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In this game of Wild Card, writer Zadie Smith discusses the nature of regret.

One of China’s most famous poets, who some call the country’s Emily Dickenson, is breaking new boundaries by taking to the stage to dance.

NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WAMC listener Ellen Triebwasser of Red Hook, N.Y., and puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe speaks to artist David A. Lindon, whose creations tend to fit in the eye of a needle. His latest work: The world’s tiniest Lego block.

The pandemic decimated the box office and the reshaped the moviegoing experience. NPR’s movie critic, Bob Mondello, looks back on how his job changed during the early months of COVID-19.

The Los Angeles Public Library stores thousands of index cards with staff reviews of books dating back to the 1920s. A librarian explains how they were used and what we can learn from them today.

Over the past five years, Washington, D.C.’s iconic Black Lives Matter street painting has served as a powerful symbol of activism and a gathering place for joy and resistance.

This week, Wait Wait is live in Chicago with host Peter Sagal, special guest Lauren Graham and panelists Shantira Jackson, Faith Salie, and Roy Blount, Jr.

The Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, Kentucky, has a new photo exhibit in honor of International Women’s Day: “Iconic Women: From Everyday Life to Global Heroes.”

NPR’s Scott Simon talks with Fox late-night host Greg Gutfeld about comedy in the Trump era.