NPR News: Sunday Puzzle: Two words, same number of letters, matching first and last letters

Sunday Puzzle: Two words, same number of letters, matching first and last letters
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle along with Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz and WVXU listener Debra Waller of Burlington, Kentucky.

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NPR News: 'Good, clean community fun': Dance halls are making a comeback across Wyoming

'Good, clean community fun': Dance halls are making a comeback across Wyoming
Community square dance halls were long cherished social institutions in Western states where small populations are spread over vast distances. Dance halls in Wyoming are making a comeback.

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NPR News: An artist brought 'I.C.E. pops' to a Texas campus. The show was shut down in days

An artist brought 'I.C.E. pops' to a Texas campus. The show was shut down in days
The Trump administration's executive orders have meant that administrators are questioning what art can — and can't — be seen on campus.

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NPR News: Azar Nafisi on the movie adaptation of 'Reading Lolita in Tehran'

Azar Nafisi on the movie adaptation of 'Reading Lolita in Tehran'
Scott Simon and Azar Nafisi reflect on the enduring power of literature.

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NPR News: Shy on the dance floor? Virtual reality 'partners' aim to help you find your groove

Shy on the dance floor? Virtual reality 'partners' aim to help you find your groove
VR dance lesson apps like Dance Guru and Trip the Light offer a judgment-free way to learn partner dancing.

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NPR News: Terry Tempest Williams on what it means to be a woman with a big voice and big ideas

Terry Tempest Williams on what it means to be a woman with a big voice and big ideas
Terry Tempest Williams writes about what is easy to overlook – she calls it "the holy ordinary." She spoke with Wild Card's Rachel Martin about being present and her new book, The Glorians.

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NPR News: Patriotic art gets the spotlight as NEA funding shifts. Cue 'The Ronald Reagan Overture'

Patriotic art gets the spotlight as NEA funding shifts. Cue 'The Ronald Reagan Overture'
Patriotic art and music is taking center stage this year under the Trump Administration, as funds shift away from DEI. For some orgs, like the Reagan Presidential Library, this is their wheelhouse.

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NPR News: Remembering music theater historian Robert Kimball

Remembering music theater historian Robert Kimball
Kimball, who died July 2, unearthed hundreds of pieces long thought lost, and co-wrote books about George and Ira Gershwin, Cole Porter and Eubie Blake. Originally broadcast in 1994.

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NPR News: Why these Jewish college students are learning Yiddish

Why these Jewish college students are  learning Yiddish
Young Jewish-Americans have been looking for new ways to engage with Jewish culture. Some have found community by learning Yiddish, a language with roots in 10th century Europe.

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NPR News: 'Music belongs to the moment': Patti Smith's guitarist Lenny Kaye is 'Goin' Local'

'Music belongs to the moment': Patti Smith's guitarist Lenny Kaye is 'Goin' Local'
Kaye's collaboration with Smith began in 1971 and continues to this day. He says she taught him to trust his musical sensibilities — and to always keep evolving. Now 79, he has his first solo album.

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NPR News: Bonnie Tyler, singer of ballad 'Total Eclipse of the Heart,' has died at 75

Bonnie Tyler, singer of ballad 'Total Eclipse of the Heart,' has died at 75
Tyler died "unexpectedly" in a hospital in Portugal where she was being treated for an illness, her family said Thursday in a statement on her website.

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NPR News: Young people are flocking to estate sales

Young people are flocking to estate sales
Younger Americans are flocking to estate sales. Social media means a whole new set of buyers, and a new way to spend a day out with friends.

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