Mia Venkat

One topic dominated online conversation this week: the American Eagle jeans ad featuring actress Sydney Sweeney. We break down why people are so worked up about it.

One of the nation's oldest Civil Rights organization warns the Trump administration's policies have thrust the country into a "state of emergency" for antidiscrimination policies, personal freedoms and black economic advancement.

This week's discourse has revolved around the so-called "Gen Z stare" in professional and retail environments. But what are people really talking about?

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Ken Martin, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, about how Trump's massive tax and policy bill will figure into democratic messaging in the midterms.

EDM mega-star Steve Aoki continues to break genre boundaries with his new album HiROQUEST 3: Paragon.

Pitbull fans are honoring him the only way they know how: partying till dawn in bald caps and fake goatees.

The band the Ting Tings has a new album, Home, and a new sound. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to members Katie White and Jules De Martino about both.

As 'Survivor' celebrates 25 years, this group of friends recreate their own version of the reality TV show — complete with cutthroat competition and brutal blindsides.

The likelihood that the newly elected pope has consumed a Chicago style hot dog is not zero. And that means something.

This week, the internet was up in arms over who would win in battle: 100 men or a single silverback gorilla? One expert says the real fight is much bigger.