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Georgia Durante's career as a stunt driver has led to roles in car commercials and movies. But before the bright lights of Hollywood, the former model was speeding away from a dark past.

Gail Sheehy is famous for her in-depth profiles of influential people, as well as her 1976 book on common adult life crises. Now she turns her eye inward, in her new memoir Daring: My Passages.

In a new book, journalist Jenny Nordberg writes about the bacha posh, young girls who dress up like boys to enjoy the freedoms of being an Afghan male for as long as they can.

Tuesday is the first day of fall. This time of year reminds critic Abigail Deutsch of Stephen Dobyns' "How to Like It" — a poem about a man who ponders his lost summers and fleeting dreams.

On the anniversary of the iconic series, NPR's Eric Deggans talks with the author of a new Bill Cosby biography about how the show and the comedian have shaped perceptions of black families.

Scott Farm in Vermont grows 100 apple varieties, some of them dating back to the 1700s. These apples may not look as pretty as the Red Delicious, but what they lack in looks they make up for in taste.

The Orlando Philharmonic Presents its opening night concert Saturday night at 8:30 at the Bob Carr Theatre. This season opener is led by Mexican-born Alondra de la Parra, a fast rising young conductor and will feature the Symphony number 1 by Mahler along with music by Mozart and Mexican composer Arturo Marquez. Maestro De la Parra is one of five international finalists in the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra’s international music director search.

Spotlight now swings through trapeze artistry and choreographed acrobatics to land on the stages of Cirque du Soleil. Through Sunday, September 21, the…

The Epcot International Food and Wine Festival runs until Nov. 10. Scott Joseph previews what is arguably the largest food and wine event in the U.S.

Earlier this week, NASA awarded two contracts for new spaceships to commercial companies. Here's how they compare.