Joey Arias has plenty of art left to give: 'I want to live to be at least 200 years' Decades of metamorphosis and drag performer Joey Arias is far from his final form. Ryan Benk
Why fans and critics alike are slamming Taylor Swift's new album NPR's Mia Venkat explains to Scott Detrow what the internet couldn't stop talking about this week. Mia Venkat
Peru: Chicha Cumbia, the electric pulse of Lima Photographers and storytellers Karla Gachet and Ivan Kashinsky document cumbia music in Colombia, Mexico, Ecuador, Peru, Argentina and the United States. Ivan Kashinsky
Hitch a ride at Albuquerque's annual Balloon Fiesta This week, hundreds are launching colorful hot air balloons in the 53rd annual Exxonmobil Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.
Every moment pops in the nuclear thriller 'A House of Dynamite' A single nuclear warhead, of unknown origin, is heading toward the U.S. mainland in Kathryn Bigelow's new Netflix film. It's an unnerving scenario — but it's also thrilling to watch. John Powers
In the age of algorithms, one Irish town still does love the old-fashioned way Most won't leave the town of Lisdoonvarna with a partner. But for a few nights each fall, they find something rarer — company, ritual and the comfort of not looking for love alone. Rebecca Rosman
Sorry, dad! Colin Hanks says John Candy was the 'nicest guy in Hollywood' John Candy was one of the most beloved comedic actors of his time, with starring roles in Planes, Trains and Automobiles and Uncle Buck. His life and work are celebrated in a new Amazon Prime documentary by Colin Hanks, John Candy: I Like Me. Phil Harrell
Nobel Committee honors László Krasznahorkai for work that 'reaffirms the power of art' The newest Nobel literature laureate is a Hungarian novelist and screenwriter who has been called "a master of the apocalypse." Neda Ulaby
This #MeToo melodrama isn't great, but Julia Roberts' performance is Roberts plays a Yale professor whose life unravels after one of her colleagues is accused of sexually assaulting a student. After the Hunt is an academic potboiler that muddles its central issue. Justin Chang
Who will win the Nobel Prize in literature? The Nobel Prize in literature will be announced Thursday, with the winner joining the ranks of Ernest Hemingway, John Steinbeck and Toni Morrison. A Martínez
