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In the 1920s and '30s, Sigmund Freud's nephew Edward Bernays used his uncle's ideas -- sometimes to Freud's consternation -- to help create the new field of public relations. His influence can be felt today, including the very notion of a hearty breakfast.

W. E. B. DuBois' exploration of America's struggle with race still resonates today. NPR's Michele Norris presents a re-examination of The Souls of Black Folk, on the book's 100th anniversary. Listen to personal recollections of people who have read The Souls of Black Folk.

Dr. Jerald Winakur recently wrote a commentary about caring for a growing elderly population in Health Affairs. He has a unique perspective, as a health professional and the son of an 86-year-old man suffering from dementia.

The first lady of southern cooking, Edna Lewis, was laid to rest this morning in Unionville, Va., at the age of 89. Food writer John T. Edge helps Debbie Elliott remember a woman who helped change the image of southern food.

The nation paid its last respects in Washington D.C. to former president Jimmy Carter as the countries ponders what lies ahead with Donald Trump’s return to the White House.

Commentator John McWhorter reflects on the 10 years since the Million Man March and comes to the conclusion that life for African-Americans hasn't changed much.

The College Board, the organization behind the test, also announced that the exam will shrink from three hours to two, and students will be able to use a calculator for the math section.

Longtime film writer Richard Schickel's unsatisfying collection of movie musings deems pleasure and intellectualism mutually exclusive.

Writer Sarah Manguso has been a compulsive diarist since childhood; her new memoir documents the ways motherhood has changed her writing. Critic Heller McAlpin says it's full of lovely observations.

This new volume collects some of the uncompromising writer's greatest hits, from her coverage of the march on Selma to Monica Lewinsky, and of course her famous takedown of film critic Pauline Kael.