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In a world that wants everyone partnered up, this comic by Meghan Keane and LA Johnson offers tips from the experts on how to find peace with singleness and live a full life on your own terms.

Luisa Miller was named simply, after its main character, but it was inspired by a play with a title that pretty much sums up Verdi's opera: Intrigue and Love. The production is from the Bavarian State Opera.

Noah talks to architect Cesar Pelli about the world's tallest buildings. Pelli designed what is currently the world's tallest: the Petronas Towers in Malaysia. Those will soon be dwarfed by a tower in Shanghai, China. And Donald Trump has plans for a still-taller skyscraper in lower Manhattan. Pelli's own design for a 2,000-foot tall building in Chicago has remained un-built since it was unveiled in 1989. Pelli says there are a lot of hurdles for skyscrapers to overcome before completion. He says with extremely tall buildings, the architect must view the process as adding a story at the BOTTOM, not the top -- to account for all the services, wires, elevators, and so forth that go into making a building work.

The Jazz Night In America producer shares her favorite albums and songs of 2021.

The results are in: teams Ramrod and Trampoleen are the winners of Ball State University's second annual Pumpkin Drop. See photos of the pumpkin-protecting winning designs and hear the sound of winning pumpkins.

Untitled #23 is the latest record in The Church's 30-year long. The Australian band features progressive instrumentation and dense, guitar-driven counterpoint. They visit the World Cafe for an interview and in-studio performance.

NPR listeners cast thousands of votes for the year's best music (so far) and kept the race tight.

The NPR Music production assistant shares her favorite albums and songs of 2022.

Culture Desk producer shares her favorite albums and songs of 2022.

The NPR Music supervising senior editor shares his favorite albums and songs of 2022.