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Drinking is illegal for Pakistan's Muslim majority, but Murree Brewery's beer has long been available to non-Muslims and foreigners there. Now it's being exported to the U.K., Japan and Portugal. Is the U.S. next?

Moore, the author of The God of the Woods, describes the rare "flow state" of writing. Maureen Corrigan reviews Vigil, by George Saunders. Barnes says Departure(s) will be his last book.

Critic-at-large John Powers gives his due to the movies, TV and books he wasn't able to cover earlier in the year, including La Grazia, Andor, Mississippi Blue 42 and the documentary Mr. Scorsese.

In a dramatic shift of tone, Vermont's Republican governor said in a statement Sunday, “It’s not acceptable for American citizens to be killed by federal agents for exercising their God-given and constitutional rights to protest their government.”

This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, we look at the Voynich Manuscript and at other examples of mysterious manuscripts from around the world.

For artist Thomas McKean, the New York City MetroCard was anything but mundane. He used cut-up bits of the cards to create hundreds of sculptures and collages, and still has a stockpile to work with.

Several of the state’s small businesses participated in a general strike Friday, in solidarity with protests against the escalating immigration crackdown in Minneapolis. While some closed, others decided to donate that day's earnings to nonprofit organizations.

Here’s a handpicked top 10 playlist of shows that shook us, moved listeners to write in, won awards, sparked conversations, and made us say: Wow!

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WUNC listener Josh McIntyre of Raleigh, N.C., and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

Jeff Hart, a Democratic Socialist, said he will attend a vigil in New London, to honor those who died at the hands of immigration agents. Hart said he will be at the vigil as a form of protest and to see that those attending are safe.