NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with actor and musician Fred Armisen about the reason and production behind his new sound effect album, 100 Sound Effects.

Not long ago, Fred Armisen was reminiscing about the sound-effect LPs he used to stock at the Chicago record store where he worked in the Nineties. These vinyl platters contained all kinds of sounds, ...

The powers that be have gaslit us into a lot of things, but I’m currently quite salty about the way we’ve all been gaslit by ...

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Is your daily run fast-tracking your wrinkles? A NYC-based plastic surgeon has gone viral warning that overdoing the popular workout can speed up the aging process — from your joints all the way to ...

Hurricanes and other systems don’t often find themselves in a tropical traffic jam in Earth’s vast oceans, but there are consequences when they do get all up in each other’s business. A tropical tango ...

There's nothing all that special about Tropical Storm Humberto on its own. A typical storm developing in what is a historically active time of year for the Atlantic basin, Humberto seems like a ...

Feeling fear is an evolutionary survival tactic. A small number of people have a rare condition that means they're not scared ...

The federal government is nearing a partial shutdown, with a range of effects on public services and the broader U.S. economy. Employee furloughs and potential layoffs would halt some government ...

We think a sensible rule of thumb when considering whether to post something online is to ask yourself: Would I say this to someone’s face? If not, it’s time to hit the delete button. Many people, in ...

If there's one thing most car enthusiasts associate with Subarus, it's that unique burbly sound their boxer engines produce. It's a sound unlike any other boxer, with Porsches and classic Volkswagens ...