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Artists are reinventing the humble tea bag, letting its contents and simple shape and color shine in beautiful, fragile art. Some are even farming out the tea drinking to get to the used bags.

This week on StoryCorps' Military Voices Initiative, Sgt. Matthew Perry and Capt. Helen Perry talk about what life has been like since he had a grand mal seizure.

Democratic Senate candidate Tim Ryan raised a lot of eyebrows last week when he came out against President Biden's plan to forgive part of student loan debt of millions of Americans. Ryan is trying to appeal to independents and Republicans, but in the process, he seems to be alienating many loyal Democratic voters.

In Mary Gordon's luscious, wistful new novel, two former lovers meet in Rome after not having seen each other for almost 40 years. Book critic Maureen Corrigan praises the book's "undeniable appeal."

Stories that are great for learning to read can teach all kinds of things — from philosophy to financial literacy.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with David Baron, who viewed Saturday's "Ring of Fire" eclipse from the badlands of New Mexico, about why he travels the world to view these celestial phenomena.

The conflict between Israel and Hamas is putting neighboring Jordan in a precarious position — in a country already suffering an economic downturn and widespread discontent.

In his new book, New Yorker film critic David Denby bemoans what digital and global filmmaking has done to the industry. "[Movies] have to play in Bangkok and Bangalore ... as well as Bangor, Maine," he says. "The local flavor has gone out of them."

At the risk of being included among the "Lazy Lay-Over Guys" who try to describe the island nation based on a brief visit, NPR's Philip Reeves offers his impressions of a stunning land on the edge of the Arctic Circle.

Kentucky was going to use some its opioid settlement money on research of a psychedelic drug to treat opioid addiction, but now officials are backing off.