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Writer and director Bo Burnham talks with Elsie Fisher on the set of <em>Eighth Grade. </em>Burnham says the anxiety he felt as a young performer helped him understand the social pressure teenage girls can experience.

Director Bo Burnham On Growing Up With Anxiety — And An Audience

The former YouTube star explores adolescence in the age of social media in his film Eighth Grade. "This awful D-list celebrity pressure I had experienced onstage has now been democratized," he says.

Vampire Fairies Of The North

My wife Breja and I were walking our black dog Shady down a gravel road near Low Lake, north of Ely, Minnesota. Deer flies swarmed our heads in their…

An enormous New York crowd celebrates VE Day at the end of WWII. Aaron Copland was inspired to write his "Fanfare for the Common Man" by a wartime speech rallying Americans against imperialism.

On 'Fanfare For The Common Man,' An Anthem For The American Century

Written in the thick of WWII, Aaron Copland's piece seems to have hope woven between its notes. Mandalit del Barco asks why so many who hear it, from presidents to prog rockers, are still so moved.

People hold up signs July 16 in Washington, D.C., as they protest ICE. Getting rid of the agency has become a popular rallying cry among progressives, but the House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a symbolic measure voicing support for ICE.

Republicans Force Democrats To Go On Record Over Immigration Agency

Democrats denounced the nonbinding House Republican resolution backing the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency as a "stunt" and many voted "present" to avoid taking a position.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin Putin suggested to President Trump in their one-on-one meeting in Helsinki on Monday that Trump allow Russian investigators to come to the U.S. to question a former ambassador in exchange for Putin allowing U.S. investigators to travel to Russia to question 12 recently indicted military intelligence officers.

Why Did Russia Attack The 2016 Election? This Week's Whirlwind Offers New Clues

Russian President Vladimir Putin's preoccupation with two individuals he has singled out for blame suggests how strongly the Russian leader viewed his 2016 attack on the U.S. as simple turnabout.

Israel Passes Controversial 'Nation-State' Law

The Israeli parliament has passed a law that deals with the country's very identity and has critics worried it could undermine its democracy.

Michael Isikoff On Maria Butina And Russia

The indictment against Maria Butina is the latest update in the Russia probe. NPR's Noel King speaks to journalist Michael Isikoff, co-author of the book Russian Roulette.

A police officer at a cordon in Salisbury, England, in March near to where Russian former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia were found on a bench after they were attacked with a nerve agent.

British Police Reportedly Identify Russian Suspects In Nerve Agent Attack On Skripals

Citing a source close to the investigation, the Press Association reports that police used closed-circuit television to identify multiple Russians who participated in the attack.

Montenegro's President Milo Djukanovic arrives for a summit of heads of state and government at NATO headquarters in Brussels earlier this month.

In Interview, Trump Appears To Question NATO's 'Collective Defense' Clause

On Fox News, the president answered a hypothetical question about an attack on member Montenegro by wondering aloud about the alliance's founding agreement that "an attack on one is an attack on all."

Transgender Inmate Accuses IDOC Of Repeated Assault And Harassment

Illinois prison officials are being accused of letting a transgender inmate be harassed and assaulted. Strawberry Hampton is 27 years old, and her lawyers…

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