A photographer captures life inside Chicago Public Schools Melissa Ann Pinney's photographs capture everyday moments of adolescence inside Chicago Public Schools over the course of a seven-year artist residency. NPR Staff
Dictionary.com's 2025 word of the year, '67,' means nothing and everything at once "67," pronounced "six seven," spread from a rap song, through sports and social media, to classrooms and homes across the U.S. But even the artist who coined it struggles to define it. Rachel Treisman
It's not for Halloween — it's Comic Con, where Black and Caribbean cosplayers find community Black and Caribbean cosplayers are redefining what community looks like at New York Comic Con. Nikki Birch
A 'Fresh Air' Halloween treat: Revisiting 'Young Frankenstein' Mel Brooks' comedy classic came out in 1974. Today, we listen back to archival interviews with Young Frankenstein actors Gene Wilder, Teri Garr, Cloris Leachman and Peter Boyle — plus Brooks himself. Terry Gross
Seattle's got hex appeal. How local witches are cultivating the city's magic Take a look around Seattle and you'll find a myriad of signs that occult practices resonate here. Meet two witches who are cultivating the city's magic. Patricia Murphy
Seattle Art Museum exhibit explores France's food identity France is known for its fine cuisine. A new exhibition at the Seattle Art Museum explores how that came to be. Ruby de Luna
'Bugonia' is a psychological thriller that keeps you guessing from scene to scene In this wickedly funny dark comedy, Emma Stone stars as a high-powered CEO who gets kidnapped by a low-ranking employee, played by Jesse Plemons, who believes she's an alien from outer space. Justin Chang
Inside a 'dead village' in Northeast China China faces major demographic problems, with a shrinking and aging population.
In case 2025 wasn't scary enough, it was a great year for horror, too From the supernatural to the slightly-too-realistic, it's been a banner year for scary movies, many of which are available to stream from home this Halloween. Aisha Harris