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"There's been quite a lot of tension between the way I've chosen to do things and the way a major label expects female pop artists to do things," Charli XCX tells NPR.

'I love selling out': Charli XCX on the volatile pop of 'Crash'

On Charli XCX's Crash, the artist leans fully into a mainstream pop persona for the first time in almost a decade.

A billion here, a billion there: A new book tells the story of J. Paul Getty

In his day, J. Paul Getty was known as "the richest man in America." James Reginato's biography, Growing Up Getty, is an exhaustive account of how the rich are different from most people.

Even after fifty years of accolades, including a Pulitzer Prize at 26 for his Doonesbury comic strip, Garry Trudeau (pictured) reckons he may have gotten too much too young.

ARTICULATE WITH JIM COTTER: Resilience

Encore Friday, Feb. 18, 2022 at 8:30 p.m. on KPBS 2 / On Demand. Even after fifty years of accolades, including a Pulitzer Prize at 26 for his Doonesbury comic strip, Garry Trudeau reckons he may have gotten too much too young. And despite her mastery of the written word, Joyce Carol Oates is skeptical about how well conversation can express the complexities of thought and emotions.

Sharon McKeeman, the founder of Let Them Breathe, speaks to parents who kept children home from school to protest COVID-19 vaccine mandates in schools. Balboa Park in San Diego, Calif. Oct 18, 2021.

Parents protest California COVID vaccine mandate for kids

Many parents at the rally Monday had pulled their children out of school to attend the rally.

Sarah Bloom Raskin speaks during her confirmation hearing at the Senate Banking Committee on Feb. 3 in Washington, D.C. Raskin on Tuesday withdrew her nomination to a key Fed banking role.

Fed nominee Sarah Bloom Raskin withdraws after fight over her climate change stance

Biden's pick to be the Fed's top bank regulator has withdrawn her nomination. She attracted Republican opposition after calling on bank regulators to monitor the financial risks from climate change.

Abortion rights opponents hold signs outside the Supreme Court on June 27, 2022.

Who and what is behind abortion ban trigger law bills? Two groups laid the groundwork

Two national organizations have gained a reputation for taking the lead on model legislation to restrict and block abortions. Now, states are needing to grapple with the laws they passed.

Miles Hatfield at his Kentucky home, which he had to abandon after it was flooded by runoff from an old coal mine.

How big coal companies avoid cleaning up their messes

A Bloomberg News/NPR investigation found that large U.S. coal companies used bankruptcy and asset transfers to move old mines to shaky new owners, putting at risk federally mandated land reclamation.

Playwright, comedian, performer and Pulitzer Prize finalist Kristina Wong is shown in an undated photo.

Kristina Wong is not invisible

From early pandemic mask-making to a Pulitzer finalist: A new play, "Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord, opens at La Jolla Playhouse this week, exploring lockdowns, Asian American racism, Facebook groups, invisible labor and generosity.

New graduates line up before the start of a community college commencement in East Rutherford, N.J., on May 17, 2018.

White House drops free community college from its spending bill

The Biden administration's program to make community college tuition-free will not become a reality in this round of the president's spending priorities, leaving progressive groups disappointed.

Students performing a scene from Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at the 2015 Student Shakespeare Festival. April 26, 2015

Student Shakespeare Festival returns in person and at new Heritage Park venue

San Diego Shakespeare Society and Write Out Loud present K-12 students performing the Bard for free on Saturday.

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