A number of our beloved stars took their final bows this year. Here, we reflect on some famous lives well lived in Hollywood ...

When television is good, there's nothing better. But it's mired by homogeneity, sameness, consumerism, and violence. really ...

While Santa is no threat, the same combination of radar, satellites and jets that help NORAD carry out its mission throughout the year make it capable of tracking the progress of Santa starting from ...

In television's early days, Caesar translated Jewish humor into a language America didn’t yet know it understood.

The North American Aerospace Defense Command, known as NORAD, began tracking Santa in 1955. “It’s a local effort that reaches ...

Brian Cox once toured as a keyboardist in major rock and pop bands. Now he’s a particle physicist on a new world tour with a dazzling show he designed in an era of science disinformation and denial.

Tough. Challenging. Unrelenting. This is what this year has been like for us. Fortunately, life isn’t just doom and gloom. People being the best they can be and doing wholesome things for others are ...

Immerse yourself in the most compelling and consequential stories from around the globe. The world is changing in big ways every day. State of the World from NPR takes you where the news is happening ...