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Gary Larson created more than 4,000 cartoons for The Far Side, and they've all been collected in a hefty new anthology. Yet the artist still has trouble explaining what his strange, world-of-their-own panels are about. Hear Larson describe a cartoon he wishes he had drawn, along with other excerpts of his interview with NPR's Bob Edwards.

Caroline Kennedy's new Christmas anthology opens with her 1962 letter to Santa. In it, she wished for skates, dolls and a "pet reindeer" for herself and "some noisy thing" for her brother John. But a family tradition shunned toys for oranges and walnuts.

For KEM's first holiday album, the Motown artist celebrates Christmas as a "romantic holiday" with warm and cozy jams.

In a new book, analyst Dan Wang uses "engineering state" vs. "lawyerly society" to explain how China got ahead and America stagnated.

Raiding retirement savings. Pondering job changes or even marriage. People who buy their own health insurance are strategizing ahead of major price hikes in 2026. Open enrollment starts Nov. 1.

A K-pop blockbuster lands atop this week's Billboard albums chart, but it's not the one you might be expecting.

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks to Democratic Sen. Jon Tester of Montana about whether he will vote to convict ex-President Donald Trump on the single charge of "incitement of insurrection."

NPR's Ari Shapiro speaks with country musician Tanya Tucker about putting out her first solo album in more than 10 years. It's called While I'm Livin'. She won two Grammys for it Sunday night.

Details behind the sexual abuse charges against former Penn State assistant Jerry Sandusky.

Traditional allies, including the European Union, South Korea and Japan, face tariffs as high as 20%, while China confronts a 34% tariff on top of an existing 20% tax on imports to the U.S..