The Cool Hour

Zara Larsson Keeps Dance Pop Loud and Fashion Even Louder

From viral remixes to crystal-covered red carpets, Zara Larsson’s latest music and style moments define her most powerful era yet.

This 29-year-old invested $20,000 on a total whim to open an embroidery store in New York that now brings in $1.6M a year. Here's how she did it

36% of Americans spend their free time working on a side hustle.

History of mixed-race children orphaned in Germany after WWII inspires new novel by Sadeqa Johnson

NPR's Emily Kwong speaks with Sadeqa Johnson about her new novel THE KEEPER OF LOST CHILDREN and discovering the story of mixed-race children who were left in German orphanages following World War II.