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"God gave you a voice. Use it," Elizabeth Bonker told her fellow graduates. "And no, the irony of a nonspeaking autistic encouraging you to use your voice is not lost on me."

A nonspeaking valedictorian with autism gives her college's commencement speech

A computer keyboard "unlocked my mind from its silent cage," Elizabeth Bonker told her fellow graduates. She urged them to serve others, citing Rollins College's most famous alum: Fred Rogers.

Kate Pierson Says Going Solo Is Like 'Having Wings'

"There's nobody like The B-52s," Pierson says. "But doing stuff on my own, I can also express more personal songs."

What Makes A Jazz Standard?

Christian McBride of Jazz Night in America joins NPR's Audie Cornish with a few criteria for what turns a regular composition into a canonized classic.

(Front row, L-R) Zach Cherry, Ellie Kemper, Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood sit with the contestants on "The Great American Baking Show." (Courtesy of "The Great American Baking Show")

'The Great American Baking Show' brings beloved competition across the pond

"The Great American Baking Show" is the U.S. version of "The Great British Bake Off."

Iranian visual artist Shirin Neshat on how exile is a driving force in her work

Iranian artist Shirin Neshat is known for her images of women that pose probing questions about the female body within Islam and Iranian culture. This hour, she reflects on her life and work in exile.

Astro, founding member of UB40, in 1987.

Astro, a founding member of the reggae group UB40, has died at age 64

The artist, born Terence Wilson, sang about issues of racism and poverty in the music of the pioneering reggae band.

A copy from the first printing of the U.S. Constitution sold for more than $43 million Thursday night — a world record for a historical document at auction, Sotheby's said.

A crowd-funded group lost an auction for a first edition of the U.S. Constitution

The crowd-funded group ConstitutionDAO narrowly lost out in the hotly anticipated auction. The group had hoped to buy the rare historical document so it could be displayed for the public.

"These are things that I'm personally processing: the anger, the frustration, the love," says Wryn. "And most of the time, what I'm writing about is things that are almost too big for me to talk about."

Wryn's Tiny Desk Contest entry sends love and affirmation to transgender youth

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe speaks with musician Wryn about their Tiny Desk Contest entries and their forthcoming album.

Musician Jace Clayton, who also performs under the name DJ /rupture, says he fell in love with the work of little-known composer Julius Eastman.

Jace Clayton Revives A Forgotten Voice From New York's Vanguard

Even among experimentalists like Philip Glass and Steve Reich, the composer Julius Eastman stood out: black, gay and politically provocative. Clayton's new album is a tribute to the singular artist who burned out too early.

Eight artists are chosen for a trip around the moon

Eight artists have been chosen for a trip around the moon on a SpaceX flight called the "dearMoon project."

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