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NPR asked teachers for stories of standout gifts — and they delivered. From laugh-out-loud funny to touching and thoughtful to just plain weird, here are a few of our favorites.

Two years after opening his award-winning Chicago restaurant Alinea, chef Grant Achatz was diagnosed with tongue cancer. He describes losing and regaining his taste in Life, on the Line. "My palate developed just as a newborn," Achatz says. "I don't recommend it, but I think it made me a better chef."

Succession unveils its widely-anticipated finale on Sunday. It has been an entertaining cautionary tale about leaving the fate of our world to the fickle impulses of emotionally stunted plutocrats.

The evidence that ultra-processed foods are bad for us is piling up. But efforts to reduce their role in our diets face a big hurdle: experts can't agree on what they are and which to target.

These simple post-workout activities can help reduce pain and even improve athletic performance. But many people don't prioritize recovery and self-care after exercise.

The My Year of Rest and Relaxation author on feeling used, becoming an internet symbol for detachment, and how her new book has lightened her load of dead bodies.

As you prepare for your holiday feast, here's something to consider. Research suggests there are certain foods that can help boost our moods and make us happier in the long-run.

Notre Dame cathedral in Paris was undergoing extensive renovation when Monday's fire broke out. Steve Inskeep talks to Bertrand Badre with the Friends of Notre Dame, which helped fund the renovations.

The White House is positioning the president to the middle on crime in an effort to blunt attacks in next year's presidential election from Donald Trump and Republicans.

NPR's Juana Summers talks with journalist Mark Leibovich about his new book Thank You for Your Servitude: Donald Trump's Washington and the Price of Submission.