Month: July 2022

Part comedy, part drama, Nathan Fielder’s new show is a social experiment of sorts, where people work within elaborate sets to try to figure out ways to resolve complicated real-life situations.

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Chrysta Bilton’s mother was a lesbian who asked a man she’d just met to be her sperm donor. It was only much later that Bilton learned the same man had donated sperm to countless other women.

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New Yorker journalist Andrew Marantz says Prime Minister Viktor Orbán’s administration has rewritten Hungary’s constitution to consolidate his power. U.S. conservatives are taking note.

The murder of Spc. Vanessa Guillén shed a light on the widespread problem of sexual misconduct in the military. A new documentary in English and Spanish looks at what’s changed and what work remains.

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To the relief of millions of YouTubers and people who need a study time playlist – a well-known music channel is back online.

People enjoyed ocean-themed hits like “Yellow Submarine” and The Little Mermaid theme, played through waterproof speakers.Concert-goers said the music sounded bit muted.

If x is the Monday Jess returns to the office from maternity leave and y is her manager who asks her how she liked “her break.” Why? Seriously, y.

NPR’s Rachel Martin speaks with Elisa Albert about her new novel, “Human Blues.”

Ada Limón, the new U.S. poet laureate, speaks with Tess Taylor about the moment she got the call and what it means to hold the position.