muensterer realized he’d forgotten his dress shirt. A hotel employee offered a kind and unexpected solution — the literal shirt off his back.

The Grammy Award-winning singer and musician had rigorous classical training. Now she’s making music that crosses genres: “I’ve been inspired by Golden Age films, the va-va-voom of it all,” she says.

(Image credit: Emma Summerton)

Swift’s previous albums focused on the love she yearned for. The dozen songs on her latest release combine to form a picture of true love found, tested and proven strong.

Broadway’s union for performers and stage managers says the sticking point is health care.

(Image credit: Valerie Terranova)

Photographer Katie Currid captured fans attending Chappell Roan’s tour stop in Kansas City. The Missouri native said bringing joy to the Midwest’s queer community is deeply meaningful to her.

(Image credit: Katie Currid for NPR)

Pumpkins are a harvest symbol and part of our nostalgia for a simpler time. But while the word “pumpkin” has been around for centuries, the plant dates back thousands of years.

(Image credit: Frédéric Moreau/Hans Lucas)

It’s been 50 years since the Emmy Award-winning TV writer and producer died. But watching reruns of The Twilight Zone confirms that the themes Serling tackled remain relevant.

Macy returned to the Ohio factory town where she grew up to find jobs have left, families are struggling and old friends now embrace conspiracy theories. Her new memoir is Paper Girl.