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A makeshift city full of refugees is the scene for the new off-Broadway play The Jungle. NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with two of its actors, Ammar Haj Ahmad and Milan Ghobsheh.

Back in print after 70 years, Sandor Marai's gorgeous Hungarian novel about infidelity and shattered love still resonates with surprises.

Food writer Eve Turow shares the foods and customs she delighted in — many of which have French and Dutch roots — during her recent travels in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos.

These skewered arrangements of preserved and fresh meats, cheeses and vegetables are a Basque contribution to the regional tradition of tapas, or small plates. Creating colorful patterns and explosive flavors in one bite, pixtos facilitate mingling, talking and sharing among guests.

The stars of the opera world are joined by well-known names from pop and rock music in Modena, Italy, for the funeral of tenor Luciano Pavarotti. Although he was never as popular in his home country, Pavarotti achieved worldwide fame as the man who brought opera to a new audience.

You don't usually travel to distant places with heavy books. And besides, you're traveling, not reading, right? But author Adam Wilson suggests three books that you should take with you — regardless of their weight. Do you have a favorite book to read while you travel? Let us know in the comments.

On Wednesday, 11/7 at noon we'll hear bass Kodi Meyer in Johannes Brahms' Vier ernste Gesaenge. Also on the program are Domenico Scarlatti's Sonata in B…

A comparison of the third movement of Mozart's Sonata in B-Flat Major, as well as music by Chabrier, Chopin and Granados.

Seven composers whose last names start with the letter B.

Novelist David Levithan takes a wry look at adultery, while food writer Jessica Harris takes an African journey, astronomer Mike Brown explains the demotion of planet Pluto, novelist Stephen Amidon probes the human heart with his cardiologist brother, Thomas, and veterinarian Nicholas Dodman offers help for aging dogs.