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Frontman Jason Pierce has been through a lot in the past decade: a bout of pneumonia, ongoing liver disease and a history of drug use. But in writing the band's latest album, he plays things safer.

Milwaukee's downtown was growing when the Bradley Center was built.The Grand Avenue Mall and Reuss Federal Building were just opening when the city struck…

On a pivotal episode, Rebecca gets an unexpected visitor, Jamie finally gets the right advice, and Ted panics, bringing his relationship with Dr. Sharon to the forefront.

Monáe's work reminds us that we don't need to be tied to one vision of the future: We can create worlds that help us process current hierarchies and others that try to break out of those structures.

Ukraine has very liberal abortion laws. In Poland, it is almost entirely illegal. Millions of Ukrainians discovered this when they fled the war in their home country and crossed the Polish border.

Those relying on the federal government's safety net are grandmothers, the kid next door, your supermarket cashier — maybe even you.

David Bazan's multi-part memoirs have blurred memories of his adolescence, but with the goal of being honest and accountable. NPR Music critic Ann Powers sees connections between Pedro the Lion's Santa Cruz and Jane Schoenbrun’s new film, I Saw the TV Glow.

Emily Nussbaum's new book, I Like To Watch, is a collection of essays that span her career and the age of prestige TV. She wants to "explode and expand" the types of shows we take seriously, she says.

As part of the NPR Books Summer of Love series, Lynn Neary digs into the history of the romance hero, the difference between alpha and beta heroes, and why Heathcliff is really kind of a jerk.

Overdose deaths have been driven lately by a synthetic opioid called Fentanyl, which is cheaper than heroin and more potent. Officials are expanding the alert to include a newer opioid called W-18.