What if every person you meet, including those you’ve yet to cross paths with, is quietly tethered to you by a single thread you can't even see? That's the premise of the invisible string theory. The ...

I grew up in a small family but in a big town in my home country, Turkey. There were plenty of things to be grateful for, but when you are a child, you think the world exists only for you. I didn’t ...

The songwriter, guitarist and singer, who died at 78, animated the Grateful Dead from within. By Jon Pareles Bob Weir — the Grateful Dead’s rhythm guitarist and one of its songwriters and lead singers ...

If you’re all caught up on Stranger Things, you’ll be aware of a plot thread left dangling in the Season 5 finale that has to do with a briefcase. It turns out this will be addressed in a live-action ...

Calling all video game fans, leader board heroes and pop culture lovers. Hidden Levels, a new eight-part series from WBUR's Endless Thread and 99% Invisible, explores how video games left the arcade, ...

WBUR’s Endless Thread and 99% Invisible team up for "Hidden Levels," a six-part series about how video games left the arcade and started reshaping the real world. These stories go beyond high scores ...

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The Divine Comedy (the orchestral-pop project of Northern Irish singer/songwriter/composer Neil Hannon) is releasing a new album, Rainy Sunday Afternoon, on September 19. Now he has shared its third ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - July is bereaved parents awareness month—a time to recognize and support families who have experienced the unthinkable — the loss of a child. Through the hands and hearts of ...

Usama has a passion for video games and a talent for capturing their magic in writing. He brings games to life with his words, and he's been fascinated by games for as long as he's had a joystick in ...