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NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with scholar Safiya Noble about how advancements in artificial intelligence could further perpetuate biases in society.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Antonia Cereijido and M.G. Lord about their new podcast, LA Made: The Barbie Tapes, based on their archival tape of interviews with major players in the doll's creation.

To kick off our series "Thrilled To Death," author Scott Turow recommends Graham Greene's The Power and the Glory.

As the saga behind an unsanctioned tree-trimming unfolds, the legal protections surrounding trees in California are made clear.

Although populated with barnyard animals, the opera speaks volumes about human nature, though some of Janacek's most touching music.

Execution, extortion, and exploitation. No, it's not an episode of Showtime's Dexter. It's Puccini's operatic thriller Tosca, which takes a surprisingly realistic approach to the passage of dramatic time with scenes of physical and psychological torture.

Don't let the prickly skin deter you. Beneath that tough exterior is a bold, luscious fruit with tons of potential, from savory main courses to dessert.

Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians children's books have become so popular that independent bookstores have started running day camps for children based on the series. Just like Percy Jackson, these kids' adventures come right out of Greek mythology.

The streamer said it added 5.9 million customers during the second quarter. Its share price has almost doubled over the past year.

Marcia Muller has written dozens of mystery novels set in San Francisco, her city of choice, starring no-nonsense Detective Sharon McCone — one of contemporary fiction's first liberated female private detectives.