President Trump To Tour Puerto Rico's Devastation From The Air
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: President Trump is expected to travel to Las Vegas tomorrow. But today, he and first lady Melania Trump are at the scene of another, although...
View Article'We Feel Forgotten': In Storm-Battered Home Of Musical Hit, Help Comes...
Residents of La Perla are still waiting for help. The notoriously dangerous barrio of candy colored homes is bordered by the Caribbean on one side and the ancient city walls of Old San Juan on the...
View ArticlePuerto Rico's 'Singing Newspapers' Tell A Story Of Resilience
Since Hurricane Maria, people in Puerto Rico have been without easy access to electricity, clean drinking water, or food. Many are still staying in shelters; some are living in the ruins of their...
View ArticleMore Women Accuse Harvey Weinstein Of Sexual Harassment
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: When allegations of sexual harassment first surfaced about film producer Harvey Weinstein, Hollywood responded with near silence, a silence...
View ArticleOrange Chicken, Panda Express' Gift To American Chinese Food, Turns 30
Happy birthday, Orange Chicken. There are a lot of home recipes now for this dish. But Panda Express, the country's largest Chinese-American fast food chain, claims to have created this sweet and sour...
View Article'Guerrilla Tacos': Street Food With A High-End Pedigree
How many taco trucks do you know that not only have a cookbook but a theme song? Wes Avila's Guerrilla Tacos truck does – and has once again made food critic Jonathan Gold's influential list of...
View ArticleMexico, Music And Family Take Center Stage In 'Coco'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=946WZKoMSlU Pixar's newest animated movie, Coco, is meant to be a love letter to Mexico. The movie has a Latino cast. It's full of Mexican music, culture and folklore —...
View ArticlePixar's John Lasseter Takes Leave Of Absence After Harassment Allegations
John Lasseter, the chief creative officer of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios, says he's taking a six month leave of absence amid sexual harassment allegations. Lasseter announced his sabbatical...
View ArticleAccomplished Actress And Humanitarian Meghan Markle To Marry Prince Harry
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Prince Harry V in line to the British throne has announced he will marry American actor and model Meghan Markle. On the BBC today, the couple...
View ArticleAt Design Miami, The Future Isn't So Bright
A chair is just a chair, unless it's designed as a sound-insulated "isolation sphere": a space-age, egg-shaped pod that was created by a French architect in 1971. It's the kind of unique object you can...
View ArticleFor 'Last Jedi' Director, The Journey To 'Star Wars' Began With Action Figures
The Last Jedi — the newest chapter in the Star Wars saga — marks the return of actors Mark Hamill, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver and the late Carrie Fisher to their Force Awakens characters. The space...
View ArticleActivism At The 75th Golden Globes Went Beyond Black Dresses
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit DAVID GREENE, HOST: Last night at the Golden Globes, it was all about women working in Hollywood and elsewhere. The host of the awards show, Seth Meyers, really...
View ArticleMary J. Blige Gets Hollywood Walk Of Fame Star On Her Birthday
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit DAVID GREENE, HOST: Mary J. Blige is having a moment. The nine-time Grammy-winning singer has been getting lots of award nominations for acting in the film...
View ArticleAt 60th Annual Grammy Awards, Bruno Mars Dominates Major Categories
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Pop singer Bruno Mars swept last night's Grammy Awards. Many people expected hip hop - and Latin music to dominate. Instead, Bruno Mars...
View ArticleInside The Winchester Mystery House
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: The new movie "Winchester" is a paranormal horror film about one of the largest haunted houses in America. The story is based on the...
View ArticleHollywood Diversity Study Finds 'Mixed Bag' When It Comes To Representation
The global box office success of Black Panther is no surprise to UCLA sociologist Darnell Hunt. His annual report on Hollywood diversity argues that movies and TV shows with diverse casts and creators...
View ArticleThe 'Wrinkle In Time' Movie Began As A Fifth-Grader's Dream
To create the fantastical, otherworldly story in A Wrinkle In Time , the cast and crew traveled to the mountains of New Zealand and to a sequoia forest in Northern California. They also created...
View ArticleWhat Gun Violence Protesters Can Learn From 1968's Chicano Blowouts
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit DAVID GREENE, HOST: This year's school walkouts protesting gun violence echo an earlier generation of high school students in East Los Angeles. Fifty years ago,...
View ArticleLooking At Photographer George Rodriguez
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Photographer George Rodriguez chronicled Los Angeles for nearly six decades from Hollywood to the Chicano movement to hip-hop and beyond. As...
View ArticleDisneyland Fan Amassed A Collection Over 25 Years. Now It's For Sale
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