MEMETERIA by Thomas May

Arts & Culture Stories from NPR

• The Voice Behind The 'Laurel' Or 'Yanny' Recording: Actor Jay Aubrey Jones
  Broadway and TV actor Jay Aubrey Jones recorded thousands of words for Vocabulary.com. But his pronunciation of the word "laurel" went viral for sounding to some people like "yanny."
• Kyle Stephens, Former family Friend, Reacts To MSU's Larry Nassar Settlement
  NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro talks with Stephens about her reaction to the $500 million settlement between Michigan State University and the hundreds of victims of disgraced doctor Larry Nassar.
• Film-Loving 'Twinkle' Is A Star On The Page
  Sandhya Menon's new young adult novel follows aspiring filmmaker Twinkle Mehta, who addresses her diary entries to female directors like Mira Nair and Ava DuVernay and longs to change lives with film.
• Against The Odds, A Royal Wedding Worth Watching
  Normally, royal weddings are like the Oscars: a lot of pomp, but no real surprises. But when Prince Harry married Meghan Markle, the TV audience sat up and took notice.
• Baltimore Museum Says Goodbye Warhol, Hello Younger, More Diverse Collection
  The Baltimore Museum of Art is selling off part of its collection — including works by Andy Warhol and Robert Rauschenberg — to fund the purchase of more work by women and artists of color.
• The String Quartet As Chosen Family In 'The Ensemble'
  In her debut novel, former cellist Aja Gabel follows four musicians as they come together and entertain ambitions to strike out on their own — on and off stage.
• WATCH: The Royal Wedding Of Prince Harry And Meghan Markle
  The couple became the Duke and Duchess of Sussex upon getting married at St. George's Chapel at Windsor Castle on Saturday.
• HBO's Heavy-Handed 'Fahrenheit 451' Lacks The Poetry Of Ray Bradbury's Original
  Critic Dave Bianculli says that the new TV movie "dilutes and deflates" the 1953 novel it draws from. Viewers should "skip the movie, and go back and read Bradbury's book."
• In Life And Fiction, Edward St. Aubyn Sheds The Weight Of His Past
  St. Aubyn's semi-autobiographical novels featuring Patrick Melrose, an Englishman from a posh but monstrous family, are now the basis of a Showtime miniseries. Originally broadcast May 20, 2014.
• A Royal Wedding With Global Appeal
  Interest in Prince Harry and Meghan Markle transcends borders in a way that past royal weddings have not, writes Autumn Brewington, who anchored The Washington Post's royal wedding blog in 2011.