MEMETERIA by Thomas May

Arts & Culture Stories from NPR

• Liev Schreiber's family ties to Ukraine push him to help its people
  The actor speaks with NPR's Michel Martin about BlueCheck Ukraine, an aid network he co-founded, as well as his relationship with his grandfather.
• Dear Life Kit: Is a recital really more important than my wedding?
  Dealing with conflict is hard — it can be even harder with family. We posed your anonymous questions to Natalie Lue, who coaches people to curb their people-pleasing tendencies.
• 'SNL' sends off longtime cast members
  Kate McKinnon, Pete Davidson, Aidy Bryant and Kyle Mooney are departing from Saturday Night Live, leaving the sketch comedy staple without some of its most famous names.
• 'Wait Wait' for May 21, 2022: With Not My Job guest Mandy Moore
  Mandy Moore was a platinum-selling singer by 15, and then transitioned into acting. She's now the star of NBC's This is Us, so we've invited her on to play a game called This is Utz.
• Red Power Ranger actor was charged with paycheck protection fraud
  Jason Lawrence Geiger is one of 19 defendants named in a federal indictment, the FBI said. Acting under the name Austin St. John, Geiger played Jason Lee Scott, the Red Power Ranger.
• Longtime New Yorker writer, editor Roger Angell has died
  Writer Roger Angell died Friday of heart failure, according to The New Yorker.
• Rosmarie Trapp, whose family inspired 'The Sound of Music,' dies at age 93
  Rosmarie was the first daughter of Austrian naval Capt. Georg von Trapp and Maria von Trapp, and a younger half-sibling to the older von Trapp children portrayed on stage and in the movie.
• What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend listening and viewing
  Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Harvey Fierstein's memoir, Bling Empire and more.
• Spoken word and sonic rituals: East LA exhibit features Latinx artists using sound
  The exhibition spans decades and includes spoken word performances, sound rituals and installations by Chicano and Puerto Rican artists.
• A 'Jaws' actor is named police chief in the town where the iconic movie was filmed
  Decades ago, Jonathan Searle played one of the pranksters with a cardboard fin in Jaws.