How trans teens are advocating for themselves and others during the pandemic Many trans teens struggle in everyday life. Now, add a pandemic and isolation to that. RadioActive’s Lyn Strober-Cohen set out to find the success and joy happening in trans teens' lives during quarantine. Lyn Strober-Cohen
Apple TV+'s 'The Problem With Jon Stewart' Struggles To Find Its Comedic Voice The show's focus on important subjects makes for compelling viewing. But much from the first two episodes feels like a stitched-together pastiche of items from The Daily Show. Eric Deggans
Washington drafting new rules so patrons can safely throw axes and drink alcohol Throwing darts is a classic pub game. In recent years, some Washington bars have been trying to offer a new activity: axe throwing. The Washington Liquor and Cannabis board is about to weigh in. Ruby de Luna
Comedian Josh Johnson Dares To Make Us Laugh In A Global Pandemic NPR's Audie Cornish talks with comedian Josh Johnson about his newfound success and how comedy has served as a processing tool for collective trauma throughout the pandemic. Justine Kenin
Britney Spears is on the road to independence. The media should let her take the wheel On Wednesday, Jamie Spears was suspended as his daughter's conservator. Is all the media attention, including three new Spears documentaries, still welcome? Anastasia Tsioulcas
During Banned Books Week, Readers Explore What It Means To Challenge Texts Libraries, schools, authors and readers are celebrating Banned Books Week. Among the Top 10 most challenged books in the U.S. are The Hate U Give and To Kill A Mockingbird. Elizabeth Blair
Danish Museum Pays Artist $84,000. He Sends 2 Blank Canvases Artist Jens Haaning says the blank canvases make up a new work of art — titled Take the Money and Run — that he calls a commentary on poor wages. The museum wants the money back.
A Judge Suspends Britney Spears' Dad From Her Conservatorship At a hearing Wednesday at Los Angeles Superior Court, Judge Brenda J. Penny suspended the pop star's father from controlling her financial affairs. Britney Spears has accused him of exploiting her. Mandalit del Barco
Art Or Heist? A Danish Artist Took $84,000 And Sent A Museum 2 Blank Canvases "The work is that I have taken their money," artist Jens Haaning said of his new piece, titled "Take the Money and Run." Bill Chappell
This Year's MacArthur 'Genius Grants' Were Just Announced—Here's The Full Winner List Yes, we know they're technically called "MacArthur fellows." But for this group of artists, scientists and scholars, the term fits well enough as any other. Andrew Limbong