Ryan Benk

For more than 60 years, this maestro of magic has collaborated with towering figures. Now on a new record, he turns to family.

Many of our childhood movie choices are defined by the films our parents wouldn't let us see. An NPR panel of movie lovers discusses the films they were forbidden to watch and what it was like to finally see them.

NPR's Daniel Estrin talks with writer and director Charlie Polinger about his new horror film, "The Plague."

In Salzburg, Austria, Christmas involves both St. Nick and Krampus, a mythological punisher with roots stretching back to late antiquity and many fans in the present-day Central Alps.