The visual album and documentary Songs from the Hole tells the story of James Jacobs, the hip-hop artist JJ'88, as he reflects on his coming-of-age within California's state prison system.
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Ford struggled to find his footing in Hollywood before being cast as Han Solo in Star Wars. Now 83, he plays a therapist in the Apple TV series Shrinking: "I really do love the work," he says.
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The site of the Winter Olympics this year has a storied past with Ernest Hemingway, European royalty, and Hollywood stars as past visitors.
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A man who spent all of his 20s behind bars has bought a decommissioned prison in North Carolina, with plans to turn it into a center that provides jobs and housing to formerly incarcerated people.
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Dude Talk Dinners allow men to open up about their mental health.
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There are two clear frontrunners in this year's best original song race, either of which would be a worthy Oscar winner. Diane Warren is also nominated, for the 17th time.
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You're inviting folks over to watch the Oscars, but you want to serve them a bill-of-fare that reflects this year's idiosyncratic slate of best picture nominees. We can help with that.
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You've heard of yoga with kittens, and goats, and maybe even reindeer… but what about a bunch of pythons and one baby Columbian Common Boa named Mango?
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Starting in 2029, the Oscars will be shown exclusively on YouTube. This announcement follows years of scandals and dwindling audiences for Hollywood's premiere awards show. NPR's A Martinez talks to Bill Kramer, the CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.
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On this week's "My Unsung Hero" from Hidden Brain, one woman says she witnessed a heroic act while suffering in an emergency room.
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Steve Emt and Laura Dwyer fell just short of the podium in the Paralympics' new mixed doubles wheelchair curling event. Emt remains the most decorated Paralympic curler in U.S. history.