Month: February 2023

Pablo Picasso made studies of Lump, an adored dachshund. And Frida Kahlo’s catalogue is packed with self-portraits featuring her pet monkeys and parrots.

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Have you painted portraits of your parakeet? Sketched your Schnauzer? In honor of National Love Your Pet Day, share an image of your artwork with us — we’ll be publishing a selection on NPR.org.

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German movie “All Quiet on the Western Front” won seven prizes, including best picture, at the British Academy Film Awards. American Austin Butler and Australian Cate Blanchett took top acting awards.

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The sculpture, valued at $42,000, was one of several balloon dog sculptures by the world-famous artist. Fortunately, it’s covered by insurance.

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Belzer was one of TV’s most indelible detectives as John Munch in Homicide: Life on the Street and Law & Order: SVU.

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From Beyoncé to Debussy, Nézet-Séguin shares a playlist of music that inspires him. Ruth E. Carter won an Academy Award for her work on Black Panther. Now she’s nominated again for Wakanda Forever.

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We asked experts what life advice they keep on steady rotation. Here are 10 tried-and-true tips from therapists, career coaches and writers.

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NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe asks TikTok content creators Rosie Grant and Oliver James about calls by lawmakers to ban the app amid concerns the Chinese government could access user data.

It’s perfect for embarrassing Google searches, stupid questions, and job hunting on the work computer.

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