Avery Keatley

Many of our childhood movie choices are defined by the films our parents wouldn't let us see. An NPR panel of movie lovers discusses the films they were forbidden to watch and what it was like to finally see them.

Henry Louis Gates Jr. previews the complex, multi-generational stories shaping the newest season of PBS' Finding Your Roots.

Each year, UNESCO recognizes culturally significant practices, traditions and customs. 2025's list includes weaving, handmade paper craftsmanship, yurt making, a genre of Cuban music and yodeling.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks to Tramell Tillman and Britt Lower, stars of the Apple TV+ series Severance, about their complex character arcs and show's highly-anticipated second season.

NPR's Pien Huang, Avery Keatley and Bob Mondello explore what works about road trip movies centered on women.

NPR staffers take on a perennial question: What makes for a good summer movie?

A new collection of poetry from Emily Bright explores the early days of motherhood.

Amid the devastation and fear in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, a mother reflects on one way she and her family found some joy and connection along some train tracks.

NPR's Pien Huang speaks with author and playwright Betty Shamieh about her debut novel, Too Soon.