Megan Lim
Stories
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Arts & Life
How American Girl dolls became a part of American culture — problems and all
Growing up, it felt like you were either the kid with all the American Girl dolls, or you knew the kid with all the American Girl dolls. A new book examines this cultural force.
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World
This Israeli general saw the horror of the Hamas attack. Now, he's urging optimism
The morning of the Hamas attack on Israel, Yair Golan — a former member of Israel's parliament and a major general in the country's military reserves — leapt into action.
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Arts & Life
From Israel, writer Etgar Keret talks about the role of fiction in times of war
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with writer Etgar Keret about the role of fiction in times of war.
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World
Israel turns to DNA and dental imprints to identify unrecognizable bodies
On an army base south of Tel Aviv, the Israeli military is using DNA and dental imprints to identify victims of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack.
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Arts & Life
'Bottoms' gives the classic teen sex comedy an absurd queer twist
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with writer/director Emma Seligman about her new movie Bottoms.
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Arts & Life
Remembering actor Angus Cloud of 'Euphoria,' dead at 25
Angus Cloud, best known for his role on HBO's Euphoria died Monday at the age of 25. He was spotted to play Fezco, the drug dealer with a heart of gold, by a casting scout on a street in New York.
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National
The new CDC director outlines 3 steps to rebuild trust with the public
Mandy Cohen led North Carolina's department of Health & Human Services throughout the pandemic. Now, she's taking what she learned to the national level.
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National
Don't call it a heat 'wave': Expert weighs in after a month of record-breaking heat
After a month of record-breaking heat, are we past calling it a heat "wave?" NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Duke heat expert Ashley Ward.
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Climate
Phoenix melts in a record streak of days over 110 degrees. And it's not over yet
Tuesday marks 26 consecutive days in Phoenix, Az. with a temperature over 110 degrees, and it doesn't look like it will let up any time soon.
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National
Remembering house music legend DJ Deeon, dead at 56
Chicago house icon DJ Deeon passed this week. The producer pioneered the "ghetto house" subgenre in the early 1990s.