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In his new novel, Falling Man, Don DeLillo, one of the most admired American writers, squarely faces the awful events of Sept. 11, 2001, with eyes wide open. DeLillo narrates the viewpoints of a number of people — including one of the hijackers — in prose both exquisite and exhausting.

The Senate has agreed, by unanimous consent, to designate the last weekend of June 2022 as a time to commemorate the first weekend of the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival.

In some parts of the country, it wouldn't be summer without that fried dough treat, funnel cake. And for one man, who's known in some circles as the Funnel Cake King, they've helped make the American Dream come true. Frank Wilmer, a.k.a. Apple Frankie, talks with NPR's Vikki Valentine about his career in the funnel cake business.

Hydrogen power may be in the distant future for America, but it's making the wheels of Jon Spallino's Honda zip down southern California's freeways now.

Australia's Great Barrier Reef is suffering another mass bleaching. That's when corals turn ghostly white due to heat, and it's becoming more common as the climate warms.

Robert Redford has benefited from Hollywood's big-budget blockbuster formula system. But the star actor and director says art plays a crucial role in filmmaking and must not be left out. In an interview with NPR's Bob Edwards, Redford also discusses America's celebrity society, the benefits of public funding for the arts and the California governorship recall election. Hear the extended interview.

Rob Riggle is best known as one of the comedy "news" correspondents on The Daily Show With Jon Stewart. But he recently earned a promotion in his other job: as a Marine reservist. Riggle says the role, which has taken him into combat zones, "has definitely served my comedy."

The National Endowment for the Arts released findings Monday from its Survey of Public Participation in the Arts. It found that more than 78 million Americans enthusiastically make art in their free time, but they are spending less time and money going to watch the professionals.

Far-Flung Postcards is a weekly series in which NPR's international team shares moments from their lives and work around the world.

Canadian Super Pigs are on the rise and entering the United States. NPR's Scott Simon laments.