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The modernist composer's solo percussion music — fueled by quick pulses in bongos and the fat punctuations of bass drums — flows in a new recording.

Stand-up comedian and Seinfeld writer Carol Leifer recounts her experiences in love and comedy in her new memoir, When You Lie About Your Age, the Terrorists Win.

The personal ads of the London Review of Books feature a teeming collection of the pathetic, the downtrodden and the ever hopeful. The best of the bunch are collected in a new book, Naughty Lola.

Alison McGhee's Someday is a new children's book that mothers will relish, too. In a few hundred words, McGhee simply and elegantly charts the arc of motherhood — from birth and childhood through adulthood and the next generation.

The veteran rapper takes on thorny issues throughout his new album, Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color.

The "Strong-Arm" stood more than 40 feet high and had 34 arms. It lived an estimated 150 years. And this week, it died.

The Land of the Free has become a legal minefield, says attorney Philip K. Howard — especially for teachers and doctors, whose work has been paralyzed by fear of suits. The answer? Howard has four propositions for simplifying U.S. law.

You know when something happens in a scary movie and it makes you jump from your seat? That's known as a jump scare. Series creator Mike Flanagan created a record 21 jump scares in a single episode.

NPR's video team recently caught up with Amador in Brooklyn to hear how her life has changed since finding out she'd won our Tiny Desk Contest. This is her journey.

To prepare for her new album, Girl Talk, McGarry researched what her singing idols — including Nina Simone, Sarah Vaughan and Anita O'Day — sounded like in conversation.

Vig looks back on a band eager to work and an artist struggling with his success.

The rising rock band — yes, it's a band, not a person — tells NPR's Scott Simon the story behind its deceptive name.