Entertainment

BBC Entertainment · Jun 15, 2026 5:45 AM

Linkin Park ignore the noise with triumphant set at Download Festival

Limp Bizkit and Guns N' Roses were the other headliners at this year's metal and rock extravaganza - we went along.

NPR Culture · Jun 15, 2026 5:00 AM

If you plan to catch up on reading this summer, start with these 3 books

Summer is the perfect time to go back to great books that whizzed by in spring, including The Family Man, by James Lasdun, The Hill, by Harriet Clark and A Beautiful Loan, by Mary Costello

BBC Entertainment · Jun 15, 2026 2:47 AM

US musician Oliver Tree dies in helicopter collision in Brazil

The singer-songwriter is among six people presumed dead in air crash over Rio de Janeiro on Sunday.

NPR Culture · Jun 14, 2026 6:53 PM

In Mexico, Juneteenth has been celebrated for generations

Juneteenth is often told as an American story. But it's been celebrated for generations in Corina Torralba Harrington's hometown in Mexico by descendants of Black Seminoles.

NPR Culture · Jun 14, 2026 6:53 PM

Why we're still obsessed with aliens on screen

NPR Culture · Jun 14, 2026 8:26 AM

What's in a name? The origin of the 'Knick'

What is a Knickerbocker? NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks to Peter-Christian Aigner, Director of the Gotham Center, to find out.

NPR Culture · Jun 14, 2026 7:00 AM

Sunday Puzzle: World Capitals

NPR's David Folkenflik plays the puzzle with Vermont Public listener Judy Alexander of South Burlington, Vermont along with Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

BBC Entertainment · Jun 13, 2026 9:08 PM

Author Chimamanda Adichie accuses hospital of stalling review into son's death

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's 21-month old son died in a Lagos hospital, which she says is trying to stop an inquest into the circumstances of his death.

BBC Entertainment · Jun 13, 2026 7:27 PM

For your ears only: How music brought the new James Bond game to life

The BBC went behind the scenes as the score for the blockbuster James Bond video game was recorded.

BBC Entertainment · Jun 13, 2026 7:09 PM

How Myles Smith turned five years of therapy notes into a debut album

The singer songwriter's first collection is inspired by the experiences that shaped him before he was famous.

NPR Culture · Jun 13, 2026 12:30 PM

'Wait Wait' for June 13, 2026: With Not My Job guest Robert Smigel

This week, Wait Wait is live in Chicago with host Peter Sagal, special guest Robert Smigel and panelists Josh Gondelman, Shantira Jackson, and Shane Torres

NPR Culture · Jun 13, 2026 7:39 AM

William Sutton shares his rare achievement of memorizing all 154 Shakespeare's sonnets

Modern life has fried our attention spans. Could flexing our long term memory muscles help? NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks to actor William Sutton, who knows all 154 Shakespearian sonnets by heart.

NPR Culture · Jun 13, 2026 7:39 AM

Tessa Yang talks about her debut novel, 'The Jellyfish Problem'

A stay-out-of-the-water beach read features a giant, sentient sea creature. NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks with Tessa Yang about her debut novel, "The Jelly Fish Problem."

BBC Entertainment · Jun 13, 2026 5:08 AM

Authors Blackman and Donaldson made dames in honours list

Noughts & Crosses author Malorie Blackman and Gruffalo creator Julia Donaldson are made dames, as the rugby league star is knighted.

BBC Entertainment · Jun 13, 2026 1:00 AM

Married at First Sight Australia stars not told partners had drug and violence convictions

Stars of the hit TV show say they did not know their on-screen husbands had previous convictions.

PBS Arts · Jun 12, 2026 6:42 PM

Remembering revolutionary painter David Hockney and his artistic legacy

British artist and painter David Hockney, one of the most celebrated art icons of the 20th and 21st centuries, died at the age of 88. Jeffrey Brown has a look at his life and legacy.

PBS Arts · Jun 12, 2026 6:25 PM

Bruce Springsteen on 'critical patriotism' and the power of protest music

The Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music at Monmouth University features exhibits dedicated to one of New Jersey's most famous sons while also exploring the broader story of American music. Geoff Bennett met with "The…