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Jello-O, Still Breaking the Mold

It shimmies. It shakes. It glides down your throat to evoke memories of a cool treat on summer evenings or ease the sting after a tonsillectomy. Many a Boomer may have thought it was a thing of the past, but there's still room for Jell-O.

Tom Cole

Tom Cole is a senior editor on NPR's Arts Desk. He develops, edits, produces, and reports on stories about art, culture, music, film, and theater for NPR's news magazines Morning Edition, Weekend Edition, and All Things Considered. Cole has held these responsibilities since February 1990.

Adam Davidson

Adam Davidson is a contributor to Planet Money, a co-production of NPR and This American Life. He also writes the weekly "It's the Economy" column for the New York Times Magazine.

An Aka man smokes hemp while hunting in the Central African Republic.

Pot For Parasites? Pygmy Men Smoke Out Worms

When it comes to reefer madness, nobody can top a group of traditional hunter-gatherers in the Congo Basin. About 70 percent of men smoke cannabis. The drug could be doing more than getting them high.

Students from Bridge Street Middle School in Wheeling, W.Va., walk at the Washington Monument, ahead of a ceremony Monday to celebrate its reopening nearly three years after it was closed following damage sustained during an earthquake in August 2011.

Nearly 3 Years After Quake, Washington Monument Reopens

The obelisk has recovered from damage sustained during an earthquake that hit Washington, D.C., in 2011.

This year's Broadway-adapted movie<em> In The Heights</em>, starring actors Anthony Ramos, left, and Jasmine Cephas Jones, is a rare exception to Hollywood's pattern of excluding Latino narratives.

Hispanics And Latinos Are The Biggest Moviegoers. The Big Screen Doesn't Reflect That

Nearly 20% of Americans are Latino or Hispanic and they buy more movie tickets per capita. But a new report says just 7% of all lead characters in 2019's top-grossing films were Hispanic or Latino.

Daniel Ellsberg speaks during an interview in Los Angeles on Sept. 23, 2009. Ellsberg, who copied and leaked documents that revealed secret details of U.S. strategy in the Vietnam War and became known as the Pentagon Papers, has announced he has terminal cancer and months to live.

Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the Pentagon Papers, announces he has terminal cancer

The documents in the Pentagon Papers told how U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War was built up steadily by political leaders and top military brass who were overconfident about U.S. prospects.

Alabama guard Jahvon Quinerly (5) last in a basket against Texas A&M Corpus Christi in the first half of a first-round college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament in Birmingham, Ala., Thursday, March 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

No. 1 seed Alabama rolls past Texas A&M-CC; Miller scoreless

Alabama buried Texas A&M-Corpus Christi under an early 3-point onslaught, launching the NCAA Tournament's top seed to a 96-75 first-round romp on Thursday even with star freshman Brandon Miller going scoreless.

Vice President Harris speaks outside the White House on Nov. 8. Harris is planning to travel to the COP28 international climate summit this week, according to a source familiar with the plans.

Harris plans to attend the COP28 climate summit

Vice President Harris will travel to United Arab Emirates this week for the annual international climate meeting, the White House has announced.

Grits & Southern phrases: How a Minnesota native adjusted to T-Town

Tyler McKay is the head coach of The University of Alabama’s Wheelchair Tennis team in the Adaptive Athletics program. He's from Minnesota, and had never eaten grits before moving to the South! He talks to Quick-Fire Quips host Baillee Majors about adjusting to life in Alabama and learning Southern phrases after leaving the Midwest. Plus, his favorite hidden gem in Tuscaloosa.

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