3+ hour, 33+ min ago   (40+ words) Pierre L'Enfant designed the look of the nation's capital but died in obscurity. Pierre L'enfant designed the look of the U.S. capital but died in obscurity Pierre L'Enfant designed the look of the nation's capital but died in obscurity....

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (207+ words) Planet Money & Exploding Kittens are teaming up to make a game. It needs to be fun and also about economics. This turns out to be hard. You can help. We have chosen a name and a theme for the Planet…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (56+ words) Death metal's brutal growl may hold clues to healing damaged voices'NPR Death metal's brutal growl may hold clues to healing damaged voices Death metal's brutal growl may hold clues to healing damaged voices We look at a study on how…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (187+ words) Frank Gehry, whose steel and titanium curved structures seemed more like sculptures than buildings, died last week at age 96. His masterpiece was the Guggenheim museum in Bilbao, Spain. He spoke with Terry Gross in 2004 about finding his design voice." Also,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1002+ words) "I love the relationship with the clients," said architect Frank Gehry. In Bilbao, Spain, where he designed the groundbreaking building for the Guggenheim museum, "people come out and hug me," he said. Swooping, swirling, gleaming, sculpted " Frank Gehry made buildings…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (865+ words) Jeff de Boer poses with one of his mouse armor pieces at a workshop at Pratt Fine Arts Center in Seattle, Wash., on Oct. 9. Chona Kasinger/for NPR hide caption Suits of plate armor were developed back in the Middle…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (216+ words) Meet Georgia South and Amy Love, the London rock duo known as the Nova Twins. These "massive pedal nerds" turn all the way up for Tiny Desk. Nova Twins: Tiny Desk Concert I don't know what my colleagues expected when…...

3+ mon, 6+ day ago   (335+ words) Sam Rivers, bassist for rock band Limp Bizkit, has died. He was 48 years old. Rivers' death was confirmed by the band, who wrote online on Saturday: "today we lost our brother". "Sam Rivers wasn't just our bass player " he was…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (283+ words) Drew Struzan, the artist behind the posters for several iconic films and franchises, including Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and Harry Potter, died on Monday at the age of 78, after a years-long battle with Alzheimer's disease. Dylan Struzan, Drew's wife, confirmed…...

5+ mon, 3+ day ago   (109+ words) Guitarist and vocalist Brent Hinds, who was a member of the heavy metal band Mastodon, died this week. For over two decades, Hinds and his bandmates were known within the metal scene for complex riffs and epic storytelling. The 51-year-old…...