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In Berlin, there are movies, there's politics and there's talk about it all

Buzz around whether the city's film festival would take a stance on the war in Gaza has dominated conversation in recent days.

A London beat framed by colonial history

NPR's Lauren Frayer arrived in London after years in India, and she's been covering Britain with the legacy of empire in view.

The candy heir vs. chocolate skimpflation

The grandson of the Reese's Peanut Butter Cups creator has launched a campaign against The Hershey Company, which owns the Reese's brand. He wants them to stop skimping on ingredients.

Writer-director Roshan Sethi on his film 'A Nice Indian Boy'

In the new romantic comedy, "A Nice Indian Boy," a son brings home his new boyfriend to meet his Indian parents. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to writer-director Roshan Sethi.

Ken Burns wants viewers to give history a second look with 'The American Revolution'

NPR's history podcast Throughline speaks with Ken Burns about his latest documentary, The American Revolution.

Here's why people say they're using 'Are You Dead?' and apps like it

Safety check-in apps — a way for loved ones to know that you're alive — have become more popular among adults who feel that modern life has made connection and community more difficult to maintain.

I thought I'd heard my dad's voice for the last time. A movie helped me find it again

A period drama, a Supreme Court case and voice our film critic hadn't heard in decades.

Syria, once home to a large Jewish community, takes steps to return property to Jews

A Jewish heritage foundation has set out to help restore private property appropriated after Syrian Jews left the country.

John Cleese, pictured above in 1976 with Monty Python's Flying Circus (from left, Cleese, Michael Palin, Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones), says he worked hard to learn physical comedy by imitation â "It was not something I was naturally gifted at," he says.

Early On, Comedian John Cleese Says, He Had Good Timing But Little Else

The co-founder of the Monty Python troupe admits he wasn't "naturally gifted" at physical comedy, and learned a lot by imitation. His new memoir, So, Anyway..., covers his boyhood and early career.

Grad students Julian Geltman and Kailey Slavik savor a cold beer and the warm weather on the first day that Boston restaurants are allowed to put tables out on the sidewalks again, and Cornwall's delights in the extra business.

Spring Brings Hope For Boston Restaurant Struggling To Survive

After being hard hit by the pandemic, Cornwall's Tavern is slowly returning to life. "It's great to get some energy back," co-owner Pam Beale says. "People come in and you can just feel it.'

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