Soda cans are exploding on Southwest flights due to sky-high temperatures The extreme heat searing the U.S. this summer is having an unexpected consequence thousands of feet in the air: It's causing some beverage cans on Southwest Airlines flights to burst when opened. Rachel Treisman
'Omnivore' offers a fresh take on the history of the food on your plate From tuna to chili peppers to salt, each episode of this new Apple TV+ docuseries focuses on a unique ingredient. But there’s an additional element that runs throughout the show: passion. David Bianculli
'Twisters' swirls an old-fashioned rom-com into an effects-happy action movie This follow-up to the 1996 blockbuster Twister updates the original by making its heroine — not its hero — the center of gravity, but alas, the script doesn’t let her be a whole lot of fun. John Powers
Remembering famed sex therapist Ruth Westheimer, aka 'Dr. Ruth' Westheimer's matter-of-fact sex advice, along with her funny lively personality, made her a national media celebrity. She was born in Germany in 1928 and died July 12. Originally broadcast in 1996. Terry Gross
Remembering actor and producer Shelley Duvall Duvall, who died July 11, starred in The Shining, Popeye and numerous Robert Altman films. She also produced the award-winning Faerie Tale Theatre. Originally broadcast in 1992. Terry Gross
'I've lived in an incredible time': Comic Bob Newhart dies at 94 Best known for an everyman persona that powered two classic TV sitcoms, Newhart managed to be the funniest guy in the room while playing unassuming characters. Eric Deggans
Remembering Bernice Johnson Reagon She co-founded the Freedom Singers during the Civil Rights Movement and went on to found the acclaimed acapella group Sweet Honey in the Rock.
'Longlegs' is a terrifying serial killer — who never touches his victims Nicolas Cage plays a satanic murderer, and Maika Monroe is the clairvoyant FBI agent on his trail, in this tense and frightening horror movie. Justin Chang
Writer Shalom Auslander catalogs his lifelong battle with self-contempt in 'Feh' Auslander has written for decades about growing up in a dysfunctional household within an ultra-orthodox Jewish community. The title of his latest memoir comes from the Yiddish word for "yuck." Tonya Mosley