Jordan-Marie Smith
Stories
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Zelda is the hero in 'Echoes of Wisdom'
NPR's Juana Summers talks with video game writer Ash Parrish about Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, the latest game in the franchise and one of the only where Princess Zelda is the hero.
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A 'mini-moon' will be visible from Earth for the next two months
Earth’s gravity has disrupted an asteroid named 2024 P-T-5. The space rock and the Earth are now in a fleeting gravitational dance.
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Haitian Times founder talks about the fallout from Vance and Trump's lies
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Haitian Times founder and former New York Times staffer Garry Pierre-Pierre about the lies spewed by Trump and Vance around Haitian Americans and immigrants, and the fallout.
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A secret chamber has been discovered in the Smithsonian
A 30-foot-deep chamber was recently uncovered under the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Construction crews found the cistern as part of an effort to revitalize part of the historic building.
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'Love and service make us rich': Anne Lamott on aging
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Washington Post aging columnist Anne Lamott about what it means to get older in the United States.
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Edwidge Danticat's new collection of essays says 'We're Alone'
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with author Edwidge Dandicat about her new essay collection, We're Alone.
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Quechua pop, hip hop, and trap are getting attention beyond South America
An oral language rich in history from Peru is having a moment, with artists using it in hip hop, rap, trap, and pop music.
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California woman uses an AirTag to catch package thieves
One woman decided to catch thieves by putting an AirTag inside one of her packages. The robbers took the bait, and they were caught.
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Disney reverses wrongful death decision
The Walt Disney Company has reversed its decision to toss a wrongful death suit over a Disney+ agreement.
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Walz's or Walzs'? The apostrophe debate takes the stage today
Thursday, Aug. 15, is International Apostrophe Day. It couldn’t have come at a more perfect time. amid confusion over the possessive name of the Democratic candidates for president and vice president.