NPR News: Jimmy Sweeney's Daughter On Her Father's Influence On Elvis

Jimmy Sweeney's Daughter On Her Father's Influence On Elvis
NPR's Scott Simon speak with Eugenia Sweeney, the daughter of Jimmy Sweeney, who was an early unacknowledged influence on Elvis Presley. We also talk with music historian Christopher Kennedy.

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NPR News: All Female Flight Crew In Afghanistan Makes History

All Female Flight Crew In Afghanistan Makes History
Afghanistan just had its very first airline flight with an all-female crew, a milestone in a country where women often have very limited opportunities.

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NPR News: 1 Year Into The Pandemic, These Are The Moments We Realized Everything Had Changed

1 Year Into The Pandemic, These Are The Moments We Realized Everything Had Changed
The 1st anniversary of lockdowns, shutdowns, and shortages is upon us. To mark it, we've asked people to share their memories of when they realized how much life in the U.S. was about to change.

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NPR News: King Cat John Porcellino On Comics, Zines And Trying To Make The World Less Crazy

King Cat John Porcellino On Comics, Zines And Trying To Make The World Less Crazy
Cartoonist and zine-maker John Porcellino has been a hugely influential figure in the world of zine-making. As several of his classic books are reissued, we talk to him about his life and work

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NPR News: Not My Job: We Quiz NASA's Swati Mohan On Planets Closer Than Mars

Not My Job: We Quiz NASA's Swati Mohan On Planets Closer Than Mars
Swati Mohan was the Guidance and Controls Operations Lead on the NASA Mars 2020 Mission, which successfully landed the newest Mars Rover, Perseverance, on February 18.

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NPR News: To Summarize, 'Infinite Country' Can Be Frustrating

To Summarize, 'Infinite Country' Can Be Frustrating
Patricia Engels' novel about the experiences of a Colombian family migrating to the U.S. stands out for its sharp writing — but frustrates in equal measure because of its reliance on summary.

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NPR News: Remembering Lawrence Ferlinghetti Through His Poetry

Remembering Lawrence Ferlinghetti Through His Poetry
Lawrence Ferlinghetti, who died Feb. 22 at age 101, wrote a string of verses called "What is Poetry." We remember him by excerpting some lines.

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NPR News: 'Amend' Brings History Of The 14th Amendment To Life

'Amend' Brings History Of The 14th Amendment To Life
NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Larry Wilmore about his new Netflix docu-series, Amend: The Fight for America," about the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

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NPR News: 'It's Hard To Leave Him': 'Sympathizer' Spy Story Continues In 'The Committed'

'It's Hard To Leave Him': 'Sympathizer' Spy Story Continues In 'The Committed'
Viet Thanh Nguyen's Pulitzer Prize-winning spy novel The Sympathizer told the story of a communist double agent just after the Vietnam War — his quest for revolution resumes in The Committed.

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NPR News: Will Nico Walker Watch 'Cherry?' Probably Not

Will Nico Walker Watch 'Cherry?' Probably Not
The new movie Cherry follows an Iraq war vet who gets addicted to heroin and starts robbing banks. It's based on a semi-autobiographical novel by Nico Walker, who was just released from prison.

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NPR News: Housing Projects And Empty Lots. How Chanell Stone Is Reframing Nature Photography

Housing Projects And Empty Lots. How Chanell Stone Is Reframing Nature Photography
Chanell Stone wants to change how people think about nature photography. "As Black people, it feels like these rural spaces aren't for us," she says. "I want to turn that idea on its head."

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NPR News: Love May Be 'For Losers,' But This Book Is For Everyone

Love May Be 'For Losers,' But This Book Is For Everyone
Wibke Brueggemann's charmingly snarky YA novel follows teenaged Phoebe as she recovers from the Worst New Year's Ever and learns that not all of life's answers can be found via Google.

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NPR News: Movie Review: 'The Father'

Movie Review: 'The Father'
An elderly pensioner, played by Anthony Hopkins, refuses all assistance, to the distress of his daughter, played by Olivia Colman, in the dementia drama The Father.

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NPR News: The Legacies Of Black Icons Sam Cooke, Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) And Malcolm X

The Legacies Of Black Icons Sam Cooke, Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) And Malcolm X
The film One Night in Miami imagines a night in 1964 where Cooke, Clay, Malcolm X and Jim Brown meet. We listen back to interviews with biographers Peter Guralnick, Jonathan Eig and Alex Haley.

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NPR News: Hulu's New Billie Holliday Biopic Falls Short Of Capturing Her Real Story

Hulu's New Billie Holliday Biopic Falls Short Of Capturing Her Real Story
Andra Day plays the jazz legend with conviction in The United States vs. Billie Holiday. Nevertheless, the film fails in its attempt to show the heartache and hard living that shaped its subject.

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NPR News: Jesse Tyler Ferguson

Jesse Tyler Ferguson
Jesse Tyler Ferguson discusses his time on Modern Family and his new cookbook, Food Between Friends. Then, he plays a game about his home state of New Mexico.

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NPR News: Gettin' Greasy

Gettin' Greasy
Comics Samantha Ruddy and Luke Mones are hopelessly devoted to hearing Jonathan Coulton remix classic Grease songs to be about, you guessed it, Greece!

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NPR News: What's The Word?

What's The Word?
Comics Samantha Ruddy and Luke Mones compete in this game about words that are spelled and pronounced the same, but have different meanings.

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NPR News: This That Or The Other: Bath & Body Works, Meal Kit, Still Life Painting

This That Or The Other: Bath & Body Works, Meal Kit, Still Life Painting
Nico Santos and Zeke Smithhave a carefree time guessing whether different items are Bath & Body Works scents, meal kits, or still life paintings until they are suddenly interrupted by a smoke alarm.

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NPR News: Power-Ups and Medical Medical Medical

Power-Ups and Medical Medical Medical
Nico Santos and Zeke Smith reveal what actors in hospital dramas are really saying behind their masks, then play a game about superhero power-ups. Go go gadget, PUBLIC RADIO SHOW!

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NPR News: Uptop: Reading Is Fundamental

Uptop: Reading Is Fundamental
Ophira Eisenberg and Jonathan Coulton discuss fighting and succumbing to the need for reading glasses. Not related, but has anyone seen my reading glasses? I swear I just had them.

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NPR News: Reading The Game: 'The Last Of Us Part 2'

Reading The Game: 'The Last Of Us Part 2'
Our occasional series on storytelling in video games returns with a look at The Last of Us Part II, which pulls a perspective switch on players that forces them to confront their role in the game.

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NPR News: Photographers Make Kids' Wildest Dreams Come To Life

Photographers Make Kids' Wildest Dreams Come To Life
A husband and wife photography team create avant-garde and futuristic shoots for their clients. The couple hopes the portraits transcend the typical images of beauty.

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NPR News: Hidden Message On Iconic 'The Scream' Painting Could Be From Artist Himself

Hidden Message On Iconic 'The Scream' Painting Could Be From Artist Himself
Experts have long wondered who wrote "Could only have been painted by a madman!" on the painting. Now, they think it was the artist, Edvard Munch. The message could have been aimed at critics.

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NPR News: 'We Don't Know What's Coming': Anthony Hopkins Plays 'The Father' With Dementia

'We Don't Know What's Coming': Anthony Hopkins Plays 'The Father' With Dementia
At 83, Hopkins says he knew exactly how the play his role in the film The Father. "I just had a sense of it," he says. The film was directed by Florian Zeller, whose grandmother had dementia.

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NPR News: Young Artist Honors Black Icons With Playing Cards

Young Artist Honors Black Icons With Playing Cards
A 22-year-old Kansas City artist, Kearra Johnson, transforms a school art project into a tribute to Black history – a standard playing card deck with face cards that portray African American icons.

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NPR News: Kris Bowers Reflects On Coming 'Full Circle' In Composing The Score For 'Respect'

Kris Bowers Reflects On Coming 'Full Circle' In Composing The Score For 'Respect'
Aretha Franklin liked how Kris Bowers played piano at a competition in 2011. It was his big break — a fact that he says was with him while he scored a upcoming biopic about the late Queen of Soul.

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NPR News: President Biden Revokes Trump's Controversial Classical Architecture Order

President Biden Revokes Trump's Controversial Classical Architecture Order
The announcement from The White House was included in an executive order that revoked a number of Trump's actions as president. Trump had aimed to promote traditional design for federal buildings.

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NPR News: In One Art Exhibition, Women Are 'Taking Space' They've Long Deserved

In One Art Exhibition, Women Are 'Taking Space' They've Long Deserved
Works by female artists are center stage at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in an exhibition called Taking Space: Contemporary Women Artists and the Politics of Scale.

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NPR News: 'Hunt, Gather, Parent' Offers Lessons Collected Around The World

'Hunt, Gather, Parent' Offers Lessons Collected Around The World
NPR's Michaeleen Doucleff found that parenting books she read after becoming a mom left a lot out. When she went through a tough period with her daughter, she traveled the world in search of guidance.

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NPR News: Véronique Tadjo's 'In The Company Of Men' Focuses On West Africa's Ebola Outbreak

Véronique Tadjo's 'In The Company Of Men' Focuses On West Africa's Ebola Outbreak
NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with writer Véronique Tadjo about her book, In The Company of Men. It's a novel about the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, first published in French in 2017.

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NPR News: A Korean-American Family Adapts To Life In Arkansas In 'Minari'

A Korean-American Family Adapts To Life In Arkansas In 'Minari'
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with director Lee Isaac Chung about his new film Minari, which tells a story loosely based around his parents' of a Korean-American family adapting to life on an Arkansas farm.

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NPR News: The Pandemic Has Made An Unlikely Star Out Of A Brooklyn Librarian

The Pandemic Has Made An Unlikely Star Out Of A Brooklyn Librarian
The pandemic has yielded a silver lining for the Brooklyn Public Library. Bilingual librarian Tenzin Kalsang's Tibetan story time has been drawing audiences in the thousands.

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NPR News: A Botched Execution Leads To A Search For Answers In 'Two Truths And A Lie'

A Botched Execution Leads To A Search For Answers In 'Two Truths And A Lie'
Ellen McGarrahan was a young reporter for The Miami Herald, when she witnessed an execution that went horribly wrong. She revisits the case of Jesse Tafero in an intense new true crime book.

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NPR News: Tim O'Brien On Late-In-Life Fatherhood And The Things He Carried From Vietnam

Tim O'Brien On Late-In-Life Fatherhood And The Things He Carried From Vietnam
Now 74, O'Brien didn't become a father until his late 50s. He reflects on writing, mortality and his experiences in Vietnam in the new documentary, The War and Peace of Tim O'Brien.

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NPR News: On 'The Kitchen Front,' 4 Women Cook Their Way To Victory

On 'The Kitchen Front,' 4 Women Cook Their Way To Victory
In Jennifer Ryan's new novel, set in England in 1942, four women from different backgrounds compete in a cooking contest with a possibly life-changing prize: The chance to cohost a BBC cooking show.

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NPR News: 'Ginny & Georgia' Has Trouble Getting Georgia Out Of Ginny's Way

'Ginny & Georgia' Has Trouble Getting Georgia Out Of Ginny's Way
The Netflix series about a young single mom and her teenage daughter has drawn comparisons to Gilmore Girls. It's messier than that.

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NPR News: The Met Considers Selling Its Art To Stave Off Financial Shortfall

The Met Considers Selling Its Art To Stave Off Financial Shortfall
New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art faces a shortfall of $150 million. Museum Director Max Hollein tells NPR that the Met is considering selling art to cover operating expenses.

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NPR News: In 'Superman & Lois,' The Man Of Steel Faces His Biggest Challenge Yet: Fatherhood

In 'Superman & Lois,' The Man Of Steel Faces His Biggest Challenge Yet: Fatherhood
A new TV series brings Superman (and Lois) back to the small screen — with a twist. This time, they're small-town parents trying to raise teenagers and deal with ordinary (and not-so-ordinary) life.

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NPR News: Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Beat Poet And Small Press Publisher, Dies At 101

Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Beat Poet And Small Press Publisher, Dies At 101
In 1956, Ferlinghetti published the first edition of Allen Ginsberg's Howl. According to one critic, his greatest accomplishments were fighting censorship and starting a small press revolution.

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NPR News: What Does The 'War' Over Obamacare Reveal About Our Governing Bodies?

What Does The 'War' Over Obamacare Reveal About Our Governing Bodies?
In his new book, The Ten Year War, Jonathan Cohn looks at the intense debate surrounding the Affordable Care Act, the compromises of the law itself, and the ongoing fight for universal health care.

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NPR News: 'Minari' Follows A Family's Immigration With Humor, Humanity And Hope

'Minari' Follows A Family's Immigration With Humor, Humanity And Hope
Lee Isaac Chung's semi-autobiographical film centers on a South Korean family trying to make it as farmers in rural Arkansas. Minari proves that a small story can feel bigger than a blockbuster.

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NPR News: 'Red Line' Examines Syria's Use Of Chemical Weapons, And The World's Discovery Of It

'Red Line' Examines Syria's Use Of Chemical Weapons, And The World's Discovery Of It
Journalist Joby Warrick takes a detailed look at an excruciating moment for the world — the time in 2013 when the U.S. concluded that Syria's government had used chemical weapons in its civil war.

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NPR News: Pigeons Star In A Tale Of Mining In 'Flight Of The Diamond Smugglers'

Pigeons Star In A Tale Of Mining In 'Flight Of The Diamond Smugglers'
Journalist Matthew Gavin Frank exposes the history of South Africa's nefarious diamond industry, accompanied by a tale of pigeons and their role in subversion, in crisp and poetic prose.

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NPR News: The Met Considers Selling Its Art To Stave Off Financial Shortfall

The Met Considers Selling Its Art To Stave Off Financial Shortfall
New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art faces a shortfall of $150 million. Museum Director Max Hollein tells NPR that the Met is considering selling art to cover operating expenses.

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NPR News: Sacha Baron Cohen On 'Borat' Ethics And Why His Disguise Days Are Over

Sacha Baron Cohen On 'Borat' Ethics And Why His Disguise Days Are Over
Baron Cohen has been chased, sued and nearly arrested while in character. A scary experience at a gun rights rally while filming Borat 2 solidified his decision: "At some point, your luck runs out."

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NPR News: Actors Involved In James Franco Suit Settle, Drop Claims

Actors Involved In James Franco Suit Settle, Drop Claims
Two actors that had alleged the Oscar-winner's acting school sexually exploited female students have reached a preliminary settlement agreement. It is unclear if monetary payments are involved.

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NPR News: 'Popular Longing' Digs Into Everything We'd Rather Leave Unsaid

'Popular Longing' Digs Into Everything We'd Rather Leave Unsaid
In her third collection of poems, Natalie Shapero takes a blunt, funny look at the uncomfortable realities of life under capitalism. She says her work engages with the things people don't talk about.

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NPR News: Happy Birthday To The Phillips Collection, America's First Museum Of Modern Art

Happy Birthday To The Phillips Collection, America's First Museum Of Modern Art
The Washington, D.C., gallery turns 100 this year. Susan Stamberg has fond memories of visiting back in the '60s: "It was like visiting a really rich uncle with fabulous taste and a collector's eye."

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NPR News: In A Season Highlighting Diversity, 'The Bachelor' Lands In Controversy Around Race

In A Season Highlighting Diversity, 'The Bachelor' Lands In Controversy Around Race
Brandy Monk-Payton, a media and Black cultural studies scholar at Fordham University, talks with All Things Considered host Michel Martin about the ABC franchise and its record on race.

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NPR News: Vanessa Leroy Once Used Daydreaming To Escape. Now, It's The Heart Of Her Photography

Vanessa Leroy Once Used Daydreaming To Escape. Now, It's The Heart Of Her Photography
"There isn't a lot of space for dreaming in an oppressive world," says Leroy, "so I use photography as a tool to create a space where I can freely navigate the various facets of my life."

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NPR News: TikTok Brings Together A Community Of Dancers

TikTok Brings Together A Community Of Dancers
Ballet TikTok is a creative, funny, and real virtual community that helps dancers and fans learn and engage with the art form while shattering stereotypes.

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NPR News: Avalanche Survivors Recount Their Experiences

Avalanche Survivors Recount Their Experiences
Avalanches kill more than a 100 people worldwide each year. We have stories of three people who were caught in avalanches and survived.

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NPR News: Artist Lucas Samaras Opens New Virtual Exhibit At Manhattan's Pace Gallery

Artist Lucas Samaras Opens New Virtual Exhibit At Manhattan's Pace Gallery
Lucas Samaras studied acting and was a protege of a famed sculptor, but his biggest artistic impact was in photography. Samaras, now 88, has a new exhibit.

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NPR News: 'Allen V. Farrow' Digs Deep Into A Tale Of Celebrity, Power And Silence

'Allen V. Farrow' Digs Deep Into A Tale Of Celebrity, Power And Silence
For the new HBO documentary Allen v. Farrow, filmmakers spent three years examining records and interviewing people close to Mia Farrow and Woody Allen to investigate allegations of molestation.

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NPR News: In 'Nubia: Real One,' Trying To Be A Hero When Society Thinks You're A Threat

In 'Nubia: Real One,' Trying To Be A Hero When Society Thinks You're A Threat
Nubia has been many things over decades of comics: Wonder Woman's sister, her rival, a guardian of the underworld. Now, L.L. McKinney and Robyn Smith have re-imagined her as a Black American teenager.

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NPR News: Winter Not Cold Enough? Here Are 3 YA Thrillers To Chill You

Winter Not Cold Enough? Here Are 3 YA Thrillers To Chill You
Prickly, angry girls get to the bottom of mysterious disappearances — or cause them — in these three angsty YA novels, from a retelling of "The Cask of Amontillado" to a wild and frozen dystopia.

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NPR News: How The Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles Is Diversifying Music

How The Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles Is Diversifying Music
NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Charles Dickerson, founder and conductor of The Inner City Youth Orchestra of Los Angeles, and cellist Hanna Innis about fostering diversity in orchestras.

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NPR News: Where Are They Now? We Check In With Broadway Workers, Now Off Broadway

Where Are They Now? We Check In With Broadway Workers, Now Off Broadway
Each year ahead of the Tony Awards, we profile essential theater professionals who aren't centerstage. This year, with theaters closed due to COVID-19, we check back in to see how they are coping.

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NPR News: Exclusive 1st Read: 'Klara And The Sun,' By Kazuo Ishiguro

Exclusive 1st Read: 'Klara And The Sun,' By Kazuo Ishiguro
We're excited to bring you an exclusive prepublication excerpt of Kazuo Ishiguro's new novel Klara and the Sun, a gentle fable about a world in which androids serve as companions to children.

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NPR News: Metropolitan Opera Backstage Workers: 'Without People, The Opera Is Nothing'

Metropolitan Opera Backstage Workers: 'Without People, The Opera Is Nothing'
A union representing 800 backstage workers began a publicity campaign today urging donors and government entities to withdraw support for the company because of a labor dispute.

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NPR News: Beyond The 'Lunchbox Moment' Scenes In Fiction About Immigrants

Beyond The 'Lunchbox Moment' Scenes In Fiction About Immigrants
The "lunchbox moment" is a pop culture trope in stories about children of immigrants to the U.S. NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Eater staff writer Jaya Saxena about the limits of those storylines.

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NPR News: Michelle Pfeiffer On Her Role In 'French Exit'

Michelle Pfeiffer On Her Role In 'French Exit'
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with actress Michelle Pfeiffer about her new film, French Exit.

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NPR News: Review: 'Nomadland,' Chloe Zhao's Heavily-Tipped Drama

Review: 'Nomadland,' Chloe Zhao's Heavily-Tipped Drama
Chloe Zhao's tale of a widow (played by Frances McDormand) who is reduced to living in her van after the Great Recession, is regarded as a front-runner for this year's Academy Awards.

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NPR News: 'Black Radical' Traces The Life And Legacy Of Activist William Monroe Trotter

'Black Radical' Traces The Life And Legacy Of Activist William Monroe Trotter
Trotter was a Black newspaper editor in the early 20th century who advocated for civil rights by organizing mass protests. Historian Kerri Greenidge tells his story. Originally broadcast January 2021.

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NPR News: Kyra Sedgwick

Kyra Sedgwick
Actor Kyra Sedgwick discusses her nearly four decade spanning career and her new comedy series, Call Your Mother. Then, she is challenged to a game about great goats.

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NPR News: You Made This

You Made This
From the film Save Yourselves! actors Sunita Mani and John Reynolds play a game about commonly-known things that are named after less commonly-known people.

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NPR News: Viral Moments

Viral Moments
Believe it or not, there have been some things on the internet that AREN'T terrible. Sunita Mani and John Reynolds (Save Yourselves!) compete in a game about delightful "viral" internet moments.

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NPR News: Raining Hamiltons

Raining Hamiltons
Jeff Wright and Ben Warheit from Late Night with Seth Meyers compete in a music game where lyrics from the musical Hamilton are changed to be about things you might find depicted on American currency.

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NPR News: Real Or Fake Hallmark Movie

Real Or Fake Hallmark Movie
Late Night with Seth Meyers writers Jeff Wright and Ben Warheit navigate the plots of cheesy Hallmark Original movies to determine if they're real, fake, or inevitable.

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NPR News: Check-In: How's It Working Out?

Check-In: How's It Working Out?
Ophira and Jonathan discuss attempting to workout at home but the obstacles to doing so effectively aren't exactly what you might expect.

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NPR News: A.J. Jacobs: What's The Power Of A Simple Thank-You?

A.J. Jacobs: What's The Power Of A Simple Thank-You?
When A.J. Jacobs set out to thank everyone who made his morning cup of coffee, he realized the chain of thank-you's was endless. This hour, Jacobs shares ideas on gratitude — and how to make it count.

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NPR News: In 'Nomadland,' Discover The Joy And Sorrow Of The Road Less Traveled

In 'Nomadland,' Discover The Joy And Sorrow Of The Road Less Traveled
Frances McDormand plays a widow who travels the U.S. taking on work wherever she can find it in a new film based on Jessica Bruder's 2017 book. Nomadland understands loss in a way that few movies do.

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NPR News: 'It's A Sin' Brings A Lost Generation Of Gay Men To Life

'It's A Sin' Brings A Lost Generation Of Gay Men To Life
A new British TV drama looks at the lives of gay men in London at the very start of the AIDS crisis — back when no one wanted to stop the party, and no one thought the virus could touch them.

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NPR News: The Art Of Building An Ice Palace

The Art Of Building An Ice Palace
People in Saranac Lake, NY have been building massive palaces out of ice since 1898. It's a folk art that requires a lot of caution and tolerance for bitter cold.

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NPR News: U-Roy, Jamaican Vocalist Who Defined Dancehall And Presaged Hip-Hop, Dies At 78

U-Roy, Jamaican Vocalist Who Defined Dancehall And Presaged Hip-Hop, Dies At 78
Influenced by jazz, the Kingston-born vocalist revolutionized the art of occupying a space with his words. "Before U-Roy, no one was toasting," Grammy winner Sean Paul tells NPR.

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NPR News: 'Theater In Quarantine': All The World's A Stage, Including This Closet

'Theater In Quarantine': All The World's A Stage, Including This Closet
Even in a pandemic, the show must go on. For Joshua William Gelb and Katie Rose McLaughlin, that meant converting a closet into a theater. NPR's Ari Shapiro talks to them about their project.

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NPR News: Ava DuVernay On Array Crew, A Database To Diversify Hollywood Production Personnel

Ava DuVernay On Array Crew, A Database To Diversify Hollywood Production Personnel
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with filmmaker Ava DuVernay about her new database, Array Crew, and how it may help diversify who works on the sets of Hollywood productions.

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NPR News: Nintendo's 'Super Mario 3D World' Gets Another Chance On The Switch

Nintendo's 'Super Mario 3D World' Gets Another Chance On The Switch
The original Super Mario 3D World was one of the many good Wii U games that never got a chance, because no one bought the console. Now, it's getting a new lease on life as a Switch re-release.

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NPR News: You Actually Will Be Talking About 'No One Is Talking About This'

You Actually Will Be Talking About 'No One Is Talking About This'
Patricia Lockwood's first novel follows an Extremely Online woman whose life changes forever when her niece is born with a serious illness — which sounds Hallmark-ready, but Lockwood pulls it off.

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NPR News: What New York Fashion Week Means To American Designers Today

What New York Fashion Week Means To American Designers Today
NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Christina Binkley of Vogue Business about the state of American fashion and whether New York Fashion Week is still the main stage for American designers.

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NPR News: 'Sum Of Us' Examines The Hidden Cost Of Racism — For Everyone

'Sum Of Us' Examines The Hidden Cost Of Racism — For Everyone
Author Heather McGhee draws on a wealth of economic data to make the case that discriminatory laws and practices that target African Americans also negatively impact society at large.

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NPR News: 'It's A Sin' Series, Set During AIDS Epidemic, Resonates During COVID-19

'It's A Sin' Series, Set During AIDS Epidemic, Resonates During COVID-19
As with COVID-19, AIDS had its deniers and its conspiracy theorists. A new five-part series centers on five young adults sharing an apartment in London at the onset of that epidemic.

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NPR News: Aspen Words Announces 5 Finalists For 2021's Literary Prize

Aspen Words Announces 5 Finalists For 2021's Literary Prize
The $35,000 prize honors fiction that "illuminates vital contemporary issues;" this year's finalists deal with everything from Native American land ownership to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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NPR News: 'The Echo Wife' Layers Sci-Fi And Murder Mystery For A Twisty Treat

'The Echo Wife' Layers Sci-Fi And Murder Mystery For A Twisty Treat
Sarah Gailey's new novel follows a famed geneticist whose husband uses her methods to clone her — and has an affair with the clone. When he's murdered, the two women must figure out to do next.

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NPR News: Women Take The Lead In Fighting ISIS In 'Daughters Of Kobani'

Women Take The Lead In Fighting ISIS In 'Daughters Of Kobani'
Author Gayle Tzemach Lemmon recalls one of the female fighters saying "one, we were never going to let ISIS stand ... and two, we just didn't want men taking credit for our work."

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NPR News: To Understand Police Reform, Law Professor Volunteered To Join The Force

To Understand Police Reform, Law Professor Volunteered To Join The Force
For four years, Rosa Brooks carried a badge and a gun and worked a minimum of 24 hours a month for the D.C. police — all on a voluntary basis. She writes about her experiences in Tangled Up in Blue.

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NPR News: Milford Graves, Visionary Drummer Who Mapped The Music Of The Heart, Dead At 79

Milford Graves, Visionary Drummer Who Mapped The Music Of The Heart, Dead At 79
Graves spent a lifetime exploring the fundamental rhythms of life – human or otherwise – and spreading those lessons, over nearly four decades, to his students.

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NPR News: The Intimate, Quietly Moving 'Supernova' Lets Its Stars Shine

The Intimate, Quietly Moving 'Supernova' Lets Its Stars Shine
A gay couple (Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci) take a trip through Great Britain's Lake District as they deal with the knowledge that one of them is dying.

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NPR News: 'I'm Not A Cover Girl': Halima Aden On Why She Decided To Leave A Modeling Career

'I'm Not A Cover Girl': Halima Aden On Why She Decided To Leave A Modeling Career
Halima Aden, the first hijab-wearing supermodel, thought a career in fashion might help her be a role model. But it left her feeling disconnected from her own image. So she's leaving it behind.

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NPR News: Cicely Tyson's Legacy: Lives Changed By The Harlem-Born Icon's Work

Cicely Tyson's Legacy: Lives Changed By The Harlem-Born Icon's Work
As Cicely Tyson's memorial takes place in her home of Harlem, New York, NPR speaks with Black women whose lives were changed by Tyson's work and symbolic power.

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NPR News: Remembering TV And Film Star Cloris Leachman

Remembering TV And Film Star Cloris Leachman
Leachman, who died Jan. 27, won an Oscar for her performance in the 1971 film, The Last Picture Show, as well as eight primetime Emmy awards for her work on television. Originally broadcast in 2009.

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NPR News: Spike Lee: A 'Heavenly Light' Shined On Chadwick Boseman In 'Da 5 Bloods'

Spike Lee: A 'Heavenly Light' Shined On Chadwick Boseman In 'Da 5 Bloods'
Lee's heist thriller centers on five Black veterans who return to Vietnam. Lee says one scene with Chadwick Boseman took on particular resonance after the actor's death from cancer in August 2020.

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NPR News: Robin Wright Makes Her Feature Directorial Debut In 'Land'

Robin Wright Makes Her Feature Directorial Debut In 'Land'
Wright stars in and directed the film, which follows a woman grappling with the deaths of her husband and her young son. Her grief pushes her to escape to a small, abandoned cabin in Wyoming.

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NPR News: For February, 3 Romances To Warm Up Your Valentine's Day

For February, 3 Romances To Warm Up Your Valentine's Day
February is dark and cold at the best of times — and this year is no exception. But we've got three hot, humorous and heartwarming romances that will bring a little light to the darkest days.

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NPR News: For These 3 Writers, Black Love And Black Joy Take Center Stage

For These 3 Writers, Black Love And Black Joy Take Center Stage
We're celebrating what our pals at the Code Switch blog are calling Black Kiss-tory this Valentine's Day, with a roundup of classic, too-often-overlooked Black romance authors.

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NPR News: A Boy Named 'Milo' Reminds Us To Choose Imagination Over Impressions

A Boy Named 'Milo' Reminds Us To Choose Imagination Over Impressions
Milo and his big sister take a long subway ride to visit their mother, who is incarcerated, in the latest collaboration from award-winning picture book duo Matt de la Peña and Christian Robinson.

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NPR News: Now Playing On TikTok: 'Bridgerton' The Musical

Now Playing On TikTok: 'Bridgerton' The Musical
Not long after the Netflix Regency romance premiered on Christmas, two young songwriters asked on TikTok: "Ok but what if Bridgerton was a musical?" Millions of people wanted to know the answer.

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NPR News: Not My Job: We Quiz 'Inside Politics' Host Abby Phillip On Outside Politics

Not My Job: We Quiz 'Inside Politics' Host Abby Phillip On Outside Politics
Phillip has been covering the White House for CNN since 2017. She was just named the new host of Inside Politics Sunday.

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NPR News: Music Therapy Brings Solace To COVID-19 Patients And Healers

Music Therapy Brings Solace To COVID-19 Patients And Healers
Even when forced online by the pandemic, music therapy sessions continue to help patients in some ways talk therapy can't. "Music is this portal," says one therapist and COVID-19 long-hauler.

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NPR News: The Lucas Bros, Using Humor 'To Shake Folk Woke'

The Lucas Bros, Using Humor 'To Shake Folk Woke'
Identical twin comedy duo Keith and Kenny Lucas are on the rise. They wrote the story for the new movie, Judas and the Black Messiah, and they're involved with a new rework of Revenge of the Nerds.

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NPR News: Remembering 'Sound Of Music' Star Christopher Plummer

Remembering 'Sound Of Music' Star Christopher Plummer
Best known for his role as Capt. von Trapp, Plummer, who died Feb. 5, appeared in scores of films, won two Tony Awards and performed with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Originally broadcast in 2007.

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NPR News: Korean American TikTok Chefs Share Quarantine Recipes For Lunar New Year

Korean American TikTok Chefs Share Quarantine Recipes For Lunar New Year
For Korean Americans spending the holiday away from family, TikTok chefs Chris Cho, Jessica Woo and Joanne Molinaro (also known as The Korean Vegan) share comfort food recipes.

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NPR News: 'Judas And The Black Messiah' Is A Tense Thriller About The Black Panther Party

'Judas And The Black Messiah' Is A Tense Thriller About The Black Panther Party
A powerful new film focuses on the last year in the life of Fred Hampton, the chairman of the Black Panthers' Illinois chapter, who was only 21 when he was killed during a raid planned by the FBI.

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NPR News: Remembering Flory Jagoda, Who Preserved Sephardic Jewish Music And Language

Remembering Flory Jagoda, Who Preserved Sephardic Jewish Music And Language
Born in Sarajevo, Flory Jagoda celebrated the music and language of her ancestors who had been expelled from Spain in 1492. She died Jan. 29 at age 97.

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NPR News: Judge Rules Against Britney Spears' Father In Conservatorship Dispute

Judge Rules Against Britney Spears' Father In Conservatorship Dispute
In a Los Angeles Superior Court hearing Thursday, the judge ruled that conservatorship of the singer's estate will continue to be co-controlled by an outside firm, Bessemer Trust.

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NPR News: Rashida Jones On Becoming A Mom, Losing Her Mom, And The 'Big Chapters' Of Life

Rashida Jones On Becoming A Mom, Losing Her Mom, And The 'Big Chapters' Of Life
Jones filmed On the Rocks shortly after her son's birth and her mother's death. She nearly turned down the role, and is glad she didn't. "This movie was kind of a salvation for me," she says.

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NPR News: Reading The Game: Kentucky Route Zero

Reading The Game: Kentucky Route Zero
Our occasional series on storytelling in video games returns with a look at the eerie indie hit Kentucky Route Zero, which is ostensibly about a guy making a delivery — but there's so much more.

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NPR News: Lucasfilm Fires Gina Carano From 'The Mandalorian' Over Social Media Posts

Lucasfilm Fires Gina Carano From 'The Mandalorian' Over Social Media Posts
The action star came under fire for saying today's political climate in the U.S. is similar to Nazi Germany's treatment of Jews.

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NPR News: Let This 'Wild Rain' Sweep You Away

Let This 'Wild Rain' Sweep You Away
The latest from Beverly Jenkins revisits an old favorite spot — the town of Paradise, Wy., where Spring Rain Lee (sister of previous hero Colton Lee) meets a man who may upend her independent life.

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NPR News: 'Gay Bar' Tracks The Wave Of A Whole Culture — And One Life

'Gay Bar' Tracks The Wave Of A Whole Culture — And One Life
Author Jeremy Atherton Lin writes of the history of gay bars, as their existence is threatened by the popularity of dating apps and rising property costs, and reflects on their presence in his life.

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NPR News: Larry Flynt, Porn Mogul And 'Hustler' Founder, Dies At 78

Larry Flynt, Porn Mogul And 'Hustler' Founder, Dies At 78
Larry Flynt was a pornographer whose Supreme Court case in 1988 made him a free speech folk hero. Admire him, despise him — or both — Flynt left a singular mark on culture and politics.

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NPR News: U.S. Cyber Weapons Were Leaked — And Are Now Being Used Against Us, Reporter Says

U.S. Cyber Weapons Were Leaked — And Are Now Being Used Against Us, Reporter Says
New York Times reporter Nicole Perlroth says the U.S. went from having the world's strongest cyber arsenal to becoming most susceptible to attack. Her book is This is How They Tell Me The World Ends.

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NPR News: After U.S. Immigration Battle, Musician Kayhan Kalhor Returns To Iran

After U.S. Immigration Battle, Musician Kayhan Kalhor Returns To Iran
Grammy-winning Iranian musician Kayhan Kalhor called the U.S. home for decades, until chaotic encounters with the immigration system caused him to leave the country permanently.

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NPR News: Director Shaka King's Journey From 'Newlyweeds' To 'The Black Messiah'

Director Shaka King's Journey From 'Newlyweeds' To 'The Black Messiah'
Judas and the Black Messiah chronicles the life of Illinois Black Panther Party leader Fred Hampton through the eyes of William O'Neal — the man who infiltrated the group on behalf of the FBI.

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NPR News: Trove Of Antique Portraits, Including 1 Of Susan B. Anthony, Found In Attic

Trove Of Antique Portraits, Including 1 Of Susan B. Anthony, Found In Attic
The new owner of a building in Geneva, N.Y., found a walled-off room — sealed by drywall and lost to time. There he discovered century-old photographs and equipment — and a mystery.

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NPR News: 'Sisters With Transistors': Pioneers Of Electronic Music

'Sisters With Transistors': Pioneers Of Electronic Music
The new documentary tells the story of the roles women played — and continue to play — in the creation and development of electronic music, from theremin virtuoso Clara Rockmore to today.

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NPR News: 'Between Two Kingdoms' Tells A Story Of Survival — And Of A Journey To Learn To Live

'Between Two Kingdoms' Tells A Story Of Survival — And Of A Journey To Learn To Live
A new book by Suleika Jaouad, author of the column "Life, Interrupted," encompasses a less familiar tale of what it's like to survive cancer and have to figure out how to live again in its aftermath.

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NPR News: 'Love And Other Poems' Promises That Love Will Find Us

'Love And Other Poems' Promises That Love Will Find Us
Alex Dimitrov's new collection — perfect for anyone caught between the moon and New York City — advises readers to be patient: Time is always moving on, bringing us closer and closer to love.

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NPR News: Mary Wilson, Founding Member Of The Supremes, Dies At 76

Mary Wilson, Founding Member Of The Supremes, Dies At 76
The Supremes was Motown's most successful group in the 1960s, reaching 12 No. 1 hits. The cause of her death has not yet been released.

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NPR News: 'We Run The Tides' Pulls You Into The Rough Seas Of Female Adolescence

'We Run The Tides' Pulls You Into The Rough Seas Of Female Adolescence
Vendela Vida's novel centers on four 13-year-old girls who are perched on the edge of adulthood — and the recognition that some things they do or say now will change who they become as adults.

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NPR News: 'Under A White Sky' Examines What It Might Take For Humans To Continue To Exist

'Under A White Sky' Examines What It Might Take For Humans To Continue To Exist
Elizabeth Kolbert makes clear how far we already are from a world of undisturbed, balanced nature — and how far we must go to find a new balance for the planet's future, one that still includes us.

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NPR News: Flat Matt, Falling Lemons And Digital Dolly: The 2021 Super Bowl Ads

Flat Matt, Falling Lemons And Digital Dolly: The 2021 Super Bowl Ads
Super Bowl LV was Sunday, and as always, a lot of viewers tuned in for the over-the-top ads. Bud Light and Robinhood were standouts, but Dolly Parton fell flat with a rework of her hit "9 to 5."

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NPR News: Powerful 'Removed' Walks A Path Between Memory And Mourning

Powerful 'Removed' Walks A Path Between Memory And Mourning
Brandon Hobson's new novel crosses back and forth between past and present, mourning and memory to tell the story of a Cherokee family grappling with the death of a son at the hands of the police.

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NPR News: For Her 'SNL' Debut, Phoebe Bridgers Goes Bigger Than Ever

For Her 'SNL' Debut, Phoebe Bridgers Goes Bigger Than Ever
The singer located the loudest moments from Punisher and cranked them farther than they've gone before — complete with a moment of guitar-smashing mayhem.

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NPR News: Facing Down The Monster Within in 'What Big Teeth'

Facing Down The Monster Within in 'What Big Teeth'
Rose Szabo has created a monstrous, dysfunctional family far worse than anything Charles Addams ever dreamed up — and young daughter Eleanor may be the worst of them. She just doesn't know why.

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NPR News: Not My Job: Actor Owen Wilson Plays A Game Called 'Wilson, Meet Will's Son'

Not My Job: Actor Owen Wilson Plays A Game Called 'Wilson, Meet Will's Son'
We have three questions for Wilson about Jaden Smith — actor, musician, fashion icon, and son of Will Smith.

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NPR News: Compelling Queer Romance Eclipses Sci-Fi Stakes in 'Winter's Orbit'

Compelling Queer Romance Eclipses Sci-Fi Stakes in 'Winter's Orbit'
This charming, trope-laden sci-fi romance started life as an original story posted to a fanfiction site, and it wears its fannish influences proudly. Fake-dating? Hurt/comfort? Sunny/grumpy? Yes!

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NPR News: 'The Good Girls' Aims To Uncover The Story Behind The Deaths Of Two Indian Girls

'The Good Girls' Aims To Uncover The Story Behind The Deaths Of Two Indian Girls
Two young, inseparable teenage girls were found hanging side by side from a mango tree in a small village in India in May 2014. Author Sonia Faleiro investigates their deaths in a new book.

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NPR News: A Journalist's Eye Enlivens 'Land Of Big Numbers'

A Journalist's Eye Enlivens 'Land Of Big Numbers'
Journalist Te-Ping Chen's fiction debut puts her reportorial talents to brilliant use, in a collection of short stories about Chinese life that will make readers reconsider their settled notions.

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NPR News: Jim Weatherly, Who Wrote 'Midnight Train To Georgia,' Dies At 77

Jim Weatherly, Who Wrote 'Midnight Train To Georgia,' Dies At 77
The former Ole Miss quarterback wrote hits for Gladys Knight & the Pips during the 1970s. His songs were also recorded by Glen Campbell, Charley Pride and Indigo Girls.

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NPR News: Remembering Hal Holbrook, Actor Who Famously Portrayed Mark Twain

Remembering Hal Holbrook, Actor Who Famously Portrayed Mark Twain
Holbrook, who died Jan. 23, won a Tony Award for his portrayal of Twain on Broadway. He also played Deep Throat in the film, All the President's Men. Originally broadcast in 2009.

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NPR News: Dusty Springfield's Manager/Biographer Describes Singer's Dance With 'Demons'

Dusty Springfield's Manager/Biographer Describes Singer's Dance With 'Demons'
The late British singer had a number of hits in the '60s, many of which are included in a new Atlantic Records anthology. We listen back to a 2002 interview with Springfield's friend Vicki Wickham.

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NPR News: Christopher Plummer, Star Of Stage, Screen, 'Sound Of Music,' Dies At 91

Christopher Plummer, Star Of Stage, Screen, 'Sound Of Music,' Dies At 91
The Oscar, Emmy and Tony Award-winning actor began acting in films in the 1950s. He said he felt like he was "starting over" in acting every decade — "you never stop learning how to act," he said.

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NPR News: Broadway Brands

Broadway Brands
Kulap Vilaysack and SuChin Pak (Add to Cart podcast) work together in a music parody game that changes the lyrics to popular showtunes to be about brands.

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NPR News: TV On TV On The Radio

TV On TV On The Radio
In this meta audio game, hosts of the podcast Add to Cart, Kulap Vilaysack and SuChin Pak, hear clips from fictional TV shows that appear within real TV shows.

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NPR News: Move To The Music

Move To The Music
Brendan Scannell and Matt Wilkas (Bonding) play a music parody game where lyrics from songs about moving are changed to be about moving into a new home.

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NPR News: Best of Breed

Best of Breed
From the Netflix series Bonding, actors Brendan Scannell and Matt Wilkas hear fictional animals introduced as if they were being presented at the Westminster Dog Show.

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NPR News: Uptop: Co-Operation

Uptop: Co-Operation
Ophira Eisenberg and Jonathan Couton discuss one workaround to playing games with a kid who hates to lose: playing cooperative board games where everybody wins.

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NPR News: Keegan-Michael Key

Keegan-Michael Key
Coming up, actor Keegan-Michael Key discusses the comedy of chimpanzees and geeks out about Shakespeare.

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NPR News: These International Films Demonstrate The Power And Persistence Of Love

These International Films Demonstrate The Power And Persistence Of Love
Preparations to Be Together for an Unknown Period of Time is a dizzying noir that never heads where you expect. Two of Us is a crafty thriller that touches on elder abuse and LGBT couples' rights.

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NPR News: Purple Is The New Red: How Alert Maps Show When We Are Royally ... Hued

Purple Is The New Red: How Alert Maps Show When We Are Royally ... Hued
Traditionally, red is the color associated with alarm, but in California, Colorado and Ohio the worst COVID-19 tiers are purple. So how did purple become the cautionary color of the pandemic?

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NPR News: How Desi Arnaz Changed Television And Business History

How Desi Arnaz Changed Television And Business History
We remember one of the great TV innovators who changed the business of television: Desi Arnaz.

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NPR News: Trump Prodcasts, The Product Of A Confusing Presidency, Face An Uncertain Future

Trump Prodcasts, The Product Of A Confusing Presidency, Face An Uncertain Future
A podcast cottage industry that first emerged in the 2016 presidential election is drawing to a close. Critic Nick Quah wonders if the shows, designed to help explain the chaos, simply added to it.

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NPR News: You'll Never Look At Your 'Good Neighbors' The Same Way Again

You'll Never Look At Your 'Good Neighbors' The Same Way Again
Sarah Langan's new novel takes the old theme of "something rotten in suburbia" and pushes it into the future, in an intense, uncomfortable story about class resentment and the horrors it can lead to.

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NPR News: While the Possible is Possible: A 2021 Poetry Preview, Part 3

While the Possible is Possible: A 2021 Poetry Preview, Part 3
In the final installment of our 2021 poetry preview, we bring you books that demonstrate the incredible capaciousness of poetry — and that we hope will be sustaining company for the year ahead.

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NPR News: Lack Of Diversity Mars Golden Globe TV Nominations

Lack Of Diversity Mars Golden Globe TV Nominations
Critics agree that Michaela Coel's I May Destroy You is a masterpiece — but it was one of many TV shows with creators and actors of color that were left out of this year's Golden Globe nominations.

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NPR News: Overflowing 'Year Abroad' Is A Travelogue, A Coming-Of-Age Tale And A Mafia Thriller

Overflowing 'Year Abroad' Is A Travelogue, A Coming-Of-Age Tale And A Mafia Thriller
Chang-Rae Lee's new novel — about a college kid from New Jersey who ends up following a Chinese immigrant entrepreneur on a business trip — is part, travelogue, coming-of-age tale and thriller.

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NPR News: New Translation Shares The Voice Of A Poet Who Wrote As Intensely As She Lived

New Translation Shares The Voice Of A Poet Who Wrote As Intensely As She Lived
Danish poet Tove Ditlevsen took her own life in 1976. A newly translated version of her three-part memoir traces the sometimes amusing, sometimes painful turns of her unconventional life.

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NPR News: 2021 Golden Globe Nominees Announced, Netflix Leads The Pack

2021 Golden Globe Nominees Announced, Netflix Leads The Pack
Nominees for the 2021 Golden Globes were announced today via a livestream. Past winners Sarah Jessica Parker and Taraji P. Henson revealed the first few nominees in a simulcast with the Today show.

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NPR News: Legendary Director Mike Nichols Is As Brilliant As He Is Enigmatic In New Biography

Legendary Director Mike Nichols Is As Brilliant As He Is Enigmatic In New Biography
In Mike Nichols: A Life, author Mark Harris presents an engrossing tale of the auteur as an outsider from the start who grew to find much success in Hollywood, despite some slumps.

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NPR News: 'Firefly Lane' Is A Regrettably Shapeless Friendship Story

'Firefly Lane' Is A Regrettably Shapeless Friendship Story
The Netflix adaptation of Kristin Hannah's novel, starring Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke, doesn't follow the novel's narrative shape, but it has trouble finding one of its own.

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NPR News: Author Digs Into Family's 'Smalltime' Mob Operation, Finds Family Secrets

Author Digs Into Family's 'Smalltime' Mob Operation, Finds Family Secrets
Russell Shorto's grandfather was a mob boss in the industrial town of Johnstown, Pa. He writes about the family havoc that resulted from his grandfather's operation in the new memoir, Smalltime.

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NPR News: Dolly Parton Says She Turned Down Presidential Medal Of Freedom — Twice

Dolly Parton Says She Turned Down Presidential Medal Of Freedom — Twice
The singer says she was offered the honor by the Trump administration but was unable to accept, first because her husband was ill and then because the pandemic made traveling to the ceremony unsafe.

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NPR News: It's The Public Radio Romance! Questions For Rachel Solomon, Author Of 'The Ex Talk'

It's The Public Radio Romance! Questions For Rachel Solomon, Author Of 'The Ex Talk'
We here at NPR have a proprietary interest in the new novel from former KUOW producer Rachel Lynn Solomon: It's a sparky enemies-to-lovers romance set at a public radio station.

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NPR News: Actor Hal Holbrook, Who Played Mark Twain Longer Than Twain Himself, Dies At 95

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NPR News: With Sunflowers As Her Guide, Poet Tunes In To Dream Life For Debut Collection

With Sunflowers As Her Guide, Poet Tunes In To Dream Life For Debut Collection
Poet Jackie Wang's collection is a surrealist expression of how social processes and traumas show up in our dreams and how we can better understand ourselves by tuning in to them.

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NPR News: 'An American Project': For Decades, Dawoud Bey Has Chronicled Black Life

'An American Project': For Decades, Dawoud Bey Has Chronicled Black Life
Bey has spent more than 40 years documenting Black Americans, from Harlem to Louisiana. The first museum retrospective of his work is now touring the country.

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NPR News: 'Halfway Home' Makes Case That The Formerly Incarcerated Are Never Truly Free

'Halfway Home' Makes Case That The Formerly Incarcerated Are Never Truly Free
Sociologist, criminologist, and former jail chaplain Reuben Jonathan Miller says "no other marginalized group ... experience[s] [the] profound level of legal exclusion" that those once imprisoned do.

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NPR News: 'Saved By The Bell' Star Dustin Diamond Dead At 44

'Saved By The Bell' Star Dustin Diamond Dead At 44
Dustin Diamond played the awkward sidekick Screech in the hit sitcom. He died Monday of cancer, after having been diagnosed three weeks ago.

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NPR News: Evan Rachel Wood Names Marilyn Manson As Abuser

Evan Rachel Wood Names Marilyn Manson As Abuser
The Westworld actor alleged that Brian Warner, better known as industrial-rock musician Marilyn Manson, was her abuser, naming him for the first time in a statement posted to Instagram.

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NPR News: Ben Harper And Mom Ellen Reflect On A Lifetime Immersed In A Folk Music 'Wonderland'

Ben Harper And Mom Ellen Reflect On A Lifetime Immersed In A Folk Music 'Wonderland'
Ellen and Ben Harper both grew up in the Folk Music Center in Claremont Calif., which Ellen's parents founded in 1958. They join Fresh Air to discuss Ellen's new memoir, Always a Song.

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NPR News: Tony Bennett Has Alzheimer's Disease

Tony Bennett Has Alzheimer's Disease
In a profile of the iconic 94-year-old singer for AARP The Magazine, Bennett's wife says he was diagnosed in 2016. While the disease progressed, he recorded a new album of duets with Lady Gaga.

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