There are almost 2.5 million drink vending machines in Japan. While many sell the mainstream brands like Coke, you can find a staggering array of options. Noted Japanese soft drink expert Ryoko Shimizu has ranked her all time Top 50.

The Hottest 100 is back! Listen on Saturday January 23 as we count down the Hottest 100 songs of the year - as voted by you.

This year gave us a truly mediocre barrage of games, and these are the worst of the so-called best.

One surefire sign of how well a game sold is online retailer Amazon's Best Sellers of the year. This year Nintendo dominated the top 10.

Archaeology is the closest thing we have to a time machine. Instead of using flux capacitors, however, archaeologists rely on technology like ground-penetrating radar, scanning electron microscopes, DNA sequencing, and of course, the good-old-fashioned shovel.

From big to small, we rank them all

From civil rights struggles to pottery throwdowns.

The Book Concierge is back with 380+ great reads, hand-picked by NPR staff and trusted critics.

Some of the network’s best, most daring work has come in the form of a limited series.

Before the $100 million Antwerp Diamond heist of 2003, the 1963 robbery of an English train was one of the most lucrative grafts in history.

With a panel of leading fantasy authors, TIME presents the 100 most engaging, inventive and influential works of fantasy fiction

We highlight the defining games of the last generation, selecting the best of the best titles

Find out why Lewis Hamilton is on this year’s list

This year we had kids and caregivers in mind when we chose the genre for our summer poll. So here are 100 favorite kids' books, picked by readers and expert judges, to while away the hours at home.

From new series to returning favorites

“Kiss my ass.” —John Wayne Gacy

From Francis Spufford to Sarah Waters, contemporary writers have brought new complexity and playfulness to historical fiction

When shows peak early. Like, really early.

From Tarkovsky to the ‘godfather of Star Wars’, The Calvert Journal looks back at the finest examples of Soviet futurism

If art imitates life, these are the television shows that best captured the spirit of the American experience over decades both tumultuous and prosperous