LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: If you spent any time on the Internet this past week, you've probably heard, and then argued and argued, over this. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) JAY AUBREY JONES: Laurel. Laurel. GARCIA-NAVARRO: Some say he's saying la...
LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: The 2018 Tiny Desk Contest has come and gone, but over the next couple of months here at WEEKEND EDITION, we wanted to highlight some of the standouts among the nearly 5,000 who submitted videos like this one. (SOUNDBITE OF...
DON GONYEA, HOST: There's been no shortage of musicians who've covered Bob Dylan songs over the years - Jimi Hendrix, Old Crow Medicine Show, Emmylou Harris, Tracy Chapman. The list could probably go on for a year. A new take on Mr. Dylan's music is...
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Foods that contain genetically modified ingredients will soon be required to have a special label. NPR's Merrit Kennedy reports that we're now seeing what that label might look like. MERRIT KENNEDY, BYLINE: About two years ago, Con...
MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: To another newlyweds story and the story of two newlyweds who clash and connect over their differing musical tastes on their honeymoon night. This is the new film On Chesil Beach. It is based on the 2007 novel by British auth...
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Aja Gabel's new novel has cues for music for each section of the book, so let's queue up Dvorak's American in F Major. It's a love story, isn't it? (SOUNDBITE OF PERFORMANCE OF DVORAK'S STRING QUARTET NO. 12 IN F MAJOR) SIMON: As i...
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: This week, a painting by Kerry James Marshall sold for more than $21 million. It is believed to be the most ever paid for the work of a living black artist. The buyer was just revealed to be Sean Combs. It's the kind of work that m...
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The title of Maxim Loskutoff's debut story collection is an invitation or maybe a command, Come West And See. The West he writes about his wild, aggressive and stands in stark opposition to the society that exists in places like Wa...
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: At least nine dead and 10 more injured - those are the official numbers after another school shooting in the United States. This time it happened in Texas at Santa Fe High School outside Houston. Here's Governor Greg Abbott speakin...
MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Tomorrow morning, millions across the globe are expected to tune in for the royal wedding. There will be the pageantry that the British do oh-so well. As NPR's Frank Langfitt reports, there's another story behind this royal w...
SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Venezuelans are being asked to vote in a presidential election tomorrow. The result may seem a foregone conclusion. The autocratic Nicolas Maduro is expected to remain in power despite the economic catastrophe that engulfs his nati...
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: House Republican leaders suffered an embarrassing loss today with the failure of the $867 billion farm bill. The policy behind the bill was widely supported by Republicans, and it had the backing of President Trump. But conservativ...
(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: It is Friday, which is when we hear StoryCorps. It's also springtime, which is planting season for farmers. And the stress can take its toll. Farmers have one of the highest suicide rates of any job in the Un...
DAVID GREENE, HOST: Negotiators from the United States and China have been trying to avert an all out trade war, And among those closely watching this - winemakers here in California. In the past decade, U.S. wine exports to China rose 450 percent. B...
STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: This next story underlines an awkward reality of the trade battle between the United States and China. When Americans import Chinese goods, what's really happening is this - an American business is using Chinese goods and making...
