NPR News: Veteran news editor expects Trump 'to go after the press in every conceivable way'

Veteran news editor expects Trump 'to go after the press in every conceivable way'
Former Washington Post executive editor Marty Baron says he thinks Trump is "salivating for the opportunity to prosecute and imprison journalists." New Yorker editor David Remnick agrees.

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NPR News: How a Sabrina Carpenter song led to a priest's demotion for mishandling church funds

How a Sabrina Carpenter song led to a priest's demotion for mishandling church funds
Officials say Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello was disciplined for mishandling $1.9 million in parish funds. He faced scrutiny last year for letting Carpenter film a music video at his Brooklyn church.

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NPR News: Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin tap into 'A Real Pain'

Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin tap into 'A Real Pain'
The moving dramedy A Real Pain stars Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin as two very different cousins attempting to reconnect by going on a heritage tour of Poland. As they make their way across the country, they mourn their late grandmother, confront the fractures in their relationship, and reckon with the grief left in the wake of the Holocaust. A Real Pain was written and directed by Eisenberg. Follow Pop Culture Happy Hour on Letterboxd at letterboxd.com/nprpopculture.

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NPR News: Erykah Badu talks about her work as a doula on NPR's 'Wild Card'

Erykah Badu talks about her work as a doula on NPR's 'Wild Card'
Musician and actor Erykah Badu draws a card from the Wild Card deck and talks about her work as a doula, guiding new life into the world.

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NPR News: 'Wicked' defies gravity, if not time

'Wicked' defies gravity, if not time
The movie adaptation of Wicked brings a pop superstar and Tony winner together for career-high performances.

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NPR News: Selena Gomez says 'Emilia Pérez' won't be her last Spanish language project

Selena Gomez says 'Emilia Pérez' won't be her last Spanish language project
Gomez grew up speaking Spanish, but lost her fluency around the same time she began her Hollywood career as a kid. She spent months relearning the language for her latest role as the wife of a Mexican cartel boss.

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NPR News: Jimmy O. Yang says 'Interior Chinatown' is a chance to break away from the expected

Jimmy O. Yang says 'Interior Chinatown' is a chance to break away from the expected
In his new Hulu series, Yang plays a waiter who inadvertently becomes central to a crime story. As an Asian American actor, he says he relates to the character's feeling of invisibility.

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NPR News: From Chalamet to Styles: Why are celebrity lookalike contests suddenly everywhere?

From Chalamet to Styles: Why are celebrity lookalike contests suddenly everywhere?
After Timothée Chalamet showed up at his own celebrity lookalike contest, similar events have popped up in cities across and beyond the U.S. Here's a look at the winners — and what's behind the trend.

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NPR News: Friendship becomes a powerful act of resistance in 'All We Can Imagine as Light'

Friendship becomes a powerful act of resistance in 'All We Can Imagine as Light'
This enveloping drama, which centers two women in Mumbai, is about solidarity between women, about making ends meeting, and about how a populous city can feel like the loneliest place in the world.

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NPR News: The book 'High and Rising' is about the influential hip-hop group De La Soul

The book 'High and Rising' is about the influential hip-hop group De La Soul
De La Soul brought a necessary playfulness to hip-hop in 1989, but battles with the music industry dimmed that light. Marcus J. Moore tells their story in "High and Rising: A Book About De La Soul."

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NPR News: E. coli outbreak linked to organic carrots sickens people in 18 states

E. coli outbreak linked to organic carrots sickens people in 18 states
Grimmway Farms recalled an array of its organic whole and baby carrots over concerns of an E. coli outbreak. Recalled carrots were sold at retailers such as Walmart, Whole Foods and Trader Joe's.

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NPR News: No planes and no 'spoilers.' How one man trekked from Egypt to Japan without flying

No planes and no 'spoilers.' How one man trekked from Egypt to Japan without flying
Omar Nok is at the finish line of a 28,000-mile zig-zag route that began in February. Here's how he approached the adventure, without setting foot on a plane.

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