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  • Thornton Wilder works in a Berlin hotel in 1931. His titles include the plays <em>Our Town</em> (1938) and <em>The Skin of Our Teeth</em> (1942), as well as the novels <em>Heaven's My Destination</em> (1935) and <em>The Bridge of San Luis Rey</em> (1927).
    Wilder Created 'Our Town' With A Bit Of Everywhere
    In the course of his career, Thornton Wilder wrote plays, novels and essays — but none as enduring as Our Town. Wilder biographer Penelope Niven attributes the play's success to its universal setting: a "mythical village" that "incorporates characteristics from every mythical village."
  • Charlie Parker started playing as a boy, when his mother gave him a saxophone to cheer him up after his father left. He went on to spearhead a musical revolution.
    The Birth Of Bird: Young Charlie Parker Found Focus, Faith In Music
    The jazz legend practiced his saxophone 10 to 15 hours a day before he got his big break, and while he wasn't the most reliable husband, when it came to music, he never wavered. Scholar Stanley Crouch's Kansas City Lightning is the first of a two-volume biography of Parker.
  • A 'Great Day At Sea' For A Brit Aboard An American Carrier
    Geoff Dyer's entertainingly cranky new book chronicles the two weeks he spent as a writer-in-residence aboard the USS George H.W. Bush, amid the buzzing activity of an aircraft carrier on the job.
  • An Exhaustive Survey From Columbus To Nemesis In 'Roth Unbound'
    Claudia Roth Pierpont's new Roth Unbound looks at themes in the work of Philip Roth (no relation). All the themes, in every book by the famously prolific writer. Reviewer Heller McAlpin says it's "a dazzling if sometimes exhausting journey" that dutifully addresses Roth's foibles as well as his talent.
  • Former FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell discusses natural disaster response
    NPR's Michel Martin talks with Deanne Criswell, former administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency under President Biden, about responding to natural disasters.
  • Attorney Robert Driscoll Defends Client Maria Butina
    NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Robert Driscoll, attorney for accused Russian spy Maria Butina.
  • Author asks ChatGPT for advice on her book about tech — here's what it said
    Searches: Selfhood in the Digital Age is about how tech is helping and exploiting us. Vauhini Vara analyzed the feedback AI gave her to explore the abilities, shortcomings and biases of the chatbot.
  • Photographer Gordon Parks attends the International Center of Photography's 21st Annual Infinity Awards in May 2005 in New York City.
    Multitalented Artist Gordon Parks Dies at 93
    Filmmaker and photographer Gordon Parks has died. He was 93. Parks captured black America as a photographer for Life magazine, and then became Hollywood's first major black director with the hit Shaft. He also wrote fiction and was an accomplished composer.
  • Jodie Foster Finds Dark Side in 'Brave One'
    In Jodie Foster's latest movie, she plays a character who is transformed by her fiance's murder. Foster talks about exploring a character who is faced with murky ethical choices.
  • Thanksgiving Specials 2015
    Delmarva Public Radio has plenty of music and fun to go with your family's Thanksgiving Feast this year.Thanksgiving Day on WSCL, 89.511AM- Two special…
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