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Federal Emergency Management Agency Director Mike Brown, barraged by criticism for the government's response to Hurricane Katrina, will no longer lead the relief effort on Gulf Coast and instead will work on "big picture" issues in Washington, D.C.

An English explorer searches for the remains of a supposed rain forest metropolis in James Gray's new film. Critic David Edelstein says The Lost City Of Z will "pull you in and along."

In Brownsville, Texas, two Mexican restaurants are pushing the envelope of what a corn tortilla can envelop, and an award-winning cafe cooks barbacoa the old-fashioned way.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Aaron Scott of Oregon Public Broadcasting about his new podcast, Timber Wars, which deals with the origins of the debate over how U.S. forests are managed.

On Sunday, environmental engineer and former Mexico City Mayor Claudia Sheinbaum is poised to be elected the first female president in Mexico’s history.

For over three decades, Amy Ray and Emily Saliers have, with music as their conduit, accomplished the very best of what both queer theory and queer politics always aspired to achieve.

The season of shopping is upon us, and retailers and marketers are bombarding us with messages about purchasing. Learn how a social and data scientist mines the characteristics of advertising to reveal the secrets of consumer behavior.  

Scientists are closing in on identifying the genetic components that fish and amphibians use to regenerate their optic nerve after injury. The work might provide new treatments for human eye diseases and prevent permanent vision loss.

Friday on Lake Effect:On today’s show Milwaukee writer Dasha Kelly takes on one of the hard truths about mental illness in her new novel. Plus, what the…

Tuesday on Lake Effect:We look at the new documentary, Mr. Soul!, which tells the story of Ellis Haizlip and his pioneering public television program.…