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With more than 1 million people going to Turkey for the procedure every year, hair transplants are transforming men's scalps — and vanity. But not every story ends with a perfect hairline.

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Craig Schulz and Erik Wiese about their new special, "Snoopy Presents: A Summer Musical."

All those daily activities we'd rather avoid — taking the stairs, cleaning the house, etc. — have a big metabolic payoff. Non-exercise activity thermogenesis can help manage weight and boost health.

When singer/songwriter Luke Bell died in 2022, he left behind a trove of unreleased music. His mother, Carol Bell, talks to NPR's Scott Simon about his posthumous album, "The King Is Back."

On Ash Wednesday, Christians hear the words "Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return." Those words ring differently for many whose churches and homes burned in the Los Angeles fires.

Voting rights have become a partisan fight, as Republicans set up laws across the country that they say will prevent voter fraud which Democrats say are really a move to discourage people from voting.

The officially designated Communist Party historical sites venerate Mao Zedong and, increasingly, the country's current leader, Xi Jinping. Tourists sometimes do manual labor and dress up as soldiers.

The movie is up for best international feature. It's about an urban teacher who's ticked off about being sent to work in a remote village with no electricity. Enlightenment ensues!

Invited to write a new work for Houston's Rothko Chapel, the composer and multi-instrumentalist Tyshawn Sorey created a work that is both intimate and vast, like those Mark Rothko paintings.

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Nida Manzoor, director of the new movie Polite Society, which is about a British-Pakistani high schooler who wants to be a stuntwoman.