A few things to consider before committing a museum heist With the theft of valuable jewels from The Louvre this week, NPR looks into the economic imperatives for going to the trouble of stealing artifacts from museums. Chloe Veltman
'It Was Just an Accident' is a blast of pure anti-authoritarian rage Iranian director Jafar Panahi has been arrested repeatedly in his home country. His shockingly funny new revenge thriller was informed by the stories of people he met in prison. Justin Chang
Filmmaker Guillermo del Toro says 'I'd rather die' than use generative AI Del Toro's new Frankenstein adaption reimagines Mary Shelley's 1818 Gothic novel. Frankenstein was like a tech bro: "creating something without considering the consequences," he explains. Terry Gross
Misty Copeland hangs up her pointe shoes after performing at retirement show Misty Copeland took one last spin on her pointe shoes Wednesday, as she retired after a trailblazing career in which she became an ambassador for diversity in an overwhelmingly white art form. The Associated Press
New festival in Portland honors York, an enslaved member of Lewis and Clark's team Portland launches York Fest, an event to honor an enslaved Black man named York who entered what is now Oregon as part of the Lewis and Clark expedition. Deena Prichep
Lessons on love from 'meet cutes' in New York Ever see two people and wonder, are they a couple? Aaron Feinberg, a co-creator of Meet Cutes NYC, takes this question head-on in his spontaneous interviews on the streets of New York and new book. Ava Berger
The not-so-spooky origins of 'ghost' — and why the word still haunts our language It wouldn't be spooky season without ghosts. But they weren't always the evil spirits we see in books and movies today. For Word of the Week, we look back on the origins of "ghost." Joe Hernandez
Actor and author Nick Offerman reflects on a place that shaped him On Wild Card, well-known guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. Actor and author Nick Offerman reflects on a place that shaped him.
Books about race and gender to be returned to school libraries on some military bases The order is to be implemented at school libraries on military bases in Kentucky, Virginia, Italy and Japan. Students and their families claimed their First Amendment rights had been violated when officials removed the books to comply with President Trump's executive orders. Elizabeth Blair
Just because she won a Nobel doesn't mean Malala didn't break some rules in college In 2014, Malala Yousafzai became the youngest person to win a Nobel Prize, an honor that weighed on her when she went off to college. In Finding My Way, she writes about her life at Oxford and beyond. Tonya Mosley