Month: September 2025

From its association with workers’ rights in the 19th century to its inclusion in a video game, the famous old Italian song “Bella Ciao” has an evolving legacy.

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NPR’s Juana Summers talks with Justin Wilson about his Pokemon card collection, and he shares his tips for ascertaining a card or collection’s value.

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale takes place in 1930 and is much better than the last Downton movie. Creator Julian Fellowes cuts back on the convoluted plotting and zeroes in on emotional dynamics.

Stephen Graham is nominated for three Emmy Awards for co-creating and starring in Adolescence. The Netflix series follows a 13-year-old accused of murder. Originally broadcast March 31, 2025.

The secret to his success isn’t just genius — it’s collaboration a lot of creative friends. Author Daniel Pollack-Pelzner interviewed more than 150 people for his biography about the Hamilton creator.

Mary Lee McNelis suffers from a speech impediment. But her mother and grandmother never gave up on her. They reminisce with StoryCorps about Mary’s long journey to finding her voice.

It’s hard to know when to give up on a goal, especially when you’ve invested so much time, effort and resources into it. Here are 7 signals you might be ready to move on.

Winner was working at the NSA in 2017 when she leaked a classified document to the press. Soon after, the FBI showed up at her door. Winner’s new memoir is I Am Not Your Enemy.

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A new eight-part series by MUBI chronicles the ferocious rise of the Italian dictator. While the show is a bit too eager to make Mussolini entertaining, the story it tells couldn’t be any more timely.