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Adam Hochschild's pensive narrative history, To End All Wars, focuses on those who fought — and also on those who refused. Hochschild is a master at chronicling how prevailing cultural opinion is formed and, less frequently, how it's challenged.

Albert Woodfox's timely account of his wrongful conviction and time in solitary confinement shows that some spirits are unbreakable; it should be required reading in an age of Black Lives Matter.

NPR polled staff and contributors for their favorite video games of the year. We discuss three games accessible to newcomers.

Warner Bros. Discovery has shelved production of its film Batgirl. It's a good time to recall her path to this point.

Virtuoso reed man Ted Nash hails from a respected West Coast jazz family, but for the last 10 years, he's been heavily involved with Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York. Nash is also an art lover, and he brings new tunes inspired by modern artists to this Piano Jazz session.

Schumer is back — kind of.

One year the telecast was actually too short. Another time an actor climbed over rows of chairs between him and his Academy Award. Björk laid eggs on the red carpet. Oscar can go weirdly off script.

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: The Secret History, a Futurama reboot and more.

Maki Kashimada's work is a fascinating exploration of the sources of our own cruelty and our level of individual agency when healing from trauma.

Journalist Michael Powell's book is about basketball the same way that Buzz Bissinger's Friday Night Lights is about football — sports are the ostensible focus, but the real interest is the community.