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Mohsin Hamid combines the personal and political in his new book, Discontent and Its Civilizations. NPR's Scott Simon talks with the Pakistani author about his new collection of essays.

Kazuo Ishiguro's first novel in a decade follows an old couple on what might be their last journey: Hunting for memories of a son they think they had, in a land covered with memory-shrouding mists.

The Star Trek actor, writer, poet and photographer has died of lung disease at 83. NPR's Neda Ulaby has a look back at the long career of the man who was (and was not) Spock.

Ari, a sushi and Japanese restaurant, has opened in the Gateway Village just north of Orlando International Airport. Technically, this is a second location for a restaurant in Celebration. But this new Ari has added teppanyaki cooking to its repertoire. That’s the style of cooking where the guests sit around large griddles while the chefs make a lot of really unnecessary banging and clanging sounds with their spatulas, knives and even the salt and pepper shakers.

One person’s trash is another person’s trend. At least that’s the case for Orlando’s second annual Trash 2 Trends recycled fashion show.Local designers have created outfits from items that would have ended up in a landfill. Instead they will end up on the runway Saturday night.

Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald visited Orlando Friday. He has made reforming VA bureaucracy his top goal, but message has been drowned out lately as controversy surrounds comments he made to a homeless vet that he served in special forces - even though he didn’t.

Is it getting HEART in here or is it just me? Universal Studios Mardi Gras is schlepping Ann and Nancy Wilson on stage to perform their hits “Crazy On You”, “Magic Man”, “Barracuda” and more as part of its Mardi Gras concert series Saturday February 28th at Universal Studios.

For a few days now, most Senate Republicans have come to terms with how this story would end. But the House has a new plan to fund the Department of Homeland Security for just three weeks.

Similar legislation has been proposed in North Dakota and Wyoming to allow concealed firearms on K-12 school grounds and college campuses, as a part of a larger effort to expand gun owners' rights.

Val James became the first American-born black player in the NHL in 1982. He faced vicious racism, including fans throwing bananas on the ice. After 30 years in silence, he is talking about it now.