Tag: humor

As part of our StoryCorps’ Military Voices Initiative, this Veteran’s Day weekend, we hear from Anna Cherepnina, who was trying to help troops in Afghanistan deal with combat stress when she was sent reeling with a series of tragic losses.

Piano lessons and soccer practice can encourage grit. But if your kid isn’t into it, it can become a stress-inducing obligation. Here’s how to have hard conversations with your child about quitting.

This week, record-breaking ultrarunner Tara Dower talks speed-hiking the Appalachian Trail with Negin Farsad, Faith Salie, and Peter Grosz

Referred to as one of the most fascinating librarians in American history, Belle da Costa Greene is the figure who is responsible for the depth and legacy of the Morgan Library’s collection, to this day.

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The process of counting ballots has stressed out a lot of people this week. NPR’s movie critic says he’s been distracting himself from the election with cinematic counting.

Eastwood takes measured aim at the American justice system in a film that centers on a murder trial — and a juror who realizes he may be implicated in the crime.

Hey, it’s Kamala. Should we do a tiny insurrection? Quick poll: Y/N? No worries if not!

Are these the usual blank stares—or something heavier?

In Savings and Trust, historian Justene Hill Edwards tells the story of the Freedman’s Bank. Created for formerly enslaved people following the Civil War, its collapse cost depositors millions.

With 23 short essays on creatures ranging from the wombat to the spider, Katherine Rundell’s new book is essential reading for anyone whose wonder could use a jumpstart.