Month: July 2025

A new video game just debuted within the Pac-Man universe. It’s called Shadow Labyrinth and it’s very different from the pellet-chomping game that once dominated arcades.

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A little Proust, a little cancer, but in a light and sexy way. Isn’t melancholy the new quirky?

Teenage boys, especially, are getting lots of messages — from peers and from social media — about the power of protein supplements. Doctors caution there can be too much of a good thing.

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Sorry, Baby is a refreshingly disarming movie. The film was written and directed by Eva Victor, who also stars a newly minted professor at the liberal arts college where she received her graduate degree. The school is also where she was once sexually assaulted. The movie takes on a traumatic experience with wry humor and vulnerability — and it announces Victor as a filmmaker and performer to watch.

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What comes to mind when you think of third spaces? A place to be in community that’s not a bar or a club? Try a diner…

For New York Times writer and author, Erik Piepenburg, diners were and still are institutions for the LGBTQ+ community. In his book, Dining Out: First Dates, Defiant Nights, and Last Call Disco Fries at America’s Gay Restaurants, Erik goes on a culinary tour of America to uncover why they’ve become such unique spaces.

This is… Food for Thought. And for the next few weeks, we’re looking at the way food and dining shape our communities and culture.

Today, Erik joins Brittany to dive into the golden age of gay restaurants and how diners have been unsung staples of gay placemaking.

A new report from the group Common Sense Media shows teens are experimenting with AI “companions” designed to provide deep conversations and advice.

NPR’s Adrian Ma plays the puzzle with North Country Public Radio listener Sarah Baldwin and Weekend Edition Puzzlemaster Will Shortz.

A couple embarrassed to be caught on the big screen cuddling at a Coldplay concert in Massachusetts this week sent the Internet into a frenzy. It’s not the first time kiss cams have caused mishaps at stadium events.

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This week, Wait Wait is live in Chicago with host Peter Sagal, special guest James Gunn and panelists Paula Poundstone, Adam Burke, and Bobcat Goldthwait

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This high-anxiety pandemic Western wants to impress you by reproducing the chaos, disinformation, and combativeness of 2020 — but it’s less satire than a star-filled documentary reenactment.

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