MEMETERIA by Thomas May

Arts & Culture Stories from NPR

• Pretend You're An Elf In Santaland
  In 1992, the world met Crumpet the elf in David Sedaris' "Santaland Diaries," the story of his time working as a Macy's department store elf. Now imagine you had that job. Tell us your story.
• CBS Denies Former CEO Les Moonves $120 Million Severance Package
  The network explained its decision, saying "there are grounds to terminate for cause, including his willful and material misfeasance" and failure to cooperate with the company's investigation.
• From Slavery To 'American Wonder': Revisiting Frederick Douglass' Remarkable Life
  Historian David Blight's new biography describes Douglass' escape from slavery, his passionate leadership in the abolitionist movement and his gift as a writer and orator.
• 2018 'Ghost List' Revisits The TV, Books And Movies A Critic Wishes He Covered
  Each year, Fresh Air critic-at-large John Powers finds himself haunted by the books, movies and shows that he loved but wasn't able to review on the air.
• Magical Photos Bring Fables From Mbomo To Life
  The fables were gathered from people in the Congo Basin and illustrated with a touch of magical realism in the new book Congo Tales: Told By The People Of Mbomo.
• NPR's Favorite TV Shows Of 2018
  This year we say goodbye to The Americans, but we also celebrate new gems like Queer Eye, Killing Eve and Homecoming.
• Predictions
  Our panelists predict who will end up hosting the Oscars.
• In 'Capernaum,' The Chaos Of Lebanon From A Homeless Child's Perspective
  In Beirut, a young boy sues his parents for giving birth to him in poverty. That's the premise of a new film from director Nadine Labaki which features her most unapologetically activist agenda.
• 'Black Love In All Its Different Ways': Regina King On Her 'Beale Street' Role
  Barry Jenkins' adaptation of the 1974 James Baldwin novel If Beale Street Could Talk is now in theaters. It gives actress Regina King yet another complex character to inhabit.
• Not My Job: William Shatner Gets Quizzed On Cannes
  Sure, Shatner knows plenty about "the wrath of Khan" ... but what does he know about the Cannes Film Festival? We'll find out.