NPR News: 'Hamnet' star Jessie Buckley looks for the 'shadowy bits' of her characters

'Hamnet' star Jessie Buckley looks for the 'shadowy bits' of her characters
Buckley has been nominated for a best actress Oscar for her portrayal of William Shakespeare's wife in Hamnet. The film "brought me into this next chapter of my life as a mother," Buckley says.

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NPR News: Lesley Manville says her stage and screen careers 'feed each other'

Lesley Manville says her stage and screen careers 'feed each other'
The decorated British actress discusses her new film Midwinter Break, her role in Oedipus on Broadway and how she balances stage and screen.

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NPR News: Sunday Puzzle: Sandwiched

Sunday Puzzle: Sandwiched
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with WXXI listener Jonathan Black and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

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NPR News: Found: The 19th century silent film that first captured a robot attack

Found: The 19th century silent film that first captured a robot attack
A newly rediscovered 1897 short by famed French filmmaker Georges Méliès is being hailed as the first-ever depiction of a robot in cinema.

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NPR News: 'Wait Wait' for February 28. 2026: Live in Bloomington with Lilly King!

'Wait Wait' for February 28. 2026: Live in Bloomington with Lilly King!


This week, Wait Wait is live in Bloomington, Indiana with host Peter Sagal, special guest Lilly King and panelists Alonzo Bodden, Josh Gondelman, and Faith Salie

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NPR News: 'I don't need helium' to play SpongeBob SquarePants, comic Tom Kenny says

'I don't need helium' to play SpongeBob SquarePants, comic Tom Kenny says
Kenny has voiced SpongeBob since the animated series began in 1999. Now he's playing the character in a new film, The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants. Originally broadcast Nov. 16, 2004.

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NPR News: Her dad couldn't come to the game for Father's Day — then Bob appeared

Her dad couldn't come to the game for Father's Day — then Bob appeared
Olivia Joffrey's teacher organized a Father's Day softball game for students and their dads. But Joffrey's father was sick and not able to be there for his daughter. Her unsung hero stepped in.

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NPR News: This community festival embraces the joys of a frozen lake — while it still has one

This community festival embraces the joys of a frozen lake — while it still has one
As climate change accelerates, local experts say the date Wisconsin's Lake Mendota freezes over is getting later, making safe conditions for activities that rely on snow and ice harder to predict.

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NPR News: In reversal, Warner Bros. jilts Netflix for Paramount

In reversal, Warner Bros. jilts Netflix for Paramount
Warner Bros. says Paramount's sweetened bid to buy the whole company is "superior" to an $83 billion deal it struck with Netflix for just its streaming services, studios, and intellectual property.

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NPR News: Iraqi film draws on Saddam-era childhood in tale of life under dictatorship

Iraqi film draws on Saddam-era childhood in tale of life under dictatorship
Hasan Hadi's debut feature film is a neorealist look at how life under Saddam Hussein and sanctions in 1990s Iraq destroyed children's innocence.

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NPR News: Every month in Baker, Nev., people come out for a full moon hike

Every month in Baker, Nev., people come out for a full moon hike
Among the cattle ranches and stretches of desert of Eastern Nevada, there aren't a lot of social events. But there is a full moon hike every month in the tiny town of Baker.

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NPR News: Her unsung hero stepped in when her dad couldn't be there

Her unsung hero stepped in when her dad couldn't be there
Olivia Joffrey's teacher organized a Father's Day softball game for students and their dads. But Joffrey's father was sick and not able to be there for his daughter. Her unsung hero stepped in.

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