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NJPAC hosts free, virtual poetry workshop and reading series in collaboration with City Verses

WBGO Journal host Doug Doyle chats with Newark poets Dimitri Reyes and Queen Mother Imakhu

Coronavirus update: N.J. to reopen parks, freelancers get unemployment

New Jersey reported 2,481 new coronavirus cases Tuesday, bringing the state’s total to 116,264.Another 329 people died of complications from COVID-19. The…

Best-selling Author Sue Monk Kidd chats about "The Book of Longings" and the Coronavirus Pandemic

People are looking for things to do while they are stuck at home during the coronavirus pandemic and reading a good book has become on the most popular…

Insurrectionists climb the west wall of the the U.S. Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington.

Jan. 6 detainees say a D.C. jail is so awful that they'd like a transfer to Guantanamo

A letter signed by 34 people held on charges related to the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol complains of inhumane conditions behind bars, including mold, abusive guards, bad food and filthy laundry.

<em>Diatom Ribbons</em>, by Kris Davis (center) was selected as the No. 1 jazz album of 2019 in a poll of 140 critics. Davis' album includes contributions from a wide range of musicians, including Terri Lyne Carrington (left) and Val Jeanty (right).

The 2019 NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll

The results of the year-end poll of 140 jazz critics offered surprise after surprise, including what's likely the youngest group of musicians, and more women than ever, in the top 10.

"187 Minutes" is displayed on a screen between images of former President Trump during a hearing by the House Select Committee on July 21, 2022.

Jan. 6 panel sheds light on the 187 minutes Trump went dark during Capitol siege

The hearing detailed what former President Donald Trump did and did not do in the hours after his Ellipse speech and before he tweeted a video asking his supporters to leave the Capitol.

This week's pop charts are all about The Weeknd — and the Grammys

This week, The Weeknd's new album, Hurry Up Tomorrow, debuts atop the Billboard 200 albums chart, and the biggest winners and performers from the Grammys experience big chart bumps.

'Pop Sonnets' Finds Hidden Shakespeare In Top 40 Tunes

Originally a popular Tumblr, Pop Sonnets makes iambic hay out of modern artists like Kesha and Eminem. Critic Tasha Robinson explains why Sonnets isn't your average impulse-buy humor book.

Steven Sund was chief of U.S. Capitol Police during the Jan. 6 insurrection. He resigned the following day but defends his agency's preparations.

Former Capitol Police Chief Steven Sund Defends Agency's Role In Jan. 6 Attack

Sund says U.S. Capitol Police expected some additional violence the day of the insurrection but says nothing could have prepared them for what actually happened.

Fencing has changed the way I think about situations and, through that, my life.

From pickleball to Cat'lympics, these are your favorite hobbies of the year

We asked, you answered: fencing, small science projects and seeing national parks were among the top hobbies that NPR readers and listeners told us they were really into this year.

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