Arts & Life

• The Prickly Process Of Changing Your Name

  Our name is something we carry with us all our lives. But we seldom think about what goes into choosing the right one. In a piece for Slate.com, Silas Hansen writes about his decision to change his birth name — Lindsay, as he told his family and friends that he was transgender.

• Listener Muses About Her Miracle Bra And Medical Exam

  Tell Me More celebrates National Poetry Month with the 'Muses and Metaphor' series, where listeners submit their own poems via Twitter. Today's tweet comes from Christina Lux. She's an assistant director at the University of Kansas and tweeted about a scary medical diagnosis.

• Thank G-O-O-D-N-E-S-S: The National Spelling Bee Adds Meaning

  The National Spelling Bee is adding vocabulary questions to the qualifying tests. It's a great step toward ensuring that the most visible showcase for really smart kids isn't just a memory competition.

• Witches And Wizards: A Scrapbook From The Land Of Oz

  The Yellow Brick Road is a well-traveled one; generations of young readers have followed L. Frank Baum's path to the magical Land of Oz. This spring, as members of NPR's Backseat Book Club embarked on their own journeys to the Emerald City, we asked you to share your Oz memories and photos with us.