MEMETERIA by Thomas May

Arts & Culture Stories from NPR

• 'What Strange Paradise' Focuses On The Human Stories At The Heart Of A Crisis
  Omar El-Akkad's new novel is fully aware of the larger forces that lead people to migrate — but it leaves those aside, focusing instead on the smaller human stories at the core of the migrant crisis.
• Behind The Lens, These Women Created Photographs That Leap Over Decades
  Two current museum exhibitions — The Woman Who Broke Boundaries at the Dali Museum and The New Woman Behind the Camera at the Metropolitan Museum of Art — celebrate women photographers.
• Catholic University Lecturer Makes Huge 'Wizard Of Oz' Find
  NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Matt Ripa of the Catholic University of America about finding one of the dresses Judy Garland wore while filming The Wizard of Oz.
• Show, Don't Mattel: 'Masters Of The Universe: Revelation' Is Toying With You
  Producer Kevin Smith reboots the '80s cartoon/action-figure-commercial by adding more mythology ... and thinning out the cast.
• 'The Council Of Animals' Holds Humanity's Fate In Its ... Paws
  In Nick McDonell's new novel, sentient animals control the fate of the few remaining humans — and must decide to do about the fear that humans will regroup and seize supremacy over the Earth again.
• Prosecutors Say They Have Evidence Of More Abuse And Bribery In The R. Kelly Case
  Federal prosecutors in New York filed a request on Friday that they be allowed to enter more evidence of uncharged crimes allegedly committed by the R&B singer in his trial next month.
• 'Ted Lasso' Scores In Season 2 With Unexpected Twists And A Lot Of Heart
  The Apple TV+ series about an American football coach who winds up coaching soccer in the U.K. is nominated for 20 Emmys Awards. The new season of Ted Lasso is just as warm and funny as the first.
• No More Mr. Nice Guy: Hugh Grant Embraces The 'Blessed Relief' Of Darker Roles
  Grant started out in romantic comedies. Now he's up for an Emmy for his role as a narcissistic doctor accused of murder in the HBO series The Undoing. Originally broadcast Dec. 1, 2020.
• Comic-Con Is Online Only Again This Year. On The Bright Side, No Lines!
  No costumed crowds are thronging the streets of San Diego this weekend: For the second year in a row, Comic-Con is online only. But organizers are hoping for a small in-person show in November.
• Supreme Supremes
  In this music parody game, The War Report podcast hosts Shalewa Sharpe and Gastor Almonte are served a hefty helping of Supremes songs rewritten to be about fast food chains.