Month: August 2025

The White House said that after the administration eliminates “woke” culture from the Smithsonian, it would expand to other museums around the country. Would that be possible?

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The New Yorker‘s Ruth Marcus says Bondi has presided over the DOJ’s most convulsive transition of power since Watergate, aggressively reversing policies, investigating Trump’s foes and firing staff.

Amanda Knox was just 20 years old in 2007 when her British roommate was found dead in their apartment. A new Hulu series dramatizes the story of her wrongful murder conviction.

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Nerd has been part of our lexicon for three-quarters of a century, its geeky meaning embodied by some of the most recognizable characters in film and TV, but its origin story is a bit murky.

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“The Museums throughout Washington, but all over the Country are, essentially, the last remaining segment of “WOKE,” he wrote.

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Lee’s new film centers on a music mogul who faces a moral dilemma when kidnappers mistakenly hold his friend’s son ransom instead of his own: Will he risk it all to save a child who isn’t his?

Bill McKibben says solar is a “last chance for the climate.” T. Kingfisher offers a dark retelling of Snow White. Nicholas Boggs tells James Baldwin’s story. Plus new debut fiction.

NPR marks World Photography Day with images of everyday moments of gathering from communities across the U.S. taken by photographers from the network’s member stations.

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A robot must not hurt another robot, outside of some sort of cool sporting event you can place bets on.

Earlier this year, Marlee Matlin was the subject of the documentary Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore. The film chronicles her life and career as a performer and her efforts to make movies and TV more inclusive for deaf performers. Marlee and her longtime interpreter Jack joined us to talk about the documentary, Marlee’s career in showbusiness and much more.

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