Month: January 2023

NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe talks to David Garfield, a partner and managing director at Alix Partners, an international consulting firm, about the work-from-home vs. office debate.

The Peacock competition series combines a solid cast, the perfect host, an entertaining atmosphere and a nice, juicy game design. And it all adds up to a highly binge-able show.

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She’s so cute!

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There are plenty of factors in life that contribute to happiness. But could keeping in touch with your loved ones be the most important?

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George Saunders is one of the world’s most celebrated authors, who just published a new collection of short stories. We ask him three questions about court stories, real life lawsuits.

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NPR’s Scott Simon remembers Charles Simic, former U.S. poet laureate who was born in Belgrade right before World War II. He died this week after a long career of writing and teaching.

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The Sundance Film Festival will take place in person next week after streaming online for the past two years. NPR’s Scott Simon talks with Kim Yutani, the festival’s director of programming.

Visually striking — NatGeo and superb photography have always walked hand-in-hand — and incredibly complete, deep and nuanced, this is a book that comes close to the impossible.

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A lot of people are completely delusional about their high-school theatre programs being special, but not us.