MEMETERIA by Thomas May

Arts & Culture Stories from NPR

• Tom Verlaine, guitarist and singer of influential rock band Television, dies at 73
  The founding father of American punk and a fixture in the 1970s New York rock scene died Saturday as the result of a brief illness.
• 'Wait Wait' for Jan. 28, 2023: With Not My Job guest Natasha Lyonne
  Natasha Lyonne is an actor, writer and director with one of the most recognizable voices in the world. She stars in the new series Poker Face, so we ask her three questions about getting Botox.
• What's making us happy: A guide to your weekend viewing
  Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Gabrielle Zevin's Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, and more.
• Forensic musicologists race to rescue works lost after the Holocaust
  The Exilarte Center in Vienna is the world's leading research institution devoted to preserving the work of composers such as Walter Arlen and others, who were exiled or killed during the Holocaust.
• 'The Last of Us' creates a dystopian landscape that feels human — and hopeful
  HBO's new show, which draws from a video game of the same name, is replete with apocalyptic landscapes and zombies. But what makes the series truly groundbreaking is the emotion that runs throughout.
• Celebrating the centennial of Sun Records founder Sam Phillips
  Phillips, who died in 2003, discovered Elvis and produced his first records, and was one of the leading catalysts in post-WWII American music. Originally broadcast in 1997.
• Ballet dancers from across Ukraine bring 'Giselle' to the Kennedy Center
  The United Ukrainian Ballet Company is made up of dancers taking refuge in the Netherlands. The company travels to Washington, D.C., to perform Giselle, choreographed by Alexei Ratmansky.
• Get these Sundance 2023 movies on your radar now
  The Sundance Film Festival returned in-person to Park City, Utah, this year, and with more submissions than ever. NPR's Aisha Harris screened nearly 20 films — these are her favorites.
• In 'Season: A letter to the future,' scrapbooking is your doomsday prep
  Scrapbook and bike your way through a beautiful world in the face of a foretold cataclysm.
• As Ryuichi Sakamoto returns with '12,' fellow artists recall his impact
  The composer has been lauded for decades over his deeply affective music; director Alejandro González Iñárritu, composer Hildur Guðnadóttir and more join us to explain why.