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Protomartyr lead singer and lyricist Joe Casey walks us through some of the thorny questions behind the band's new album, Relatives In Decent, track by track.

The freshman senator from Texas is biding his time, hoping to ascend like another freshman senator did to the presidency two elections ago. NPR's Wade Goodwyn focuses on Sen. Ted Cruz's campaign.

Rapper Snoop Dogg's latest release, a collaboration with Bollywood star Akshay Kumar, is a recent example of urban desi, which blends South Asian pop culture with American hip-hop. Originating in the U.K., the style of music is spreading in the U.S. and India.

Unsigned artists: Starting next week, you can submit your songs to the 2022 Contest. If you win, you'll get to play behind Bob Boilen's desk.

Author Monica Ali spent an entire year poking around "below stairs" in five London Hotel restaurants before she started writing latest novel.

Journalist Bill Wasik and his veterinarian wife, Monica Murphy, have teamed up for a new book on the cultural and scientific history of rabies. Rabies causes terrible suffering — but it's fascinating to examine the way the virus is perfectly engineered to spread itself.

Fans of Middle Earth tend to fall in love with The Hobbit as children, says self-described "Tolkien professor" Corey Olsen. But once they move on to The Lord of the Rings, they never come back. That's a great shame, he says, so he's written his own book to honor the classic fantasy novel.

The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec by Jaques Tardi features a beautiful, gun-wielding detective and a horrifying prehistoric monster. Author Rosecrans Baldwin explains why this is no ordinary comic book. Do you have a favorite graphic novel? Tell us in the comments.

European leaders are meeting in Brussels on Thursday for a summit likely to be dominated by the military action in Libya. The U.S. is anxious to hand over control of the operation to its European allies, but they have failed to agree on how the operation should be controlled. After a stormy meeting at NATO on Monday, it became clear that there were deep disagreements about the organization's role, and a further two days of talks have still failed to reach agreement.

Scooter Braun, organizer of the One Love Manchester concert, is working with rapper Bun B on a Sept. 12 telethon for those affected by Harvey. As well, Beyonce and Oprah are lending their support.