Month: March 2025

Spring is officially here and with it new podcasts have bloomed.
The NPR One team has podcast recommendations from across public media to freshen up your playlist.

Robert De Niro plays rival mob bosses in a new biographical crime drama. But while it’s fun to watch De Niro argue with himself, The Alto Knights ultimately feels dubious and derivative.

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It’s never a good idea to plunge headfirst into work after a long vacation, lest you overwhelm your system.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows, out Thursday, might be big enough to reverse Ubisoft’s crumbling fortunes. But the game faces headwinds.

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Popular podcasts in the “manosphere” helped sway young men to go MAGA in the 2024 election. New Yorker writer Andrew Marantz explains how Democrats can win them back.

Rock critic Ken Tucker recommends three songs that are recent additions to his playlist: “Are You Even Real,” by Swims; “Same Kind of Lonely,” by Booker; and “big change,” by Young.

March 20 is International Happiness Day — a day that the United Nations had dedicated to the celebration of joy. We asked photographers around the world to share a picture that can bring bliss.

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Orange Is the New Black‘s Uzo Aduba says she doesn’t believe in destiny. In this week’s Wild Card, Aduba opens up about how motherhood shaped her and why she’s made peace with mortality.

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An embattled Disney princess, a steroid-addled bodybuilder and a trapped carjacker are all at cineplexes this weekend.

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Miami Beach’s mayor has dropped an effort to evict and defund an arts cinema after strong opposition from the community and other elected officials.