MEMETERIA by Thomas May

Arts & Culture Stories from NPR

• H.P. Lovecraft And The Shadow Over Horror
  Lovecraft's stories are among the foundations of modern horror; they still have the power to terrify today. But his bigotry is just as horrific — so how do we deal with this all-too-human darkness?
• What, No 'Jaws?' Or: See The Movie, Skip The Book
  Readers may notice that some famous titles are missing from this year's final list of 100 favorite horror stories — books like Jaws and The Amityville Horror. That's because, frankly, they stink.
• Click If You Dare: 100 Favorite Horror Stories
  In honor of Frankenstein's 200th birthday, this year's summer reader poll is all about horror — from classics like Mary Shelley's monster to new favorites, we've got something to scare everyone.
• In Matt Groening's Fantasy Series 'Disenchantment,' The Humor Is Elf-Referential
  The Netflix series features lush animation and strong voice work, but its three core characters are so reminiscent of Futurama's central trio they struggle to stand on their own.
• Photographer Tyler Mitchell On Being The First African-American To Shoot A 'Vogue' Cover
  NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Tyler Mitchell about being the first African-American photographer to shoot the cover for Vogue and what it was like to work with Beyonce.
• Satire, Soap Opera, Duty, Devotion: 'Crazy Rich Asians' Is A Movie Milestone
  The romantic comedy based on Kevin Kwan's 2013 novel has been saddled with cultural and commercial expectations. Critic Justin Chang was happy to find the film doesn't collapse under the weight.
• 'Flights' Is A Trip, If You Like Wandering Off The Edges Of The Map
  Polish author Olga Tokarczuk's new collection is a cabinet of curiosities — surreal, loosely connected stories about the human body, about movement, about two-headed calves and saints' relics.
• Finding, Then Filming, The Young All-Female Crew In 'Skate Kitchen'
  Director Crystal Moselle stumbled upon a group of teenage skater girls on the New York City subway. Then she made a feature film that stars them.
• Che Apalache Hopes To Open Minds And Ears With Their Latin Bluegrass Fusion
  Che Apalache is a band made up of one North American and three Argentinians. They play bluegrass and have been a big hit with Anglo audiences and Latinx listeners as they tour the rural U.S.
• 'A Girl's Guide' To Growing Up On A Secretive Missile Test Site
  When Karen Piper was 6, her family moved to the Mojave Desert. In A Girl's Guide To Missiles she describes how her parents designed weapons, but she didn't understand how it all connected to war.