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Three years ago, Bryan Gaw performed alongside Katy Perry in a blue shark costume and became an instant hit. Today he says he was playing a character: an everyday, imperfect person.

Reading Zadie Smith's big-hearted, eloquent new essay collection is a lot like hanging out with a friend who's just as at home with pop stars as she is with philosophers.

The Scottish satirist's new movie, The Death of Stalin, spoofs the way the dictator's lackeys jostled each other after his death — all part of a lifetime of mocking the pompous and powerful.

Our occasional series on storytelling in video games returns with This War of Mine — a game about surviving during wartime that proved so wrenching, our critic couldn't bring himself to finish it.

Professional gift wrapper Mia Canada shares a few tips for making holiday wrapping a cinch — even at the eleventh hour.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Mark Rosenberg, founding director of the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, about gun violence prevention and the CDC funding research on it.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with fashion historian Emma McClendon about the history of jeans and the new documentary Riveted: The History of Jeans on PBS American Experience.

NPR's Michel Martin talks to journalist Natasha Del Toro about her new podcast, Verified: The Next Threat, about the rise of a global movement that is propelled by white supremacy.

NPR may not be able to help you with your love life, but we do have something else to offer this Valentine's Day: a playlist of the best love stories in podcasting.

Kevin Young's new book of poetry, Brown, is colored by memories from his family and childhood, U.S. history and black culture.

Audrey Niffenegger's new book is a collaboration with her husband, comics artist Eddie Campbell — but Campbell's style doesn't jell with Niffenegger's writing, leading to an uneven experience.

A fungus with psychedelic properties has infected a small percentage of Brood X cicadas which might cause the bugs to lose part of their body and mate like wild afterward.