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The Kennedy Center has announced Adam Sandler as the winner of this year's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Sandler's credits include SNL, Happy Gilmore, Grown Ups, The Wedding Singer and Hustle.

The singer at the center of HBO's new melodrama The Idol is awfully familiar. Why do so many film and TV depictions of pop stars fail the same way?

For every sports team, there are fans and there are super fans. For the Brooklyn Nets, that's 86-year-old Mr. Whammy — who tries to hex the opposing basketball team into missing their foul shots.

The "First Lady of Gospel Music" delivers a sampling of her vast music ministry in this Tiny Desk home Concert.

The last 747 jumbo jet rolled out of the factory this week after 53 years in production. How did the Boeing plane revolutionize airlines and what does its retirement mean for the industry today?

Today is Cookie Monster Day

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to the Wilson Center's Jean Lee about North Korea's leader and his nine-year-old daughter appearing at a military banquet. Many believe he's grooming her to be his successor.

Students will learn about the cultural and political development of the modern celebrity. That includes discussions of gender, sexuality and race.

From Hillary Clinton's time in the White House as the first lady to her most recent presidential run, Huma Abedin has walked briskly behind.

The three brass artists featured in our Youngbloods series — trumpeters Giveton Gelin and Summer Camargo, along with trombonist Kalia Vandever — infuse new energy into today's jazz scene.

President Biden repeated the phrase "Let's finish the job" in his address — a refrain likely to be heard as his unofficial pitch for a second term in office.

KQED's Mindshift podcast visits a language arts classroom where an extroverted teacher has developed creative ways of inviting introverted students to share their thinking.