NPR News: After holding 'The Italian Job,' reporter welcomes Italy's pull

After holding 'The Italian Job,' reporter welcomes Italy's pull
NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Jason Horowitz about his memoir, The Italian Job, and his years spent learning the ropes in Rome and reporting on Italy's biggest stories.

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NPR News: America's historic preservation law is in peril, advocates say. Here's what's at stake

America's historic preservation law is in peril, advocates say. Here's what's at stake
Congress and a federal agency are threatening to weaken the country's historic preservation law, fueling a backlash that critics say is as fiery as the one that led to the law's creation 60 years ago.

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NPR News: In 'Take Me Home,' love and caregiving are two-way streets

In 'Take Me Home,' love and caregiving are two-way streets
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Liz and Anna Sargent about their movie, "Take Me Home", and about working together as sisters.

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NPR News: Aboard an icebreaker, a writer got a closer look at the Arctic's 'Sea Change'

Aboard an icebreaker, a writer got a closer look at the Arctic's 'Sea Change'
As polar ice melts in the Arctic, shipping lanes are opening up, making the region a new zone of superpower competition. Writer Rana Foroohar explains the stakes in Sea Change.

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NPR News: 'New Yorker' cartoonists admit to having 'The Two Saddest Kitchens'

'New Yorker' cartoonists admit to having 'The Two Saddest Kitchens'
The Two Saddest Kitchens is a comic conversation between Roz Chast and Jason Adam Katzenstein. Book critic Maureen Corrigan says it made her laugh and feel better about her own (lack of) cooking.

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NPR News: Hands-on with the Ocarina of Time remake, the most ornate Zelda game ever made

Hands-on with the Ocarina of Time remake, the most ornate Zelda game ever made
We got to play the The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time early. Here are our impressions of the remake and its elaborate new style.

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NPR News: Writer Yiyun Li lost both of her sons. When words fell short, she turned to music

Writer Yiyun Li lost both of her sons. When words fell short, she turned to music
Li won a Pulitzer for her memoir about the suicides of her two sons. In her new novel, Music Against the Night, she writes about two young prodigies in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

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NPR News: RJ Mitte, 'Breaking Bad' actor and disability rights champion, dies at 34

RJ Mitte, 'Breaking Bad' actor and disability rights champion, dies at 34
Actor and disability rights advocate RJ Mitte, who brought a lifetime of experience with cerebral palsy to fictional family struggles in an essential role on "Breaking Bad," died Monday at age 34.

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NPR News: Actor Selma Blair removed from plane by police after altercation

Actor Selma Blair removed from plane by police after altercation
Authorities say Blair was physically abusive and injured two flight attendants while traveling from Los Angeles to New York. A Blair representative said she had a medical emergency aboard the plane.

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NPR News: Chris Rock returns to directing with the high-powered, if problematic, 'Misty Green'

Chris Rock returns to directing with the high-powered, if problematic, 'Misty Green'
Rosalind Eleazar plays a once-successful Hollywood actor whose career has taken a downward turn in a film that takes viewers to bleaker places than they might anticipate.

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NPR News: Mahershala Ali is still hungry as an actor: 'Let's fail on camera until we find it'

Mahershala Ali is still hungry as an actor: 'Let's fail on camera until we find it'
Ali plays a devout Muslim family man, who also happens to be an assassin in Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother. After decades in the business and two Oscars, he says he has less fear as an actor.

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NPR News: Don't be scared: Being afraid is outright fun, and maybe useful

Don't be scared: Being afraid is outright fun, and maybe useful
Listeners of NPR's Weekend Edition Sunday may already know that host Ayesha Rascoe loves horror. But why do scream queens (and kings) like her like what's frightening? The answer may surprise you.

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NPR News: Sunday Puzzle: Back to school

Sunday Puzzle: Back to school
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle along with Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz and LAist listener Bill Etienne of Laguna Niguel, California.

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NPR News: The Kennedy Center names new artistic director, amid concerns

The Kennedy Center names new artistic director, amid concerns
The center's executive director has named an agent who has worked with ZZ Top and Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee as the head of programming for the arts institution.

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NPR News: 'Wait Wait' for October 10, 2026: With Not My Job guest Margo Price

'Wait Wait' for October 10, 2026: With Not My Job guest Margo Price


This week, Wait Wait is live in Chicago with guest host Negin Farsad, special guest Margo Price and panelists Joyelle Nicole Johnson, Katie Nolan, and Mo Rocca

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NPR News: The Met puts a modern artist front and center (and there's some Jackson Pollock, too)

The Met puts a modern artist front and center (and there's some Jackson Pollock, too)
In a blockbuster show, The Metropolitan Museum of Art places the work of two major 20th century artists side by side: the married couple Lee Krasner and Jackson Pollock.

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NPR News: Opera singers often quit not because they're done, but because life gets in the way

Opera singers often quit not because they're done, but because life gets in the way
Opera singers often leave their careers when their voices are at their best, because the workload isn't manageable anymore.

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NPR News: Latest in the 'Divergent' universe finds a different Tris

Latest in the 'Divergent' universe finds a different Tris
Veronica Roth's latest, The Sixth Faction, takes us back to the beginning, where Beatrice Prior has a choice to make. This time, she chooses another path.

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NPR News: Five children are taken from their parents in 'Fjord,' which won top prize at Cannes

Five children are taken from their parents in 'Fjord,' which won top prize at Cannes
Cristian Mungiu's latest film takes place in a small Norwegian town, where a recently arrived couple stands accused of abusing their children — but in Fjord, the truth is never quite clear.

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NPR News: Aaron Sorkin warns of Facebook's recklessness in 'The Social Reckoning'

Aaron Sorkin warns of Facebook's recklessness in 'The Social Reckoning'
Sorkin's latest film follows Mark Zuckerberg as his company fights lawsuits and whistleblowers after modifying its algorithm to promote reshares, which overwhelmingly tend to be divisive.

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