Kendrick Lamar performs in New York City on Sept. 14, 2017. Critic Ken Tucker says Lamar's album DAMN captured the collective mood of the year. Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for Clara Lionel Foundation hide caption
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Thompson Williams, 61, and his son, Kiamichi-tet Williams, 27, recall a memorable Christmas, during their StoryCorps interview in 2014. Daniel Sitts/Courtesy of StoryCorps hide caption
Even After Republican Tax Win, Government Could Still Face Shutdown
Robert Siegel opened NPR's first overseas bureau in London. He was posted there from 1979 to 1983. NPR hide caption
From Uptalk To Downtown 'New Yawk,' Robert Siegel Explored How We Speak
DeWanda Wise plays Nola, a self-described "sex-positive, polyamorous, pansexual," in the Neflix series She's Gotta Have It. David Lee/Netflix/Courtesy of Netflix hide caption
Melissa Barham, April Treadway, Jake Barham and Emily Barham at the Las Vegas music festival where the Oct. 1 shooting occurred. Courtesy of Melissa Barham hide caption
She Escaped The Shooter's Bullets In Las Vegas, But Her Mental Scars Remain
William Lynn Weaver with his younger brother, Wayne, in Knoxville, Tenn. in 1963. Courtesy of the Weaver family hide caption
According to a new note on The Wall Street Journal's style book, much of its coverage painted millennials with a broad and sometimes insulting brush. Optician Training/Flickr hide caption
James Franco plays eccentric filmmaker Tommy Wiseau in The Disaster Artist. Franco says Wiseau "looks sort of like a mix between a vampire and a pirate and Michael Jackson. ... He has long black hair that looks like it's dyed with magic marker." Justina Mintz/Courtesy of A24 hide caption
Fresh Air Weekend: James Franco; 2017's Word Of The Year; Guillermo Del Toro
Wayne Lo (left) is serving two life sentences at a Massachusetts prison for killing two people, including Greg Gibson's (right) son, Galen. Courtesy of StoryCorps hide caption
Robert Hakiza, who started a soccer tournament to unite refugees in Africa, sits on a bench in Washington, D.C. Josh Loock/NPR hide caption
Patton Oswalt co-starred on the comedy series King of Queens and voiced the main character in the Pixar film Ratatouille. More recently, he has appeared in Veep, Justified and Young Adult and other TV and film roles. Elizabeth Morris/Netflix hide caption