Mallory Yu
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Witches have long cast a spell on our imaginations, but real people practice witchcraft too. One woman dedicated a year to find out what it means to be a practicing witch.
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In her new book, The Witching Year: A Memoir of Earnest Fumbling Through Modern Witchcraft, Diana Helmuth explores witchcraft as a religion and confronts her own skepticism.
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In a rare example of Taylor Swift's love life making headlines, fans are swooning over the superstar's potential new beau, footballer Travis Kelce.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author R.F. Kuang on her novel Yellowface and why she wanted to write a book about cultural appropriation in the publishing world.
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Each week, guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: the Mystery Menu series, The Alarmist podcast, Every Body and Two Can Play That Game.
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NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with critic Keith Phipps about the poor performance of Pixar's new movie Elemental and what it says about the movie industry.
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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Jeonghee "JJ" Jin, CEO of Pearl Abyss America, about South Korean video games pushing for the international markets.
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Cartoonist Gene Luen Yang talks about the new television adaptation of his graphic novel American Born Chinese.
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Iam Tongi is the first Pacific Islander to win American Idol. His dad died a few months before Tongi's audition, which he says his mom signed him up for and pushed him to practice.
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R.F. Kuang talks about her new novel Yellowface and why she wanted to write a book about cultural appropriation in the publishing world.