Month: May 2025

Porch geese are trending as nostalgic millennials seek reminders of childhood.

As we enter wedding season, culture critic Linda Holmes suggests that we bring back the splashy TV wedding at full power.

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The cartoonish-looking salamanders have faced an uncertain future in the wild. But researchers hope that breeding axolotls in captivity and releasing them in the wild can help their numbers.

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NPR reporter Lisa Hagen and sociologist Karen Guzzo discuss the movement to boost the birth rate. Justin Chang reviews The Shrouds. Burke looks back on a difficult childhood in Of My Own Making.

The political pundit faces multiple charges of rape and sexual assault. He was first accused by four women in 2023.

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A fatal on-set shooting killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins in 2021. Hutchins’ husband became a producer as part of a settlement.

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Thunderbolts* is the latest Marvel movie and this one’s a bit more fun than they’ve been lately. It stars Florence Pugh, Sebastian Stan, David Harbour and emotionally broken super-people who’ve done some very bad things. Will they manage to put their guilt aside and come together to form a rag-tag team of losers who somehow manage to save the day?

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