Latest in the 'Divergent' universe finds a different Tris
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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…
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'Misty Green' squanders its potential
Chris Rock's new movie Misty Green wants to critique Hollywood's treatment of Black women. Instead, it gives star…
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THE SOCIAL RECKONING Aaron Sorkin
In 2010, the origin story of Facebook was told in the movie "The Social Network." Now, "The Social Reckoning" follows…
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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…
Read at source →Pádraig Ó Tuama on the fear and relief of admitting the truth
Each week, a guest draws a card from NPR's Wild Card deck and answers a big question about their life. Pádraig Ó…
Read at source →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…
Read at source →'Cupertino' bursts out of the gate as one of the best shows on TV right now
CBS' new drama series centers on a small legal firm in Silicon Valley that was created to do battle with the…
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Poet and essayist Anne Carson wins 2026 Nobel Prize in literature
Carson's writing, including The Beauty of the Husband, Autobiography of Red, and Eros the Bittersweet, is eclectic in…
Read at source →Author Tomi Adeyemi contends with reality in her new book, 'The Siren'
The author Tomi Adeyemi has written fantasy all her life. Now, she has a new book out titled The Siren, which takes…
Read at source →New novel — 'Friends and Family' — offers raw and frank look at race and class
NPR's Juana Summers speaks with Natalize Baszile about her new novel Friends and Family. Can an interracial friendship…
Read at source →At 100, Juneteenth's 'grandmother' Opal Lee vows to 'keep on walking' for social issues
Opal Lee, considered the grandmother of Juneteenth, turned 100 years old. She attended a ceremony at the site of the…
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A childhood bike crash led to a stranger's gift — and a hidden message
A 7-year-old girl was injured riding her new bike. A stranger came to her rescue and gifted her an origami crane with a…
Read at source →Podcaster Jennifer Welch talks about her new book, 'Not Today, Fascists'
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with podcaster Jennifer Welch about her new book, "Not Today, Fascists."
Read at source →BTS frontman RM is showing his art collection. Fans are flocking to see it
RM, the K-pop idol and leader of the globetrotting boy band BTS, has turned museum curator with a new exhibition…
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Actress Eva Marie Saint, who won an Oscar for 'On the Waterfront,' dies at 102
Saint won an Oscar for her portrayal of Edie, a Catholic schoolgirl whose longshoreman brother is murdered. She went on…
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'Here I am, my full, authentic self': Murray Hill charts his own course in 'Showbiz!'
Hill co-starred in HBO's Somebody Somewhere and has hosted drag king shows and queer cabarets. "This is my mantra … if…
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'Avengers: Endgame' takes the box office crown back from 'Avatar'
Endgame and Avatar have been jockeying for the title for years now.
Read at source →With parallel parking turning competitive, one producer gets a lesson
Philadelphia held a parallel parking competition, and crowned Mario Zucca the winner after three rounds of challenges.
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Is our fate pre-destined? A new 'East of Eden' adaptation asks again
John Steinbeck's 1952 epic was first adapted to film in 1955 by director Elia Kazan. Now, Kazan's granddaughter Zoe has…
Read at source →Michael Douglas on life in the limelight: 'Being yourself on screen is not easy'
Douglas grew up in the shadow of his famous father, Kirk, before establishing himself as an Oscar-winning actor and…
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Ayad Akhtar's 'The Radiance' addresses provocative subjects head-on
Like his previous work, including Homeland Elegies, The Radiance exposes the fissures of American racial, political and…
Read at source →Mahmoud Khalil, pro-Palestinian activist arrested at Columbia, on his new memoir
NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with Mahmoud Khalil, a pro-Palestinian activist arrested at Columbia University by immigration…
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'Lanterns' revitalized the modern superhero story for the small screen
HBO's series, which concluded Sunday night, focuses more on characters' internal battles than costumes and special…
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Sunday Puzzle: 'In' at the Finish
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle along with Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz and WVIA listener Mary Ann…
Read at source →At this rave, the crowd is under 5 and home by 8 p.m.
Australian DJ Lenny Pearce is selling out venues across North America with his toddler raves: techno dance party fun…
Read at source →These dads figured out they could use drones to send each other potatoes
A group of dads in the Houston suburbs discovered they could use drone deliveries to send each other potatoes. NPR's…
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'Wait Wait' for October 3, 2026: With Not My Job guest David Byrne
This week, Wait Wait is live in Chicago with host Peter Sagal, special guest David Byrne and panelists Rob Anderson,…
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Theaster Gates bets on fine china
The famed Chicago-based artist's career is taking a new direction with the purchase of Pickard China, the sole…
Read at source →Cornell assault story sparks rage, fear, fatigue and more
Authors Carmen Maria Machado, Soraya Chemaly, Jessica Valenti and Jennifer Weiner reflect on the week's news of the…
Read at source →Drag queen Trixie Mattel has a new holiday album — but think Halloween, not Christmas
On Wild Card, well-known guests answer questions about topics we don't always talk about. Drag queen Trixie Mattel…
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Cloaked in anonymity, Israeli soldiers describe mass civilian killings in 'NAZA'
NAZA is an acronym for nezek agavi, Hebrew for "collateral damage." It refers to the number of civilian casualties the…
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10 books we are looking forward to this fall
Move over, beach reads. With the fall equinox behind us, we can now curl up with cozy autumn books. There are new…
Read at source →Dance Theatre of Harlem returns to Africa for first time in 3 decades
NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Robert Garland, artistic director of the Dance Theatre of Harlem, a company where he…
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She can communicate with ghosts. Here's what she learns from the 'Sad Dead'
My Sad Dead is about an Argentinian doctor who can speak with ghosts. The Spanish-language miniseries blends…
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Sheryl Crow says she's found 'great liberation' in not chasing the next hit
After selling tens of millions of records worldwide, the singer-songwriter says she's finally aged out of pop music —…
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