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Scott Simon talks to political scientist Harun Yilmaz, who argues that Russia will gain less by actually invading Ukraine than by threatening to do so.

We're diving into the wonderful world of rom-coms — tackling everything from what the definition should be, why they were great (and sometimes not so great), and what a modern one looks like.

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR's Pop Culture Happy Hour share what's bringing them joy. This week: Jackass Forever, StraightioLab podcast, and True Blood.

The man who fiercely shreds halfpipes openly shed tears on the snow, saying he was proud of his effort. It closed the book on a record-setting Olympic career.

Directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi and adapted from a 2014 short story by Haruki Murakami, the film dramatizes some of the celebrated author's trademark themes: loss, guilt, the interplay of art and life.

The multi-instrumentalist initially came blazing onto the scene with his saxophone on the opening cut of King Crimson's first album, In the Court of the Crimson King. He died Wednesday at age 75.

"That's a world war — when Americans and Russians start shooting at one another, we're in a very different world than we've ever been in."

What might sound like a nightmare for many became a reality for exes Neil Kramer and Sophia Lansky when COVID hit New York. And somehow, they made it work. Kramer photographed their chaotic ordeal.

Sarah Palin said she lost sleep after a 2017 New York Times editorial falsely linked an ad from her political action committee to a mass shooting years earlier. She has sued the paper for defamation.

A fire in the Los Angeles suburb of Whittier broke out Thursday afternoon and gutted two homes but firefighters say they're getting a handle on it. Another blaze erupted above the community of Emerald Bay near Laguna Beach before dawn.