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The Divine Miss M has had a colorful career, but even she's not as outsize a personality as larger-than-life Hollywood superagent Sue Mengers, whom she portrays in the new solo show I'll Eat You Last. Midler spoke with NPR's Rachel Martin about the role, her career and her love of classic Hollywood.

A new study shows nearly one-third of Americans have no religious affiliation. Some secular organizations are trying to create the community of church — without the religion.

Andrew Bird says he approached tunes like “I’ve Grown Accustomed to Her Face" and "I Fall in Love Too Easily" as if they were his own.

The Illinois Shakespeare Festival costume shop is getting ready for their 2024 season.

Cynthia Erivo says being different had "something to do with" her role as Elphaba in 'Wicked: Part 1.'

NPR's Rachel Martin talks with Mark Salter, who worked with John McCain for three decades as speechwriter, biographer and chief of staff.

A shared love of jazz led author Lesa Cline-Ransome and illustrator James Ransome to discover inventor Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax and the instrument named after him.

The photo of a girl in Gaza killed by an Israeli airstrike while wearing pink roller skates goes viral and draws attention to the plight of children nearly a year into the war.

Forget names like "Dumbo"—wild elephants appear to have their own unique names that other elephants use while talking to them in low rumbles.

Brazil is touted as one of the most racially harmonious places in the world, but people of color who move there say they are surprised at the degree of discrimination they face based on skin color.