How Notre Dame, 'Vast Symphony In Stone,' Weaves Its Way Through Parisian History Victor Hugo wrote Notre Dame de Paris, or The Hunchback of Notre Dame, in the 19th century to draw attention to the cathedral, which had fallen into neglect and disrepair. It worked. Andrew Lapin
2019 Pulitzer Prizes Turn The Spotlight On Some Dangers Journalists Face From big papers to small, famous authors to unknowns, the Pulitzer Prizes cover the map of American writing and music. Andrew Limbong
'Our Planet' Nature Documentary Addresses The 800-Pound Gorilla — Human Impact The new Netflix series takes a hard look at the effects of our behavior on the natural world. Series producer Alastair Fothergill says that this is a different, more urgent type of show. Ari Shapiro
Two podcasts you should listen to this week: 'Invisibilia' and 'Limetown' Do you love podcasts, but don’t know how to find new shows? Are you new to podcasts, and don't know where to start? Clare McGrane
Pulitzer Prizes Honor Journalists Under Threat With New Crop Of Winners Judges sought to support the media "even if some wrongly degrade [it] as the enemy of the very democracy it serves." Honors went to The Advocate in Baton Rouge, La., Florida's Sun-Sentinel and others. Colin Dwyer
'Game Of Thrones' Season 8, Episode 1: 'Nothing Lasts' The first episode of the final season was dense with reunions, recriminations and revelations as just about the entire cast made it to Winterfell. Glen Weldon
#NPRPoetry Month: Lauren Alleyne It's National Poetry Month, and for our series #NPRPoetry, NPR's Michel Martin speaks with poet Lauren Alleyne. Alleyne combed Twitter for her favorite original poems.
The Wimpy Kid's Best Friend Gets A Diary Of His Own ... And He's 'Awesome' After 13 installments in the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series, Greg Heffley's best friend finally tells his own story. Diary of an Awesome Friendly Kid is all about Rowley, whose superpower is kindness. Scott Simon
Seattle's "Thunderpussy" awaits Supreme Court ruling The Seattle rock band will find out soon whether it can trademark the rights to its name Paige Browning
This is the most popular funeral song in the world right now "It was really the gateway song for funerals away from ceremonies that were purely religious," says UK-based writer Emily Mackay. Zak Kindrachuk