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A virtual exhibit from the White House Historical Association showcases presidential fashions — and how presidents have used clothes to make a statement.

There are certain bars of music that put people in a specific headspace - and many of them come from our favorite films, where composer John Williams matched his iconic themes with magic movie moments.

Student leaders say they’re picking up where they left off last spring by demanding divestment from Israeli-tied companies.

Washington Conservatory of Music's executive director Andrew Lee and Artistic Advisor and acclaimed violinist Daniel Heifitz join us to discuss the continuing work of this esteemed arts institution.

Theater critic J. Wynn Rousuck reviews the touring company production of Harper Lee's beloved story about racial justice in the Jim Crow South, in a new stage adaptation by Aaron Sorkin, at the Hippodrome.

Chinese President Hu Jintao is in the United States, and one issue he faces here is human rights. Most U.S. companies in China won't touch the issue, but businessman John Kamm made it a second career. Kamm has spent the last 16 years helping to free scores of Chinese political prisoners.

CYNTHIA LENNON was the first wife of Beatle musician John Lennon. Terry talked with Cynthia in 1985. .She wrote a book about her years with Lennon in 1978 called A Twist of Lennon by Avon. They met in art school in 1957 and were married in 1962. During the years John toured the world, as a member of the most popular rock group in history, Cynthia was at home raising their son Julian. Cynthia and John Lennon divorced in 1968 after John fell in love with Yoko Ono. John Lennon was killed 12 years later. As their son, Julian, launched his own career as a musician, Cynthia Lennon developed her work as a designer. (Originally aired 8

While the high-level meetings raise expectations for a deal, the State Department warned against jumping to conclusions. The last time, Kerry was in Geneva, negotiations crumbled at the last minute, when France objected to certain terms.

John Cleese of Monty Python fame has written a memoir, So, Anyway ... , which brings him from boyhood in a quiet British town called Weston to the footlights of London and screens all over the world.

Being the top U.S. diplomat means a lot of global travel — roughly a million miles and 100 countries these days. Yet Kerry is the first to see Antarctica and all seven continents.

Muslim pop star Yuna shares some of her favorite songs for Tell Me More's series "In Your Ear."

On Wild Card, famous guests answer the kinds of questions we often think about but don't talk about. Author John Green reflects on living with obsessive compulsive disorder.

Watching musician/actor John Lurie paint and grumbly pontificate in an unnamed tropical locale is sometimes puzzling, often intriguing and always soothing.

Author John Updike's new book,Still Looking, collects many of his essays on American art. Susan Stamberg recently talked to Updike about the book and his relationship with art.

John Barth, the playfully erudite author whose darkly comic and complicated novels revolved around the art of literature and launched countless debates over the art of fiction, died Tuesday.

The House speaker is the overwhelming favorite to win his Republican primary election Tuesday. But one of his foes produced a campaign ad that won't soon be forgotten.

The Fault in Our Stars hits cinemas this week, causing mass outbursts of tears. Author John Green based the character on a real-life girl with cancer — and his own feelings of growing up an outsider.

Welcome to another edition of What Ya Got Cookin? -- Midday's bi-monthly tribute to the wonders of good food, good cooks, and good eating. Today the topic…

NPR's Eyder Peralta speaks with actor Richard Kind about his "role" as a talk show sidekick on the Netflix show "Everybody's Live with John Mulaney."