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NPR's Scott Simon notes a mathematician has calculated that there are 177,147 ways to tie a tie.

The Best Audio Stories, In Three Minutes Or Less

For the Third Coast Festival's short documentary category — with pieces no longer than three minutes — the theme was "appetite." Guest host Linda Wertheimer talks with Julie Shapiro of the Third Coast International Audio Festival.

Poor Donna Reed: Her Mary would have ended up working in a library<em> — shudder — </em>if not for the matrimonial intervention of Jimmy Stewart's George Bailey. Happily, 1946's <em>It's a Wonderful Life </em>isn't the only lens through which pop culture assesses the worth of the institution and those who make it tick.

Libraries' Leading Roles: On Stage, On Screen And In Song

In the latest installment of our library series, NPR's Bob Mondello visits some notable libraries in popular culture: Jorge Luis Borges' Library of Babel; Lucien's Library in Neil Gaiman's The Sandman; and the stacks in Buffy, Hogwarts, Doctor Who and Fahrenheit 451.

Watch: Stephen Colbert Thanks And Remembers His Mom

Stephen Colbert offered a lovely remembrance of his mother on Wednesday night's show.

Things Are Getting Ugly

Hideous furniture and furballs and festive sweaters — homeliness is everywhere. Is ugly the new beautiful?

<em>Three Marines Walking Through a Battlezone</em> is one of many sketches that Harry Jackson produced while serving as a Marine Combat Artist during WWII.

Sun May Set On The Collected Works Of A Western Icon

The prodigious output of the great Western artist Harry Jackson is kept and exhibited by his son Matt in Cody, Wyo. But funds are running low, and unless donations come soon, the collection of Jackson's work will have to be separated and sold piecemeal.

Haiku In The News: Obama In Berlin

Finding the poetry in a presidential speech.

World-class snowboarder Kevin Pearce suffered a severe brain injury in a brutal 2009 crash captured by cameras he and his teammates were wearing. His road to recovery — and to a new sense of self — is the central narrative thread of the documentary <em>The Crash Reel.</em>

A Sports Star's 'Crash,' Then The Search For A New Normal

A far cry from the usual amped-up extreme-sports film, Lucy Walker's The Crash Reel follows snowboarder Kevin Pearce from devastating wipeout through debilitating brain injury and protracted recovery — fitting his struggle into a larger consideration of sports-related injury. (Recommended)

Emmy Nods for Netflix, The New Kid On The Block

The nominations for this year's Emmy awards were announced on Thursday. House of Cards, Netflix's venture into producing original content, was recognized with several nominations.

Honoring 'Ulysses'

For devoted readers of James Joyce, June 16 marks the annual celebration of his acclaimed novel Ulysses. Live readings of the famously complex tome can go on for 24 hours or more. Jacki Lyden looks into the history of these marathon performances.

Poet Allen Ginsberg reads his poem "Howl" outside the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., Oct. 19, 1994, before a hearing on the constitutionality of a FCC policy restricting indecent material.

I Saw The All-Stars Of Our Generation Honor Allen Ginsberg's 'Howl'

This year marks the 60th anniversary of Ginsberg's once-controversial poem. A group of musicians and actors put on a show in Los Angeles this week in celebration of Ginsberg and his iconic poem.

Whalebone stays and pannier from France, 1740-1760. The hoops of the pannier fold up, making it easier for the wearer to climb into carriages.

Shake What Your Mama Didn't Give You: Shapewear Through The Ages

From corsets and codpieces to shapewear and Spanx, people have tried to change their silhouettes for centuries. From The Seams, Jacki Lyden takes us on a sartorial tour of shapewear.

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