Sep 4th, 2008 · For fans and fantasy league wonks, it's the time of year that they begin to hum the tune: "Are You Ready for Some Football?" The NFL kicks off its season Thursday night. Bill Curry, former NFL player and college coach, talks with Steve Inskeep about the start of the season.
Aug 13th, 2008 · The latest volume in a spellbinding series of lush, graphic short-story collections melds diverse influences into modern fairy tales of vision and wonder.
Aug 6th, 2008 · South Beach is just as tantalizing today as it was in the days of Miami Vice. Mix one part Art Deco, one part Cubanita culture, one part surreal fantasy and you've got a book — or three.
Jul 15th, 2008 · In his new novel, The Enchantress of Florence, Salman Rushdie blends history and fantasy to recount the tale of a lost princess. The lavish epic spans multiple decades and continents.
Jun 25th, 2008 · In NBC's new reality series, The Baby Borrowers, teenagers are given actual babies to take care of as part of a crash course on parenting. A new first-time dad says the show is saturated with fantasy.
Jun 25th, 2008 · If you're used to comics smacking you over the head with superheroes and fantasy, prepare to be seduced and charmed by Joann Sfar's graphic novel, The Rabbi's Cat 2.
Jun 6th, 2008 · Film writer and director M. Night Shyamalan discusses The Happening, his upcoming spooky thriller about people trying to save themselves from a worldwide environmental catastrophe. He talks with host Ira Flatow about the intersection between real-world environmental issues and fantasy.
Jun 4th, 2008 · In Anansi Boys, Neil Gaiman spins a world where reality and fantasy comfortably co-exist, where a loser is revealed as a god. BPP Book Club moderator Sarah Goodyear kicks off the discussion of this month's selection.