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A critic whose writing was nearly music itself, Greg Tate — who died this week at 64 — influenced generations of writers. His colleagues, peers and followers offer a guide to his essential works.

After 20 years as the magazine's cartoon gatekeeper, Bob Mankoff is stepping down. He says humor helps us cope with hardship, get along with one another — and, in general, makes life more enjoyable.

The editorial page editor of The New York Times has resigned in the wake of a controversy over the decision to run an op-ed by Sen. Tom Cotton titled "Send in the Troops."

We take a listen to some of the protest songs of 2020, including Black Lives Matter by Richard Alexander, Mercy by Joy Oladokun and Anderson Paak's Lockdown.

The Ever Given had been wedged at an angle across the Suez Canal since Tuesday, preventing other shipping vessels from traveling through the waterway.

Scott Simon speaks with Dr. Patrick Brennan, Chief Medical Officer of Penn Medicine, about the vaccine requirement adopted for all employees in May.

Simon Cheng, a former U.K. Consulate worker, says he was tortured in mainland China in a series of interviews. He says Chinese authorities falsely suspected him of spying for the U.K. in Hong Kong.

David Greene talks to Washington Post reporter Craig Timberg about a report prepared for the Senate and obtained by the paper, providing comprehensive analysis of the Russian disinformation campaign.

If you had to evacuate your home at a moment's notice, what would you take with you? When teenaged Sarah Frey was sent to the U.S. to escape unrest in the Dominican Republic, she took a ring with her.

Many Pakistanis fondly recall riding on the backs of their father's Vespas. In an act of nostalgia, some Pakistanis are restoring the iconic Italian scooters — and many foreigners are snapping them up.