Month: April 2022

Cousin to The Great British Baking Show, this pottery competition almost dares you to make fun of its aggressively earnest approach.

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Is Twitter dead?

Each week, the guests and hosts on NPR’s Pop Culture Happy Hour share what’s bringing them joy. This week: Everything Everywhere All At Once, Jerrod Carmichael’s standup special, and more.

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Her Seinfeld role as Helen was her best known but followed decades of work on stage and screen.

The Republican National Committee voted to withdraw from the commission responsible for organizing presidential debates, taking cues from former President Trump, who has repeatedly leveled accusations of anti-Republican bias against the group. What do you think?

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A basket of flutes, a basket of wigs, some picture frames with no pictures . . .

Williams was a dazzling player and a favorite at Fresh Air. She died March 10 at 73. We’ll listen back to her 1997 performance and interview.

The New York City Police Department, the largest and most highly funded police force in the United States, has come under scrutiny after failing to apprehend a shooter in a crowded Brooklyn subway station. The Onion looks at the biggest controversies and most high-octane moments in the NYPD’s nearly 200-year history.

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