MEMETERIA by Thomas May

Arts & Culture Stories from NPR

• Respect Spell Check
  Inspired by the queen of R-E-S-P-E-C-T, Aretha Franklin, every answer starts with "R," is seven letters long, and must be spelled correctly.
• Fun Old Birds With Paula Cole
  Did you know "wink-a-puss" is an old name for an owl? Singer-songwriter Paula Cole and Jonathan Coulton team-up to guess what birds were formerly known by much more ridiculous names.
• One Hit Wonders
  In this music parody game, contestants show their age when they try to guess what '80s trend is being sung about.
• Good Play, Bad Movie
  Contestants mash up well regarded stage plays with not-so-well regarded movies.
• Paula Cole: Where Have All The Puzzles Gone?
  Singer-songwriter and activist Paula Cole shares how jazz inspired her to find her own Grammy-winning sound. Then, she plays games that show off her anatomical and ornithological knowledge.
• This Call Is Coming From Inside The Bell House
  Caller on line one! In this audio quiz, Ophira opens the Ask Me Another hotline for clues to phrases containing the word "call."
• Don't Say We Didn't Warn You
  WARNING! This game is tougher than it appears. Contestants match the product to the warning label.
• 'The L Word' Returns, Rebooted For 'Generation Q'
  The original Showtime series portrayed the lives of LGBTQ women in LA. Show creator Ilene Chaiken and returning star Jennifer Beals say the show has changed — along with the LGBTQ community.
• Small-Town Grief Gets Surreal In The Twisted And Twisty 'Knives And Skin'
  Writer-director Jennifer Reeder's soon-to-be cult hit is "Twin Peaks as recast through the lens of radical feminism, if not nearly as academic as that sounds."
• In The Clever 'Little Joe,' Horror Is Horticultural
  A plant scientist (Emily Beechum) breeds a flower that makes people happy in this "effectively creepy indie" that gets its tendrils in you.