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On his new album of songs written for the vocal group Roomful of Teeth, Gabriel Kahane imagines a hotel populated by eccentric guests. This story first aired on All Things Considered on April 3, 2026.

The Church of the Holy Sepulchre has endured many wars at Easter. This year, as it faces another one, pilgrims have stayed away.

In Norway, Easter is celebrated by reading crime fiction. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe investigates this holiday tradition with author and former homicide detective Jorn Lier Horst.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with Meredith Alloway, who directed the new movie "Forbidden Fruits," and Lola Tung, who stars in it.

Iceland Air is hiring a photographer to come to their country and take pictures of beautiful landscapes. The main requirement for candidates is that their photography skills must be terrible.

Special forces troops rescued a U.S. Air Force colonel after his plane was shot down Friday over Iran.

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Stanford Program in International and Comparative Law's Allen Weiner about international law and an open letter calling the war with Iran a violation of the U.N. charter.

In Seville, Spain, the pageantry of centuries-old Holy Week processions continues to attract both the faithful and the curious.

Practicing OB-GYN Mary Fariba Afsari bought an RV and started a mobile clinic in 2022. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Afsari about her book, "Labor: One Woman's Work."

New research from the Democratic Republic of Congo offers a behavioral and anatomical portrait of a species that can achieve surprising athletic feats.