'Single-Use' Is The 2018 Word Of The Year, Collins Dictionary Says Collins' annual list of "new" words are meant to highlight and acknowledge the changing culture. They are often words that have been around, but have raised their profile recently. Richard Gonzales
How Daylight Saving Time Changes More Than Clocks Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson talks with a professor of biology and neuroscience about what "falling back" an hour means for our schedules and our bodies. NPR Staff
My grandfather was a paper son under the Chinese Exclusion Act. He created an iron legacy. Under the Chinese Exclusion Act, people had to create false papers to immigrate. My grandfather, who came here in 1937, had to pretend he belonged to another family. It took him decades to build his own family. Joshua Fernandes
Transforming Black pain into beauty: The story of an Alvin Ailey protégé in Seattle When Donald Byrd arrived at Seattle’s Spectrum Dance Theater in 2002, he was an emigrant from New York’s high-octane contemporary art world, a scene that demanded all of his energy but provided little financial or emotional security. Marcie Sillman
The Complex Lives of Nonvoters While many Americans are enthusiastic about voting in this year's midterm elections, a majority are unlikely to. Photographer Andrea Bruce traveled the U.S. to find out why people choose to stay home. Laura Beltrán Villamizar
Seattle Art Museum director Kimerly Rorshach announces her impending retirement Kimerly Rorshach says she'll step down from SAM next fall, the day after the grand re-opening of the Seattle Asian Art Museum. Marcie Sillman
Michael C. Hall: Based On Nothing Actor Michael C. Hall talks about his roles on Six Feet Under and Dexter, and his return to the stage. Then, he plays a game inspired by odd jobs he held before becoming an actor.
Not His Job: 'Wait Wait' Host Peter Sagal Writes A Book About Running He's the voice of NPR's comedy news quiz. He has also run a marathon in under 3:10. And now he has collected his thoughts about his avocation in The Incomplete Book of Running. Ari Shapiro
