Hanks recently recovered from the coronavirus, so we called to check in on him. While he was on the line, we asked the man who played Mr. Rogers to answer three questions about very bad neighbors. Continue Reading ‘Wait Read More
As the coronavirus forces people to keep their distance, a humanities program in Oregon brings residents together in an old-fashioned way. Continue Reading ‘Dear Stranger’: Connecting People 1 Letter At A TimeRead More
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers gave Americans a much-needed on-screen escape in the 1930s. You can find their dance numbers online, but critic Bob Mondello recommends you watch their films in full. Continue Reading Fred And Ginger Read More
High school musicals are canceled around the country over coronavirus concerns. Broadway star Laura Benanti asked disappointed high school singers for the next best thing: performance videos. Continue Reading A Read More
Our kids' books columnist Juanita Giles reports that, stuck at home with her family, she's turned to a series by Brad Meltzer and Christopher Eliopoulos, for stories about relatable heroes. Continue Reading ‘Ordinary People’ Books Can Help Read More
The new Netflix series was inspired by Deborah Feldman's best-selling memoir about ending her arranged marriage. In the TV adaptation, the young woman leaves her home in Brooklyn and moves to Berlin. Continue Reading In Read More
Parents have been circulating ideas for how to keep kids happy — or at least occupied — during this time of social isolation due to COVID-19. Our Arts Desk has some heart-felt suggestions to offer. Continue Reading Need Some Fresh Ideas? Read More
Yo-Yo Ma has brought joy to listeners for decades with his virtuosic musicianship. Now, he is using his music to offer some comfort to a global audience in the midst of a pandemic that has sparked widespread anxiety and pain. Read More
The Irish dance spectacle has been performed for audiences all over the world. The current production was polished for the anniversary, but has been postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Continue Reading ‘Riverdance’ Turns Read More
Bigger artists may count on fan support and labels to carry them through canceled tours, but working musicians — from orchestra members and wedding singers to indie rappers — are looking elsewhere. Continue Reading From Symphony Read More
Once finding it near Seattle's infamous Gum Wall, visitors will enter a small lobby leading to eccentric installations and flashy colors on every corner. After giving the front-desk your name, staff will stamp your hand and advise visitors of three important rules: have fun, take lots of pictures and don’t break anything. Read More
Pullman and Yakima County declare emergencies. And events with more than 250 people are prohibited in Washington's King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties. That's among many updates this week to the expanding COVID-19 outbreak in the Northwest. Read More
The "Hearts of Our People" exhibition is devoted entirely to the art of Native American women past and present. "We're still very powerfully here," says Anita Fields, one of the artists in the show. Continue Reading ‘Making Is Read More
In the film Donwhill starring Will Ferrell and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, a married couple barely escapes an avalanche during a family ski vacation and are forced to reevaluate their lives. Continue Reading In ‘Downhill,’ Read More
Nnamdi Asomugha, a four-time All-Pro NFL cornerback, is making his Broadway debut in A Soldier's Play. It's been "a pretty surreal journey," he says. Continue Reading NFL Star To Broadway Star: Nnamdi Asomugha Says The Read More
The French filmmaker first wanted to make a documentary about an accused pedophile priest. But the victims convinced him that fiction would reach more viewers. It's called By the Grace of God. Continue Reading François Ozon Takes Read More
The bushy-haired former Air Force sergeant with the soothing voice rose to fame in the 1980s and '90s with his PBS show The Joy of Painting. Bob Ross died in 1995, but his popularity endures. Continue Reading The Lasting Legacy Read More
In the new Netflix series The Spy, the comic master of disguises portrays an Israeli intelligence agent who embeds in Syria during the early 1960s. It's based on the true story of Eli Cohen. Continue Reading In ‘The Read More
Morning Edition's resident poet Kwame Alexander compiled your poems inspired by memories of home, and the final crowdsourced poem is full of rich details of where you're from. Continue Reading ‘Where I’m From’: A Read More
Conceived and directed by Matthew Cherry, it follows the story of an African American father — Stephen — and his daughter, Zuri. Stephen is trying to learn how to do Zuri's glorious natural hair. Continue Reading ‘Hair Read More
Nominated for a ninth Emmy Award in acting, the star of Veep and Seinfeld talks about getting her first laugh, her rocky start at Saturday Night Live and the #MeToo movement. Continue Reading Julia Louis-Dreyfus: ‘I Read More
Twiggy Pucci Garçon got her start competing at drag balls — now, she's the runway routine choreographer for the FX show Pose, which celebrates ball culture in New York City in the '80s and '90s. Continue Reading ‘Pose’ Choreographer Read More
A California high school is staging an original musical called Ranked, set in a world where class rank means everything, and some parents are willing to pay for their student to get a better spot. Continue Reading Read More
It's that time of the year when we tip our hats — and yours — to the art of the verse. All month, tweet your mini poems with the hashtag #NPRPoetry, and we'll pick some to feature on-air and online. Continue Reading Celebrate National Read More
Since da Vinci's death, no three-dimensional work of art by him has ever been identified. That is, until now, say curators in Italy. Continue Reading Mystery Sculpture Thought To Be The Work Of Leonardo da Vinci Is Unveiled Read More
Four programs this March examine myriad aspects of women’s history, from poetry. Tina Fey takes you into the hidden world of girls around the world, Meryl Streep narrates a program… Continue Reading Celebrate Women’s History Month With Special Read More
Jonah Larson is a globally renowned crocheter — at the age of 11. He sells his goods on Instagram and donates a portion of his earnings to the Ethiopian orphanage where he was adopted. Continue Reading 11-Year-Old Wisconsin Boy Is Hooked On Read More
"A library can be a loud place," says a city official in charge of Moscow's 400-plus public libraries, which have begun attracting visitors with coffee shops, theater rehearsals and lectures. Continue Reading Once Centers Of Soviet Read More
In a new $35 million musical, the star attraction is 20 feet tall and requires 15 people to operate. He's an engineering marvel — and also basically a giant monkey puppet. Continue Reading ‘King Kong’ On Broadway Is The 2,400-Pound Read More
What to watch or read this Halloween. Maybe going out to get scared isn’t for you. Perhaps you prefer to scream inside with a room full people and a bucket of popcorn? Or maybe you just want to stay home and have more control over the bumps in the night. Read More
When artist Trevor Paglen looks up at the night sky, there's beauty and wonder, but also a planet completely transformed by humans into a "landscape of surveillance." His new exhibition at the Smithsonian American Art Museum, “Sites Unseen,” offers a new way to look at very familiar landscapes. Jeffrey Brown reports on Paglen’s latest obsession: how artificial intelligence Read More
Day of the Soldado reunites CIA agent Matt Graver (Josh Brolin) and the “hitman” of the title, Alejandro Gillick (Benicio Del Toro). With the initial blessing of the Secretary of Defense (Matthew Modine) and the supervision of a CIA handler (Catherine Keener), Graver and Gillick engineer a false-flag kidnapping to turn two Mexican cartels against each other. Read More
Superheroes now rule our world. At least the box office receipts tell us so. We’re just here to admire them, and assume the roles of background players. Thank goodness, then, we have the return of Wade Wilson in Deadpool 2. Continue Reading FILM Read More
That director Armando Iannucci succeeds here is a minor miracle. He adheres to the outlines of the historical record, but fleshes it out in Kafkaesque fashion. Continue Reading FILM REVIEW: Historic Drama Becomes Political Comedy In Read More
In 2013, the latest Academy Award-winning director, Guillermo del Toro (“The Shape of Water”), brought his keen visual sense and vivid imagination to “Pacific Rim,” a tale of giant, robotic fighting machines activated by their human pilots. Fast forward 10 years to “Uprising.” Read More
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After performing with a world-renowned orchestra, Stanford Thompson returned to Philadelphia to start Play on, Philly!, a free, afterschool music program for young children in under-resourced neighborhoods that helps them go back into the classroom and become better learners. Read More
With the awkward state of Russian-American relations back in the headlines, "Red Sparrow" as the latest starring vehicle for Academy Award-winner Jennifer Lawrence seems perfectly timed. She plays Dominika Egorova, a prima ballerina with the Bolshoi in Moscow. Continue Reading FILM REVIEW: A Read More
Thanks to a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, Daniel Ott brings music and parks together around a Northwest Landmark: Mount Rainier. PAULA GRAY / TUMBLR A… Continue Reading Homage To Mount Rainier Earns NEA Grant For Read More
Hear the music of Lili Boulanger in the Second Hour of NWPR’s Celebration of Women in Classical Music. For Women’s History Month 2016, Northwest Public Radio celebrated with a… Continue Reading NWPR’s Celebration Read More
Violinst Augustin Hadelich SEATTLE SYMPHONY Congratulations, Seattle Symphony! Another Grammy! The 2016 Grammy award for best classical instrumental solo went to violinist Augustin Hadelich, for Dutilleux: Violin Concerto, L’Arbre Des… Continue Read More
Antonin Dvorak’s 8th Symphony (1890) is one of several significant works which premiered on February 2. WIKIMEDIA COMMONS Music history refreshes itself every time you enjoy a favorite piece,… Continue Reading February 2: A Noteworthy Day In Read More
Classical music host, Gigi Yellen fries up her latke goodness! GIGI YELLEN / NWPR The original Hanukkah lights were wicks floating in oil. So the holiday’s ancient legend gives… Continue Reading Sugar On Your Latkes? Facts Read More
Conductor Alondra de la Parra at a concert in New York, 2014. FEAST OF MUSIC / FLICKR Mexican conductor Alondra de la Parra is known for her energetic, animated conducting. Take a… Continue Reading Watch Alondra De La Parra Conduct (And Read More
Beethovenian? Digging into information for the tidbits you hear next to the classical music on NWPR, we run across some interesting phenomena. Like the use of a composer’s name… Continue Reading The Composer As An AdjectiveRead More
The Arlington National Cemetery showing the tradition of honoring grave stones of veterans with the American flag on Memorial Day. CREDIT WIKIMEDIA COMMONS Music for Memorial Day serves two… Continue Reading Memorial Day Music: Commemorate & Read More
