U2's anthem about doubt hit No. 1
It was the second single from the "Joshua Tree" album to top the charts.
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Show collection items A festival of short plays about Native life
The National Native American Ten Minute Play Festival offers audiences and performers a rare chance to experience Indian humor and language onstage.
Editorial cartoonist Steve Sack on 36 years of commentary, caricature
Pulitzer-Prize winning cartoonist Steve Sack has captured six presidents as well as countless governors, senators and representatives in his career. His new book is a look back at political history, in caricature.
Solar eclipse inspires NPR playlist
NPR has compiled 50 songs you can enjoy while watching Monday's solar eclipse.
Publicist: Jerry Lewis, comedian, telethon host, dies at 91
Publicist says Lewis passed away Sunday morning of natural causes at age 91 in Las Vegas with his family by his side.
Comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory dies at 84
Gregory was known for his sharp satire, political activism and health advocacy. He went on multiple hunger strikes to protest issues like the Vietnam War and police brutality.
Citing Trump remarks, entire president's arts council quits
A letter dated Friday cited the "false equivalence" of President Donald Trump's comments about last weekend's "Unite the Right" gathering in Charlottesville.
Summer Music Series: Tufawon shares his experiences as an artist and activist
Tufawon visited The Current's studio to record a session and share with hosts Andrea Swensson and Tom Weber his experiences as a globetrotting hip-hop artist and activist.
New Whitney Houston documentary a 'compelling portrait'
"Whitney: Can I Be Me?" opens Friday in some theaters and on Showtime next week.
Swift wanted to drive ex crazy with 'We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together'
In an interview with USA Today, she said her ex "made me feel like I wasn't as good or as relevant as these hipster bands he listened to. So I made a song that I knew would absolutely drive him crazy."
Art Hounds: Photos of Prince before he was famous
This week, the Art Hounds recommend "Prince Pre-Fame," a dance concert and a local music festival in St. Cloud.
Peter, Paul and Mary changed the original lyrics to 'If I Had a Hammer'
They included "sisters" as well as "brothers" in the chorus. The original lyrics just mentioned "brothers."
Mixed Precipitation brings opera, and food, to the garden
The group makes a tasting menu part of the story, and brings bones for the dogs who may be part of the audience.
Baez sang at Woodstock in the middle of the night
She was the final act on the first day of the festival and didn't take the stage until 12:55 a.m.
Listen: Documenting the Ferguson protests
"Whose Streets" by Sabaah Folyan is an "unflinching look at the Ferguson uprising."
For Cameroonian writer, job loss led to the American Dream
The author of "Behold the Dreamers" says she didn't intend for the novel to be about immigration.
'Blueberry Hill' influenced the Doors' hit 'Light My Fire'
Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek told author Marc Myers that the band didn't use a bass player when they recorded the song. He played the bass part on a Fender keyboard with his left hand and the lead part with his right hand on a Vox organ.
Success in placing shelter dogs takes more than temperament tests
Blogger Alva Noe talks with a dog trainer who says the need to give shelters, handlers and adopters the resources required to keep dogs and people supported and safe is critical in the process.
Seltzer's popularity bubbles up in the U.S.
Seltzer sales have jumped 42 percent in the past five years. The bubbly water has inspired everything from tasting flights at restaurants to "LaCroix Boi," one rapper's parody ode to the drink.
Excruciating and beautiful: 'Glass Castle' author sees life on screen
The film version of "The Glass Castle," Jeannette Walls' best-selling memoir, hits theaters this weekend. She hopes the film will help others deal with their troubled histories.