MEMETERIA by Thomas May

Arts & Culture Stories from NPR

• 'Food Is Social Adhesive,' So Questlove Is Hosting A Virtual Potluck
  The Roots drummer, DJ and cookbook author isn't letting a pandemic slow him down — he's still performing on The Tonight Show, and now he's hosting a virtual potluck dinner party on the Food Network.
• 'Hollywood Park' Compassionately Depicts The Suffering And Struggles Of Addiction
  Musician Mikel Jollett writes of his young years spent in the Synanon cult and how music helped him overcome these dark days, but misses a chance to discuss music as art and the ideas guiding him now.
• Did They Or Didn't They? 'Quiz' Centers On 2 Accused Game Show Cheats
  A limited series premiering on AMC deftly sketches the portrait of a married couple who get put on trial for cheating to win the top prize on the British version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
• How To Make A Mini-Zine About Life During The Pandemic
  All you need is a sheet of paper and a pen. Read the comic for directions on how to fold and what to write in your zine. Then share it with Life Kit on social media. We'd love to see it!
• 'Quaranzines' Bring Readers Together Despite Distancing
  During the coronavirus pandemic, the Internet has become home to a growing number of self-published "quaranzines" on everything from cutting your own hair to building emergency hand washing stations.
• Disney World And Other Florida Theme Parks Outline Reopening Plans
  The popular theme parks will open their doors in the next few weeks and say they're planning to keep guests and employees as safe as possible.
• A Memoir Reflects On What Happens To The 'Fairest' Of Them All
  During a boyhood in the Philippines, Meredith Talusan received positive reactions to the white skin and blonde hair accompanying albinism. She found a different response as a trans woman in the U.S.
• How The 'Lost Art' Of Breathing Can Impact Sleep And Resilience
  While researching his book, Breath, James Nestor participated in a study in which his nose was completely plugged for 10 days, forcing him to breathe solely through his mouth. "I felt awful," he says.
• Larry Kramer, Pioneering AIDS Activist And Writer, Dies At 84
  Kramer was a writer with an Oscar-nominated screenplay when his friends started dying mysteriously — galvanizing him to found the Gay Men's Health Crisis, and later ACT UP, to combat AIDS.
• 'Running For Your Life': A Community Poem For Ahmaud Arbery
  For this latest community poem, NPR poet-in-residence Kwame Alexander sifted through more than 1,000 submissions reacting to the killing of Ahmaud Abrery and created a poem that speaks with one voice.