MEMETERIA by Thomas May

Arts & Culture Stories from NPR

• 'Wait Wait' for Oct. 23, 2021: Ron and Clint Howard play Not My Job
  Before they became Hollywood royalty, Ron and Clint Howard spent time in Mayberry on The Andy Griffith Show. So, we ask them three questions about a Maybe-Not-Berry: the poisonous mistletoe plant.
• Nick Offerman on why he finds solace in the outdoors
  The actor and author has a new book, Where the Deer and the Antelope Play. He talks with NPR's Scott Simon about why walking in the woods makes him feel better and how to experience nature in a city.
• 'Nothing but Blackened Teeth' is a real spooky trip
  In Cassandra Khaw's new novella, five friends with a lot of history and a habit of ghost-hunting together decide to go on one last trip to celebrate a wedding — and naturally, things get out of hand.
• 'Monster in the Middle' muses on the complex nature of romantic love
  Tiphanie Yanique's sophomore novel follows two lovers — the American Fly and Stela, who's from the Caribbean, as they make their way towards a lasting relationship despite their differences.
• Baldwin didn't know weapon on movie set contained a live round, search warrant says
  Alec Baldwin was handed a loaded weapon by an assistant director who indicated it was safe to use in the moments before the actor fatally shot a cinematographer, court records show.
• The creator of 'Stardew Valley' announces his spooky new game: 'Haunted Chocolatier'
  The solo developer behind Stardew Valley says he's at work on a new game, all about "magical haunted ghost chocolate." Haunted Chocolatier is already getting fan excitement, but no release date yet.
• Cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who was fatally shot by a prop gun, was a rising star
  Celebrated as a rising star by colleagues and collaborators, Hutchins grew up on a military base, and had a taste for filming herself doing extreme sports.
• A Black museum asks to melt Charlottesville's Robert E. Lee statue to create new art
  In 2017, debate over Charlottesville's Robert E. Lee statue sparked a violent neo-Nazi rally that left a woman dead. Now, a Black cultural center wants to melt it down and turn it into public art.
• Lenny Kravitz's memoir, 'Let Love Rule,' chronicles the making of a rock star
  Kravitz's memoir follows his childhood and early career. Still touring in his 50s, Kravitz says, "I'm going to continue doing this as long as I can." Originally broadcast Oct. 6, 2020.
• Alec Baldwin is cooperating with police in the prop gun shooting death on 'Rust' set
  The actor fired the prop gun that killed a cinematographer during filming of the movie Rust, police said. On Friday, Baldwin expressed "shock and sadness" over the incident.